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Meet Elliott Abrams, the war criminal enlisted to ‘steer US Venezuela policy’

Meet Elliott Abrams, the war criminal enlisted to ‘steer US Venezuela policy’ The US has appointed a convicted war criminal who presided over the 1980s ‘dirty war’ era, when US-backed death squads murdered hundreds of thousands in Latin America, warns FRANCISCO DOMINGUEZ THE WORLD was stunned when US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reported that …

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PRESS RELEASE: Protesters demand Bank of England returns Venezuela’s gold

PRESS RELEASE: Protesters demand Bank of England returns Venezuela’s gold PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VENEZUELA SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN FEBRUARY 7 2019 Opponents of Donald Trump’s war drive against Venezuela held a picket Thursday demanding that the Bank of England gives Venezuela back its gold. Over 150 protestors were drawing attention to the fact that …

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Global Trade Union condemns US-Led ‘recognition’ of Guaido as Venezuela President

Global Trade Union condemns US-Led ‘recognition’ of Guaido as Venezuela President Workers Uniting joins the democratic trade unions of the Western Hemisphere, represented in the Trade Union Confederation of the Americas, in condemning the US-led recognition of an unelected opposition leader, Juan Guaidó, as president of Venezuela. Workers Uniting also condemns the actions of the …

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Perilous times for Venezuela

Perilous times for Venezuela By Fiona Edwards, VSC EC The Venezuelan people are facing a grave and dangerous situation, as the US dramatically escalates its campaign to oust Venezuela’s democratically elected government. Donald Trump’s decision on Wednesday January 23 to recognise the unelected right-wing opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s “interim president” is confirmation that …

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Venezuela Welcomes 2,500 Cuban Doctors Leaving Brazil

Facebook Twitter Venezuela Welcomes 2,500 Cuban Doctors Leaving Brazil Over 2,000 Cuban doctors are setting up practice in Venezuela after being kicked out of Brazil by President Jair Bolsonaro, Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro said this weekend. Two-thousand-five-hundred cardiologists, anesthesiologists, and general doctors arrived in the South American country Friday to bulk up the medical staff at the …

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Venezuela: Maduro Takes Office for Second Term Amid Rising International Tensions

Venezuela: Maduro Takes Office for Second Term Amid Rising International Tensions The US State Department and the Organization of American States declared that they would not “recognize” Maduro’s inauguration. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was sworn in on Thursday for his second six-year term in office. Following his electoral victory on May 20, 2018, Maduro was …

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The ‘Lima Group’ Pretense to Be an International Body Is Irresponsible and Dangerous

The ‘Lima Group’ Pretense to Be an International Body Is Irresponsible and Dangerous Analyst Nino Pagliccia examines the Lima Group’s efforts to promote regime change in Venezuela. Sixty years ago Canada did not break diplomatic relations with Cuba while the OAS expelled Cuba from the organization after the triumph of the Cuban Revolution. Today the …

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