Max Blumenthal Meets Rafael Correa In Venezuela
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-12-14
Max Blumenthal interviews former Ecuador President Rafael Correa, who was in Venezuela to observe its legislative elections and show support to a government under sustained economic and political attack by the US. | Correa addresses issues ranging from the repression in his country under the watch of its outgoing neoliberal president, Lenin Moreno, to the persecution of Julian Assange and the role of a CIA contractor in targeting him and the Wikileaks founder. | Blumenthal and Correa also discuss the prospect of a left-wing victory in Ecuador's upcoming national elections, and what the US-backed government is doi…
popularresistance.org/max-blumenthal-meets-rafael-correa-in-venezuela/

Venezuelan Gold Seized by the Bank of England: British Court Accepts Guaidó's Appeal
Orinoco Tribune | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-14
Thursday December 10 the British Supreme Court accepted the appeal issued by the lawyers of the opposition for exiting deputy Juan Guaidó, and ruled in favor of hearing his appeal regarding control of Venezuela's gold reserves, valued at $1.3 …
globalresearch.ca/venezuelan-gold-seized-bank-england-british-court-accepts-guaido-appeal/5732135

Puerto Rico 2021: A Shift In Perspective, A New Opposition
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-12-14
One of the things often taken for granted by the independence and socialist movement is knowing when to claim a victory. As a consequence of suffering so many blows throughout its history, the movement has become reflexively cynical when having to assess some kind of partial victory or progress. Let's recall, among other signature chapters, in 1976 the Puerto Rican Independence Party received 80,000 votes, which, when combined with those of the Puerto Rican Socialist Party, equaled nearly 100,000 votes. Or the founding and progress of the Workers United Movement (MOU), which managed to bring together the country'…
popularresistance.org/puerto-rico-2021-a-shift-in-perspective-a-new-opposition/

John Pilger: The Most Lethal Virus Is Not COVID. It Is War
John Pilger | mintpressnews.com | 2020-12-14
In the midst of the greatest health emergency in modern times, with more than 4 million surgical procedures delayed by the National Health Service, Britain has announced a record increase of £16.5 billion in so-called defense spending.
mintpressnews.com/john-pilger-lethal-virus-not-covid-war/273597/

Macron government authorizes police documentation of political views of French population
wsws.org | 2020-12-14
At the beginning of the month, the Macron government quietly released far-reaching changes to its police intelligence guidelines.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/12/14/fran-d14.html

Wall Street Vultures Are Ready To Get Rich From Water Scarcity
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-12-14
Bloomberg reported on Sunday that California water futures are now officially on the Wall Street markets, with the United States–based CME Group heading up the 2021 contracts connected to the state's billion-dollar water market. The "commodity" was most recently going for $496 per acre-foot with the main purchasers of the futures–which were first announced by CME in September–expected to be large-scale water consumers, chiefly utility companies and the states' Big Ag corporations. (California is home to the largest agriculture market in the nation.) "Climate change, droughts, population growth,…
popularresistance.org/wall-street-vultures-are-ready-to-get-rich-from-water-scarcity/

Cautionary Tale: This COVID Vaccine Could Heighten HIV Risk for Some, Scientists Warn
Richard Gale | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-14
In a letter published in The Lancet, researchers warn that the adenovirus vector technology being used around the world to develop vaccines against SARS-Cov-2 could put populations at risk of developing HIV infections. | The researchers — from the Fred Hutchinson …
globalresearch.ca/covid-vaccine-could-heighten-hiv-risk-some-scientists-warn/5732218

Rafael Correa on Venezuela, Assange, and 'preventing the total destruction of our homeland'
Max Blumenthal | thegrayzone.com | 2020-12-13
Max Blumenthal interviews former Ecuador President Rafael Correa, who was in Venezuela to observe its legislative elections and show support to a government under sustained economic and political attack by the US. Correa addresses issues ranging from the repression in his country under the watch of its outgoing neoliberal president, Lenin Moreno, to the persecution of Julian Assange and the role of a CIA contractor in targeting him and the Wikileaks founder. Blumenthal and Correa also discuss the prospect of …
thegrayzone.com/2020/12/13/ecuador-rafael-correa-venezuela-assange/

Bolivia Returns as ALBA-TCP Holds XVIII Summit Virtually
teleSUR, ce | telesurenglish.net | 2020-12-13
The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced this Saturday that the 18th Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – Peoples' Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP), will take place virtually as travel remains limited in response to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. | RELATED: | Bolivia Moves to Rebuild Ties with Iran, Cuba and others | According to the Cuban Foreign Ministry, the Summit will be led by the Head of State Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, on Monday, December 14.
telesurenglish.net/news/bolivia-returns-as-alba-tcp-holds-xviii-summit-virtually-20201213-0005.html

Venezuela's Guaido-led opposition holds alternative vote and then BURNS BALLOTS after boycotting legislative elections
rt.com | 2020-12-13
Venezuelan opposition led by US-backed 'interim president' Juan Guaido has held "popular consultations" to demonstrate rejection of the nation's government after boycotting parliamentary vote but ended up burning ballots instead. | The so-called "popular consultations" organized by the supporters of the self-styled "interim president" started online on Monday and concluded with an in-person participation on Saturday. The move was held after an official election held earlier this month handed control over the Venezuelan National Assembly to President Nicolas Maduro's Socialist PSUV party. | Also on rt.com…
rt.com/news/509559-guaido-venezuela-alternative-vote-maduro/

Empire Files: Myth And Fact In Venezuela's Latest Election
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-12-13
We've all heard the same things about Venezuela coming from every corporate news outlet. Venezuela's a dictatorship and Maduro is a dangerous tyrant further consolidating power though fraudulent elections. Weirdly enough, not many dictatorships have elections, certainly not over 20 in the last 20 years like Venezuela has. And there's a funny thing about how the US media and political establishment views Venezuela's elections. They're illegitimate except when the US-backed opposition party has major victories, which they have twice very recently. One of those was the 2015 National Assembly election where they won…
popularresistance.org/empire-files-myth-and-fact-in-venezuelas-latest-election/

US Media, Pols Rage After Venezuelans Defy US Empire to Re-elect Socialists
Alan MacLeod | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-13
President Nicolas Maduro and his United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) are celebrating today, after a clear victory in yesterday's National Assembly elections. The elections, boycotted by many major right-wing opposition groups, but still participated in by over 100 …
globalresearch.ca/us-media-pols-rage-venezuelans-defy-us-empire-re-elect-socialists/5732055

Former Presidential Candidate Capriles Calls On US To End 'Interim Presidency'
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-12-13