Mistrial Is Another Blow To US Coup In Venezuela
Kevin Zeese | zcomm.org | 2020-02-19
Last week, we along with Adrienne Pine and David Paul were unsuccessfully prosecuted by the Trump administration for our protection of the Venezuelan embassy in Washington, DC from April 10 to May 16, 2019…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/mistrial-is-another-blow-to-us-coup-in-venezuela/

NATO Wars Against Freedom, Justice and Humanity
Mark Taliano | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-19
NATO commits Supreme International War Crimes Against Peace as military doctrine. The criminality is normalized. Perceptions are inverted and Western populations are hypnotized to believe that NATO and its serial war crimes are making us safe. | . | . | Hidden from …
globalresearch.ca/nato-wars-against-freedom-justice-humanity/5703971

Latinx Group Mijente Backs Bernie Sanders in First-Ever Presidential Endorsement
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-02-19
In its first-ever presidential endorsement, the Latinx and Chicanx organization Mijente endorsed Bernie Sanders on Tuesday ahead of the Nevada caucuses. The group tweeted its decision, saying, "We know that in 2020, Trump's potential re-election is a life-or-death threat for us, for our people, and for our planet. This moment demands a historic mobilization. That's why Mijente is uniting with the movement to elect @BernieSanders." A video accompanied the announcement. After the contests in Iowa and New Hampshire, where the electorate is overwhelmingly white, Nevada is the first election with a diverse population.
www.democracynow.org/2020/2/19/latinx_groups_back_bernie_sanders

Otter genome sequenced to help conservation efforts
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-02-19
The genetic code of the otter has been sequenced in a move it is hoped will help protect the charismatic British mammals from environmental threats.The sequencing and release of the first high-quality Eurasian otter genome

Venezuela slams US sanctions on Russia's Rosneft as an attempt at grabbing control of global oil market
rt.com | 2020-02-19
Russian oil giant Rosneft's investments and commercial activities in Venezuela are legal, says state energy firm PDVSA, pledging to provide the necessary support for the producer's "operational and commercial continuity." | The PDVSA statement follows Washington's blacklisting of a Rosneft subsidiary on Tuesday over its trade ties with Venezuela. The US accused the oil brokerage subsidiary of handling over 70 percent of Venezuela's exports, in circumvention of US sanctions. It has also given the companies doing business with Rosneft Trading 90 days to disentangle those arrangements. | COMUNICADO OFICIAL&#63743…
rt.com/business/481181-rosneft-us-sanctions-venezuela/

Open Letter to Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Lima Group Meeting
Nino Pagliccia | counterpunch.org | 2020-02-19
Re: "Lima Group" meeting of February 20, 2020 in Gatineau, Quebec 18 February 2020 Dear Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: I am addressing you as a concerned Canadian regarding Canada's foreign policy position vis-à -vis Venezuela. Your government has announced a meeting of the so-called Lima Group on February 20, 2020 for the reported purpose of…
counterpunch.org/2020/02/19/open-letter-to-canadas-prime-minister-justin-trudeau-on-lima-group-meeting/

Open Letter to Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Lima Group Meeting
Nino Pagliccia | counterpunch.org | 2020-02-19
Re: "Lima Group" meeting of February 20, 2020 in Gatineau, Quebec 18 February 2020 Dear Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: I am addressing you as a concerned Canadian regarding Canada's foreign policy position vis-à -vis Venezuela. Your government has announced a meeting of the so-called Lima Group on February 20, 2020 for the reported purpose of…
counterpunch.org/2020/02/19/open-letter-to-canadas-prime-minister-justin-trudeau-on-lima-group-meeting/

Spanish Parliament Rejects Juan Guaido as Venezuelan President
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-19
The National Executive in Spain rejected a motion to acknowledge Juan Guaido as the leader of Venezuela on Tuesday. The legal request faced the opposition of 190 parliamentary officials. | RELATED: | Juan Guaido Stars Venezuela's Biggest Corruption Case Ever | The left-wing parties, such as Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE) and Unidas Podemos, expressed their rejection of the motion, arguing that political parties like VOX, Ciudadanos, Foro Asturias and Navarra Suma, are usi…
telesurenglish.net/news/spanish-parliament-rejects-venezuelan-opposition-leader-juan-guaido-20200219-0007.html

Guaido is a "Fake President". "Lima Group" to Meet in Canada: Open Letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Nino Pagliccia | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-19
Re: "Lima Group" meeting of February 20, 2020 in Gatineau, Quebec | 18 February 2020 | Dear Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: | I am addressing you as a concerned Canadian regarding Canada's foreign policy position vis-à -vis Venezuela. | Your government has announced a …
globalresearch.ca/open-letter-canada-prime-minister-justin-trudeau/5704023

Cuba: Programa de la Agricultura Urbana, Suburbana y Familiar
Granma | peoplesworld.org | 2020-02-19
SEGUNDO FRENTE, Cuba–Una placa en reconocimiento a la atención brindada al Programa de la Agricultura Urbana, Suburbana y Familiar desde su creación, le fue conferida al General de Ejército Raúl Castro Ruz, en cuyo nombre la recibió el Primer Ministro cubano, Manuel Marrero Cruz, durante el balance nacional del movimiento efectuado en este municipio santiaguero. …
peoplesworld.org/article/cuba-programa-de-la-agricultura-urbana-suburbana-y-familiar/

Post-Brexit immigration plans would be 'devastating' for Scottish economy, Sturgeon says
rt.com | 2020-02-19
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has slammed new UK government immigration plans just weeks after calling for a 'Scottish visa' to give Holyrood's parliament powers to tackle a falling birth rate and ageing population. | In a tweet on Wednesday, Sturgeon branded London's plans "devastating" for Scotland's economy and said that demographics show the country will "need to keep attracting people" from abroad. She said having more control over immigration is "now a necessity" for future prosperity. | It is impossible to overstate how devastating this UK gov policy will be for Scotland's economy. Our demogra…
rt.com/uk/481221-scotland-visa-uk-immigration/

Social Movements Reject Almagro's Presence in Panama
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-18
The presence of the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, in Panama, unleashed a wave of protests in country's social movements on Tuesday. | RELATED: | Almagro Against Venezuela Dialogue, in Favor of Use of Force | Almagro, who traveled to Panama at the invitation of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry to receive an award for his "valuable contributions" to democracy in Latin America, was received by the Social Movements in Panama City…
telesurenglish.net/news/panama-social-movements-reject-almagros-presence-in-the-country-20200218-0014.html

Afro-Venezuelan socialist youth leader's message to the people of the U.S
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-02-18
In January, Fight Back! reporters participated in the World Anti-Imperialist Gathering in Caracas, Venezuela. While there, they interviewed delegates from Venezuela and from several other countries. In this interview, Ender Sabalsa, a leader of the youth sector and the Afro-descendent sector of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), gives his message to the people of the United States. | Ender Sabalsa: Revolutionary greetings to everyone reading this and to all the peoples of the world. My name is Ender Sabalsa. I'm a member of the youth sector of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV). I'm also…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/2/17/afro-venezuelan-socialist-youth-leader-s-message-people-us

Little Rock, Arkansas launches program that invests in the city's homeless population
Ashley Curtin | nationofchange.org | 2020-02-18
The program is a "day's work for a day's pay and access to resources that will help them get to the next step to create the life that they want."
nationofchange.org/2020/02/18/little-rock-arkansas-launches-program-that-invests-in-the-citys-homeless-population/

President of Haiti Calls off Participation in Caricom Meeting
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-18
The President of Haiti Jovenel MoàØse called off his participation in the 31st Intersessional Meeting of the Caribbean Community (Caricom), which started Tuesday in Barbados. | RELATED: | Cuban Ophtalmologists in Haiti Resume Operacion Milagro | The president decided not to go to Barbados "due to the meetings he has on the negotiations to reach a solution to the political crisis," Haiti's Minister of Foreign Affairs Bocchit Edmond told Le Nouvelliste newspaper. | The diplomat…
telesurenglish.net/news/President-of-Haiti-Calls-off-Participation-in-Caricom-Meeting-20200218-0018.html

Russia Rejects US Sanctions Against Rosneft Trading S.A
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-18
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the United States Treasury Department announced Tuesday sanctions against Russian oil company Rosneft Trading S.A., for trading and transporting Venezuelan oil and against its president of the Board of Drectors Didier Casimiro. | RELATED: | US Sanctions Policy On Iran Has Failed: President Rouhani | "Our position on sanctions is well known, Russia categorically rejects unilateral restrictions. With them, the United States seeks to a…
telesurenglish.net/news/russia-rejects-us-sanctions-against-rosneft-trading-sa-20200218-0028.html

Mistrial Is Another Blow to US Coup In Venezuela
Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-02-17
Last week we, along with Adrienne Pine and David Paul, were unsuccessfully prosecuted by the Trump administration for our protection of the Venezuelan embassy in Washington, DC from April 10 to May 16, 2019. The jury was unable to reach a unanimous decision and so we remain innocent of the charge of interfering with the …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/02/mistrial-is-another-blow-to-us-coup-in-venezuela/

Un mensaje al pueblo estadounidense de un joven venezolano afrodescendiente socialista
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-02-17
En enero unos periodistas de °Lucha y Resiste! participaron en el Encuentro Mundial Antiimperialista en Caracas, Venezuela. Allí hicieron entrevistas con delegados de Venezuela y de varios otros países. Esta es una entrevista con Ender Sabalsa, un líder de la Juventud PSUV (Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela) y del sector afrodescendiente en que él comparte un mensaje al pueblo de los Estados Unidos. | Ender: Un saludo revolucionario a todos los que nos están viendo y a todos los pueblos del mundo. Mi nombre es Ender Sabalsa, milito en la juventud del Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela, del sector afro…
www.fightbacknews.org/node/7849

Mistrial in Trump admin's biased case against Venezuelan embassy protectors is win for sovereignty
Leonardo Flores | mronline.org | 2020-02-17
The Trump administration's case against Venezuelan embassy protectors was severely biased, but ended up with a hung jury. The mistrial is a victory for sovereignty and democracy, and another failure in the coup attempt. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/02/17/mistrial-in-trump-admins-biased-case-against-venezuelan-embassy-protectors-is-win-for-sovereignty/

Mistrial in Trump admin's biased case against Venezuelan embassy protectors is win for sovereignty
Leonardo Flores | thegrayzone.com | 2020-02-15
The Trump administration's case against Venezuelan embassy protectors was severely biased, but ended up with a hung jury. The mistrial…
thegrayzone.com/2020/02/14/mistrial-trump-case-venezuelan-embassy-protectors/

Mistrial declared in case of anti-coup activists arrested in DC police raid on Venezuelan Embassy
rt.com | 2020-02-15
Jurors who heard the case of four activists who were invited by Caracas to protect the Venezuelan Embassy in the US capital

Haiti Ten Years after the Earthquake
Haiti Action Committee | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-02-14
January 12 marked 10 years since the 2010 earthquake in Haiti that killed more than 300,000 people, and left an estimated 1.3 million more homeless. Much of the greater Port-au-Prince region lay in ruins, including the presidential palace, 17 of 19 ministries, and many schools and hospitals. Entire neighborhoods leveled. Power out. Roads blocked with …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/02/haiti-ten-years-after-the-earthquake/

Mistrial Declared in Kafkaesque D.C. Trial of Venezuela Embassy Protectors
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-02-14
Judge Beryl Howell has declared a mistrial following a hung jury in the case of the four Venezuela Embassy Protectors charged with "interfering with the protective function of the State Department."
mintpressnews.com/mistrial-declared-kafkaesque-trial-venezuela-embassy-protection-collective/265004/

Mistrial Declared in Kafkaesque D.C. Trial of Venezuela Embassy Protectors
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-02-14
Judge Beryl Howell has declared a mistrial following a hung jury in the case of the four Venezuela Embassy Protectors charged with "interfering with the protective function of the State Department."
mintpressnews.com/mistrial-declared-kafkaesque-trial-venezuela-embassy-protection-collective/265004/

Solidarity activists report on visit to Venezuela
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2020-02-14
international solidarity Chris SleeIssue 1253 Australia Venezuela MelbourneFebruary 14, 2020Three solidarity activists who recently returned from Venezuela addressed a meeting organised by the Ve…
greenleft.org.au/content/solidarity-activists-report-visit-venezuela

Did Venezuelan coup leader Ricardo Hausmann stage fake IDB resignation to keep cushy Harvard job?
Anya Parampil | thegrayzone.com | 2020-02-12
Caught in a conflict of interest with his employer at Harvard, Ricardo Hausmann publicly resigned his job as Guaido's Inter-American…
thegrayzone.com/2020/02/12/venezuelan-coup-ricardo-hausmann-idb-resignation-harvard/

Did Venezuelan coup leader Ricardo Hausmann stage fake IDB resignation to keep cushy Harvard job?
Anya Parampil | thegrayzone.com | 2020-02-12
Caught in a conflict of interest with his employer at Harvard, Ricardo Hausmann publicly resigned his job as Guaido's Inter-American…
thegrayzone.com/2020/02/12/venezuelan-coup-ricardo-hausmann-idb-resignation-harvard/

Left Media and Venezuela: An Exchange
Lucas Koerner | fair.org | 2020-02-12
Critique, Solidarity and Movement Building: A Reply to Lucas Koerner: | by Gabriel Hetland FAIR.org ( 1/22/20) | Lucas Koerner's recent piece for Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting, "How Western Left Media Helped Legitimate US Regime Change in Venezuela" ( 1/22/20), is a leading exemplar of a genre of leftist thought which might be termed "shotgun leftism," due to its self-professed "uncompromis…
fair.org/home/left-media-and-venezuela-an-exchange/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=left-media-and-venezuela-an-exchange

New Hampshire Primaries Paint a Picture of Modern Day Class War in America
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-02-12
While the primary totals for Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg were relatively close, their support came from radically different segments of the population.
mintpressnews.com/new-hampshire-primaries-modern-day-class-war-america/264866/

Media Presents Anger and Jeers Against Juan Guaido as Hometown Hero's Welcome
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-02-12
Upon his return to Venezuela, Juan Guaido was greeted by an enraged mob hectoring, jeering and manhandling him, kicking his car and covering him in water and other liquids.
mintpressnews.com/media-paints-anger-against-juan-guaido-as-hometown-heros-welcome/264875/

Media Presents Anger and Jeers Against Juan Guaido as Hometown Hero's Welcome
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-02-12
Upon his return to Venezuela, Juan Guaido was greeted by an enraged mob hectoring, jeering and manhandling him, kicking his car and covering him in water and other liquids.
mintpressnews.com/media-paints-anger-against-juan-guaido-as-hometown-heros-welcome/264875/

Embassy Protection Collective: "We Are Not the Ones Who Violated the Law"
Venezuela Analysis | theantimedia.com | 2020-02-06
In this exclusive interview, VA talks to the activists who defended the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington DC ahead of their trial.

Embassy Protection Collective: "We Are Not the Ones Who Violated the Law"

Embassy Protection Collective: "We Are Not the Ones Who Violated the Law"
Venezuela Analysis | theantimedia.com | 2020-02-06
In this exclusive interview, VA talks to the activists who defended the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington DC ahead of their trial.

Embassy Protection Collective: "We Are Not the Ones Who Violated the Law"