2020-02-12: Social Media Postees

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'Murderer!' Protests and fights erupt as Guaido arrives at Venezuelan airport, gets booed and DOUSED with water (VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-02-12
Chaos broke out at an airport in Venezuela's capital Caracas, when Juan Guaido, who was declared interim president by the opposition, returned from an overseas trip. | On Tuesday, Guaido arrived at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Caracas after completing a support-seeking tour abroad, during which he attended US President Donald Trump's annual State of the Union Address in Washington. | The tensions first erupted when the politician was passing immigration control. As he was talking to an immigration officer, Guaido was suddenly confronted by an angry woman who accused him of "selling out the country."
rt.com/news/480638-guaido-airport-protests-fights/

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/

The Battle for Los Cedros
Richard Ward | counterpunch.org | 2020-02-12
The last leg of the bus ride from Terminal La Ofelia, in the north of Quito, to the village of Chontal, located in Ecuador's northern highlands in the Intag Valley, is winding dirt road that takes you through small, cloud forest villages, sometimes overlooking precipitous drops to little silver ribbons of river far below. In spite…
counterpunch.org/2020/02/12/the-battle-for-los-cedros/

Brazil: 20,000 Oil Workers on Strike to Halt Privatization Plan
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-11
Over 20,000 workers of the Brazilian state-controlled company Petrobras are carrying out a national strike in protest against the dismissal of workers and the privatization of public assets. | RELATED: | Brazil: Workers' Party Not to Partner With Bolsonaro's Allies | In mid-January, the far-right President Jair Bolsonaro announced the closure of the Pa…
telesurenglish.net/news/Brazil-20000-Oil-Workers-on-Strike-to-Halt-Privatization-Plan-20200211-0009.html

Bolivia's Electoral Body Bars More Than 350 Candidates
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-11
The president of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal ( TSE) of Bolivia, Salvador Romero, said Tuesday that the electoral body had barred 365 candidates for the next presidential and legislative elections, allegedly for failing to comply with legal requirements. | RELATED: | Bolivia's Coup-Born Regime Suspends Benefits for Pregnant Women | "They [the cand…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bolivias-Electoral-Body-Bars-More-Than-350-Candidates-20200211-0024.html

Evo Morales Travels to Cuba for Medical Treatment
teleSUR- age | telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-11
Former Bolivian President Evo Morales arrived Monday in Havana, Cuba, from Buenos Aires, Argentina, as part of an unscheduled trip for health reasons. | RELATED: | Evo Morales Calls for National Reconciliation in Bolivia | The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla confirmed on his Twitter account the arrival of the former president to the Caribbean island, where he has traveled on other occasions to attend to his health issues with Cuban doctor…
telesurenglish.net/news/evo-morales-travels-to-cuba-for-medical-reasons-20200211-0011.html

Trump Puts More Pressure on Cuba, Targets Cuban Doctors Program
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-11
Donald Trump's administration is targeting the Cuban medical program that has helped some of the most impoverished communities worldwide, in a bid to exert more pressure on Cuba's economy, according to a report published Tuesday by the Guardian. | RELATED: | Cuban Doctors Arrested, Harassed In Bolivia Return Home Safely | Washington is using a whole host of allegations to thwart the program. It has been accusing Havana of undermining democracy and interfering in the internal affai…
telesurenglish.net/news/Trump-Puts-More-Pressure-on-Cuba-Targets-Cuban-Doctors-Program-20200211-0022.html

Dominican Elections To Receive 118 International Observers
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-11
The Dominican Central Electoral Board (JCE) informed that the Dominican Republic would receive 118 international observers from 20 countries during the February 16 municipal elections. | RELATED: | Brazil: Lula Rejects Candidacy for 2022 Presidential Elections | The International Election Observation Mission will consist of 40 representatives of the Inter-American Union of Electoral Organizations (UNIORE), 24 members of the Organization of American States…
telesurenglish.net/news/Dominican-Elections-To-Receive-118-International-Observers-20200211-0023.html

Venezuela Announces International Lawsuit Against US
teleSUR, gqc | telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-11
The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, announced on Monday the beginning of an international lawsuit against the U.S. government because of the perjuries caused to national companies. | RELATED: | Venezuela Condemns US Sanctions Against Assembly's New Leadership | During his intervention, in the context of the Great Anti-imperialist March in Caracas, as a support to the Venezuelan Consortium of Aeronautic Industries and Air Services and as a response to the arbitrary san…
telesurenglish.net/news/venezuela-announces-international-lawsuit-against-us-20200211-0012.html

Video: The Truth About Venezuela's Blackout
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-11
This was originally published in March 2019. | Venezuela's blackout is the latest in the US siege on the country. | . | . | …
globalresearch.ca/truth-about-venezuela-blackout/5703355

China, Russia to Defy US Sanctions Over Support to Venezuela
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-11
The Russian government rejected on Monday the U.S. threats to impose new sanctions against several Russian companies for their cooperation with Venezuela in the oil sector. | Last week, the United States special representative for Venezuela, Elliott Abrams, warned Russia …
globalresearch.ca/china-russia-defy-us-sanctions-support-venezuela/5703352

Venezuelan Communards meet to organize national movement
Ricardo Vaz | mronline.org | 2020-02-11
Dozens of communes from across the country are uniting to form a "large national political movement." | Source…
mronline.org/2020/02/11/venezuelan-communards-meet-to-organize-national-movement/

Trial of Ecuador's Ex-President Rafael Correa is Under Way
teleSUR-gqc | telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-11
The ex-president of Ecuador Rafael Correa and other members of his administration are under corruption accusations in a judicial process that had the first official audience last February 10, at the National Justice Court in Ecuador and could last until the end of 2020. | RELATED: | Judge Dictates Preventive Detention Against Rafael Correa | The charges are based on alleged millionaire bribes to the former president, the ex-vice-president Jorge Glas, the Legal Secretary to the Pres…
telesurenglish.net/news/begins-trial-against-ex-president-rafael-correa–20200211-0006.html

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"

Why aren't Americans rising up like the people of Chile and Lebanon?
Medea Benjamin | zcomm.org | 2020-02-02
The tinder for a revolutionary movement is everywhere…
zcomm.org/zmagazine/why-arent-americans-rising-up-like-the-people-of-chile-and-lebanon/