By Ekaterina Blinova – Sputnik – 24.06.2021 The hoarding of DNA samples and Intense interest in virology research recently expressed by private corporations, including Google, and even politicians has prompted concerns as to how this sensitive information could be used and whether the parties involved are on a power trip, notes Wall Street analyst Charles […]
By Brian Berletic – New Eastern Outlook – 22.06.2021 Announced at the archaic “Group of 7” summit (G7) in mid-June – the “Build Back Better World” (B3W) initiative is billed by Western governments and the Western corporate media as a plan that “could rival” China’s One Belt, One Road initiative (OBOR). Yet even its announcement […]
Los periodistas Max Blumenthal y Benjamin Norton investigan como Estados Unidos financió a grupos violentos de la extrema derecha y medios de comunicación que publicaron noticias falsas para incitar un golpe de estado en 2018 contra el gobierno sandinista de Nicaragua. (You can read or watch this report in English here.) Transcripción Cuando el Frente Sandinista volvió al poder en Nicaragua a través de elecciones democráticas en 2006, Washington inició una operación con decenas de millones de dólares para crear, […]
Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton investigate how the United States funded violent far-right groups and media outlets that published fake news to fuel a 2018 coup attempt against Nicaragua’s Sandinista government. (Puede leer o ver este informe en español aquí.) Transcript When the socialist-oriented Sandinista Front returned to power in Nicaragua through democratic elections in 2006, Washington began pouring tens of millions of dollars into the creation, training, and funding of right-wing opposition groups in the Central American nation. Millions […]
U.S. foreign policy is increasingly promoted by billionaire-funded foundations. The neoliberal era has created individuals with incredible wealth who, through “philanthropy,” flex their influence and feel good at the same time. While these philanthropists can be liberal on some issues, they almost universally support U.S. foreign policy and the “free market.” Because many of these […]
Con decenas de millones de dólares a lo largo de años de trabajo, USAID, una fachada de la CIA, ayudó a crear y capacitar a la oposición anti-sandinista de Nicaragua. En el centro de sus operaciones se encuentra la Fundación Chamorro, acusada de lavado de dinero. Por Benjamin Norton (You can read this article in English here.) El gobierno de Estados Unidos ha pasado años cultivando un círculo de medios de comunicación de derecha en Nicaragua que jugaron un papel […]
With tens of millions of dollars over years of work, CIA front USAID helped create and train Nicaragua’s anti-Sandinista opposition. At the center of its operations is the elite Chamorro Foundation, which stands accused of money laundering. (Aquí se puede leer este artículo en español.) The US government has spent years cultivating a ring of right-wing media outlets in Nicaragua that played a central role in a violent 2018 coup attempt. This network is now being investigated by the Nicaraguan […]
Cuando el socialista Rafael Correa se convirtió en el presidente de Ecuador, frentes de la CIA inyectaron dinero a grupos indígenas y ambientalistas, mientras que la embajada de los Estados Unidos cultivaba a líderes oportunistas para socavar su base electoral. Estas fuerzas ayudaron a asegurar la victoria del banquero derechista Guillermo Lasso en 2021. Por Benjamin Norton Traducido por Diego Sequera (You can read this article in English here.) El pueblo de Ecuador quedó impactado por la sorpresa en las […]
By Kit Klarenberg | RT | May 9, 2021 Allegations that the US government’s leading aid provider is in fact a ‘trojan horse’ for regime change have circulated for years but were always strenuously denied. Now though, Washington appears to have confirmed it in writing. On April 16, the oversight division of the US Agency for […]
Red Lines host Anya Parampil explores an internal USAID report admitting the agency’s policy on Venezuela was driven by the State Department and National Security Council’s push for regime change. The report specifically investigated USAID’s attempt to use the US military to force aid through Venezuela’s border with Colombia on February 23, 2019. Anya highlights the most interesting findings in the audit, including that USAID failed to put proper fraud controls in place in order to appease US officials seeking […]
