Sunday’s result underscores the notion that the Venezuelan people blame the U.S. sanctions for their suffering, rather than purely pointing the finger at the government.
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While Washington cannot choose the president of Venezuela, it can make life impossible for officials, such as Alex Saab, who attempt to defy its sanctions regime.
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Three years on from the explosive Julian Assange/Paul Manafort story, we question whether the Guardian has honored its stated commitment to the truth.
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Once a rising star on the progressive left, in recent weeks Tulsi Gabbard has pivoted hard to the right, appearing on Fox News virtually daily, espousing traditionally conservative talking points.
The post From Anti-War Progressive to Pro-Drone Militarist: Tulsi Gabbard’s Odd Political Trajectory appeared first on MintPress News.
I have been questioned enough times to know that things are not going well when the officer looks at your passport and asks you questions for which the answers are written in the passport itself.
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"I think our oil industry is going to grow and be maybe even more important than it was before, because now we know how to do many things by ourselves that we thought that we couldn't. And the sanctions helped us in that sense." -- Jorge Arreaza, Venezuelan Minister of Basic Industries
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Rittenhouse is a mirage, a manufactured repository for our outrage, our self-righteousness, our fear and our guilt. He is a phantasm conjured up by the corporate media to feed its bottom line and feed our egos.
The post Kyle Rittenhouse Is Not the Enemy. He’s the Latest Product of the Outrage Industry appeared first on MintPress News.
Palestinians overwhelmingly reject the Palestinian Authority -- which has refused to hold elections and constantly sided with Israeli forces, jailing and torturing rather than protecting its own people -- and have long sought an alternative. Now, Masar Badil claims to be the solution.
The post Masar Badil: The New Palestinian Movement that Has Both Israel and the PA on Edge appeared first on MintPress News.
The Peng scandal comes amid a flurry of anti-China propaganda that has directly targeted the Winter Olympics.
The post Olympolitik: Fake Peng Shuai Scandal Fuels US Effort to Boycott Beijing Olympics appeared first on MintPress News.
Israeli State-sponsored terrorism and incitement against the Palestinians are not new. The intensity that we currently see, particularly since the uprising of May 2021, is a serious cause for concern.
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