Latin America

Beware foreign policy ‘experts’ who are shills for imperialism

By Yves Engler · March 20, 2019 Aside from government officials the dominant media is fond of quoting “experts” from foreign policy think tanks when discussing Canada’s role in the world. While presented as neutral specialists, these opinion shapers are generally entangled with powerful, wealthy, elites. Take the case of Venezuela and Canada’s leading foreign […]

Costa Rican Indigenous Rights Defender Shot 15 Times, Killed

teleSUR | March 19, 2019 A Costa Rican Indigenous Bribri land rights activist was shot and killed late Monday night in his home in Salitre territory. Indigenous land rights defender Sergio Rojas was assassinated by armed gunmen who shot the activist as many as 15 times at around 11:45 pm in his home, according to his neighbors, in southern Costa Rica. Rojas was […]

Brazilian President visits CIA before visiting Trump on first US visit

Press TV – March 19, 2019 Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has made an unprecedented visit to the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) headquarters in Langley, Virginia, in his first US visit before a meeting with US President Donald Trump scheduled on Tuesday. Eduardo Bolsonaro, a lawmaker and son of the Brazilian president confirmed the […]

Trudeau’s position on Honduras reveals hypocrisy about Venezuela

By Yves Engler · March 14, 2019 The hypocrisy is head spinning. As Justin Trudeau lectures audiences on the need to uphold Venezuela’s constitution the Liberals have recognized a completely illegitimate president in Honduras. What’s more, they’ve formally allied with that government in demanding Venezuela’s president follow their  (incorrect) reading of that country’s constitution. In […]

Cuba: Electric Sabotage Against Venezuela is Terrorism

teleSUR – March 11, 2019 The government of Cuba has described the attack on Venezuela’s electricity system which occurred last Thursday as a terrorist act. In a statement, the government of the Cuban Revolution argues that the attack has been “aimed at damaging the defenseless population to use as a hostage in the unconventional war […]

Porkins Policy Radio episode 176 Ricardo Vaz on Venezuela and the Naked Imperialism of the US

Ricardo Vaz of Venezuelanalysis.com joined me to discuss the ongoing regime change operations in Venezuela. We stared off by discussing the recent return of so called “interim president” Juan Guaido after his visit to several Latin American including Colombia and Brazil. Ricardo talked about the muted response from Maduro, who allowed Guaido to return with out a fuss after being banned from international travel. Ricardo also talked about the response on the ground in Venezuela to Guaido’s return, and the fact that he appears to be losing some momentum as a political leader.