7 Colombian Soldiers Sentenced For Extrajudicial Killing
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-08
Seven members of Colombia's armed forces were sentenced Thursday, to 34 years in prison for carrying out an extrajudicial killing. The sentence overturned a ruling last year that absolved the troops of responsibility. The killing was part of the 'false positives' scandal, whereby civilians were murdered and then dressed in guerilla uniforms so that soldiers could claim rewards. | RELATED: | One Sector Blocks Peace in Colombia: Ex-FARC Guerrilla Leader | In 2006, seven soldiers k…
telesurenglish.net/news/7-Colombian-Soldiers-Sentenced-For-Extrajudicial-Killing-20190808-0009.html

"Economic Terror": Trump Regime Aims to Starve Venezuelans into Submission
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-08
Venezuela Vice President Delcy Rodriguez | Under both extremist right wings of the US war party, the incremental Nazification of America may become full-blown in our lifetimes if not strongly challenged by the world community. | The Trump regime exceeds the worst …
globalresearch.ca/economic-terror-trump-regime-aims-to-starve-venezuelans-into-submission/5685937

"Economic Terror": Trump Regime Aims to Starve Venezuelans into Submission
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-08
Under both extremist right wings of the US war party, the incremental Nazification of America may become full-blown in our lifetimes if not strongly challenged by the world community. | The Trump regime exceeds the worst of its predecessors. Based on …
globalresearch.ca/economic-terror-trump-regime-aims-to-starve-venezuelans-into-submission/5685937

NPR shreds ethics handbook to normalize regime change in Venezuela
Lucas Koerner | mronline.org | 2019-08-08
The Reagan administration in 1982 coerced National Public Radio (NPR) to cover more favorably the U.S. terrorist war then being waged against Nicaragua. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/08/08/npr-shreds-ethics-handbook-to-normalize-regime-change-in-venezuela/

Venezuelan Gov't Suspends Dialogue as EU Criticizes US Embargo
Lucas Koerner and Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-08-08
The European Union objected to the "extraterritorial application of unilateral measures."
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14619

40 Million People Are Victims of Modern-Day Slavery Worldwide
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-08
Over 40.3 million people worldwide are living in modern forms of slavery such as bonded labor, child labor, human trafficking and forced begging, according to a research carried out by the Walk Free Foundation (WFF) and the International Labor Organization (ILO). | RELATED: | Brazil: Bolsonaro Questions anti-Slave Labor Law, Says It Hurts Businesses | The WFF-ILO report defines contemporary slavery as having to do with "situations of exploitation that a person cannot…
telesurenglish.net/news/40-Million-People-Are-Victims-of-Modern-Day-Slavery-Worldwide-20190808-0001.html

Ecuador: Ex-President Correa Debunks Corruption Allegations
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-08
Ecuador's former President Rafael Correa rejected Thursday the accusations against him based on a US$6,000 cheque which has been presented as evidence of an alleged corruption case involving private companies and the Alianza Pais party, or AP. | RELATED: | Ecuador: Women Demand Decriminalization of Abortion in Rape Cases | "I borrowed US$6,000 from th…
telesurenglish.net/news/Ecuadors-Ex-President-Correa-Debunks-Ridiculous-Corruption-Allegations-20190808-0011.html

Venezuelan Campesinos' March on Miraflores Blocked by Police
Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-08-08
The mobilization marked the one-year anniversary of the Admirable Campesino March.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14620

Oil Rises More Than 2%, Expectations of More OPEC Cuts
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-08
Oil jumped more than 2 percent on Thursday on expectations that falling prices could lead to production cuts, coupled with a steadying of the yuan currency after a week of turmoil spurred by an escalation in U.S.-China trade tensions. | RELATED: | US Renews Chevron License in Venezuela Despite Trump Sanctions | Prices rebounded after tumbling nearly 5 percent to their lowest since January on Wednesday after data showed an unexpected build in U.S. crude stockpiles after nearly t…
telesurenglish.net/news/Oil-Rises-More-Than-2-Expectations-of-More-OPEC-Cuts-20190808-0018.html

In Venezuela, social, popular and communal unity is not an illusion
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-08-08
The Corriente Revolucionaria Bolívar y Zamora interviewed àÅngel Prado, the spokesperson of the Socialist Commune El Maizal, a campesino organization dedicated to building socialism at the grassroots level in Venezuela. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/08/08/in-venezuela-social-popular-and-communal-unity-is-not-an-illusion/

ALBA Countries Condemn Trump's Total Blockade Against Venezuela
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-08
The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-Peoples Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) issued a statement this week condemning the economic blockade that U.S. President Donald Trump has authorized against the Venezuelan people and their government. | RELATED: | Chinese Foreign Ministry Condemns US Blockade Against Venezuela | "The ALBA-TCP count…
telesurenglish.net/news/ALBA-Countries-Condemn-Trumps-Total-Blockade-Against-Venezuela-20190808-0008.html

Russia Accuses the US of Interfering in Venezuela's Dialogue
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-08
Russia's Foreign Ministry said it regrets the cancellation of the round of negotiations that had been developed in Barbados, between a delegation of the government of President Nicolas Maduro and the Venezuelan opposition. | RELATED: | ALBA Countries Condemn Trump's Total Blockade Against Venezuela | The office of the Russian Foreign Ministry, through a statement, said that regardless of who is responsible for this decision, the main…
telesurenglish.net/news/Russia-Accuses-the-US-of-Interfering-in-Venezuelas-Dialogue-20190808-0015.html

Food Shipment Destined for Venezuela Seized Due to US Blockade
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-08
Venezuela's Vice President Delcy Rodriguez denounced Wednesday that a ship containing 25 thousand tons of soy-made products has been seized in the Panama Canal due to the U.S. blockade while calling on the United Nations to take action against the …
globalresearch.ca/food-shipment-destined-venezuela-seized-due-us-blockade/5685911

Trump Regime "Maximum Pressure" High Crimes Against World Peace. Illegal Embargo against Venezuela
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-07
Maximum pressure is a Trump regime euphemism for unlawful political, economic and financial collective punishment against a sovereign state, its leadership and population — for not bending to Washington's will. | Binding international law Fourth Geneva's Article 33 prohibits it, stating: …
globalresearch.ca/trump-regime-maximum-pressure-high-crimes-against-world-peace-illegal-embargo-against-venezuela/5685826

Caribbean Movement for Peace: US Destabilizing Region, Dialogue
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-07
General Secretary David Denny of the Caribbean Movement for Peace and Integration released a statement Wednesday afternoon condemning the United States-backed coup d'etat attempt on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro last April. | RELATED: | 'The KKK in White House Doesn't Want Talks, They Want Violence: ' President Maduro | The Barbados-based organization says the Donald Trump administration's mounting economic strangle on the South American nation is both "desta…
telesurenglish.net/news/Caribbean-Movement-for-Peace-US-Destabilizing-Region-Dialogue-20190807-0018.html

Ecuador: Women Demand Decriminalization of Abortion in Rape Cases
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-07
Dozens of women protested Tuesday outside the Ecuadorian National Assembly in the capital of Quito, demanding the decriminalization of abortion in cases of rape. Lawmakers are currently debating penal reforms, including one that would expand abortion access. | RELATED: New Zealand Plans to Decriminalize Abortion | Holding signs that read "Surviving an abortion is a class privilege," the protesters demanded that assembly members decriminalize abortion in all cases of rape. | We must "be attentive…
telesurenglish.net/news/Ecuador-Women-Demand-Decriminalization-of-Abortion-in-Rape-Cases-20190807-0034.html

Will Mercenaries Fight America's Wars? Private Mercenary Army on Behalf of Venezuela "Opposition"
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-07
President Donald Trump's pre-election pledge to end America's useless wars in the Middle East and Afghanistan just might turn out to be somewhat less than what was promised if some political allies of the president have their way. For …
globalresearch.ca/will-mercenaries-fight-americas-wars/5685769

Future of Amazon Deforestation Data in Doubt as Research Head Sacked by Bolsonaro
Karla Mendes | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-07
After a month of intensifying criticism from far-right President Jair Bolsonaro concerning data revealing a spike in deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon over recent months, the Brazilian President has fired the head of the government agency in charge of tracking …
globalresearch.ca/future-amazon-deforestation-data-doubt-research-head-sacked/5685832

Brazil's PT Warns Lula Prison Transfer Is Political Persecution
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-07
The substitute judge of the 12th Federal Court of Curitiba Carolina Lebbos decided Wednesday morning to transfer former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from a federal jail in Curitiba to a prison in the state of Sao Paulo. | RELATED: | 'Resistance Caravan' Travels Brazil in Support of Lula | A few minutes after this information was released, the Worker's Party (PT) president Gleisi Hoffmann explained that such ruling did not respect the request made by Lula's lawyers, who had asked…
telesurenglish.net/news/Brazils-PT-Warns-Lula-Prison-Transfer-Is-Political-Persecution-20190807-0002.html

Brazil's Space Agency Head Fired Over Amazon Deforestation Data
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-07
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon reached 2,254.8 square kilometers in July, an area 278 percent larger than the surface affected by the phenomenon in the same month last year, according to the latest estimates of the National Institute of Space Research ( INPE) updated Tuesday. | RELATED: | 'Bolsonaro is Responsible for the Amazon' UN Rapporteur Says | According to INPE's projection, which captures monthly data through a system of alerts on al…
telesurenglish.net/news/Brazils-Space-Agency-Head-Fired-Over-Amazon-Deforestation-Data-20190807-0016.html

Bolivia Annual Inflation Forecasts Lowered to Just 3.5%
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-07
Forecasts published Wednesday show Bolivia's annual inflation rate decreased from 4 percent to just 3.5 percent, placing it among the lowest in the region. However, GDP growth forecasts remain high at 4.7 percent, leading South America for another year running. | RELATED: | Bolivian Opposition Will Privatize Gas Reserves, Minister Warns | Bolivia's leftist government has been praised for ensuring economic stability, following Central Bank forecasts that lowered inflation forec…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bolivia-Annual-Inflation-Forecasts-Lowered-to-Just-3.5–20190807-0015.html

Mujica: Good Presidents are Hard to Find, Good Ones Should Stay
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-07
Former Uruguayan president, Jose 'Pepe' Mujica, during his visit to Bolivia to help the Andean nation celebrate its 194 year of independence, affirmed his support for the re-election of incumbent Evo Morales. | RELATED: | Bolivia Celebrates Independence Day Amid Buoyant Economy | "It's hard to find a good one. When you find one, let (him/her) stay," Mujica tol…
telesurenglish.net/news/Mujica-Good-Presidents-are-Hard-to-Find-Good-Ones-Should-Stay-20190807-0024.html

Endangered Condors Face Fragile Existence in Andes
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-07
Condors, one of the world's largest flying birds, part of the vulture family, are in danger of extinction, warned experts Tuesday. | RELATED: | Lack of Quorum in Commission Tasked With Ecuador's UNASUR Withdrawal | The majestic birds, which can have a wingspan of up to 3.3 meters, are the national emblem of almost all Andean countries and the central figure of Ecuador's coat of arms, as in Bolivia, Colombia, Chile and Peru. | Their story has become tragic due to human activity,…
telesurenglish.net/news/Endangered-Condors-Face-Fragile-Existence-in-Andes-20190807-0019.html

No Quorum in Commission Tasked With Ecuador's UNASUR Withdrawal
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-07
The Sovereignty, Integration and International Relations Commission of Ecuador's National Assembly did not advance Wednesday with the report for the country's withdrawal from the Union of South American Nations as it didn't have the required amount of lawmakers. | RELATED: | Ecuador's Ex-President Rafael Correa on UNASUR 'Disintegration' | "We don't have to do things on the run. Our position is that this has to be debated," lawmaker Augusto Espinosa from the left-wing Citizens' R…
telesurenglish.net/news/No-Quorum-in-Commission-Tasked-With-Ecuador-UNASUR-Withdrawal-20190807-0017.html

Uruguay Warns of US Interference in Elections
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-07
Uruguay's foreign minister warned Wednesday that the U.S. is attempting to damage Uruguay's economy as a means of interfering in the country's upcoming presidential elections in support of the right-wing opposition. | RELATED: | Uruguay: Left-Wing Broad Front Ratifies Its Presidential Ticket | Foreign Minister Rodolfo Nin Novoa, from the Broad Front, the party of progressive former President Jose Mujica, said the U.S. knows that security is a core issue in the country's October election…
telesurenglish.net/news/Uruguay-Warns-of-US-Interference-in-Elections-in-Support-of-Right-wing-Opposition-20190807-0009.html

EU Opposes Recent US Total Blockade Against Venezuela
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-07
The European Union said Wednesday it rejected new moves by the White House to impose a total blockade on Venezuela. Though the EU has also placed sanctions on the elected government of Venezuela, they oppose U.S. attempts to extend the sanctions 'extraterritorially'. | RELATED: | Venezuela Denounces the 'Imperialist' Total Blockade by US | "We oppose the extraterritorial application of unilateral measures," said EU spokesperson Carlos Martin Ruiz de Gordejuela, spokesperson for the…
telesurenglish.net/news/EU-Opposes-Recent-US-Total-Blockade-Against-Venezuela–20190807-0006.html

More Sanctions Against Venezuela Means More Suffering
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-08-07
The Trump administration's new sanctions freeze all of Venezuela's U.S.-based assets and those of anyone who helps Maduro which will only increase poverty, says Venezuelan economist Francisco Rodriguez…
therealnews.com/stories/more-sanctions-against-venezuela-means-more-suffering

Corporate media enters realm of the absurd with claim that Venezuela is 'cocaine capital of the world'
John McEvoy | thecanary.co | 2019-08-07
The latest instalment of creative storytelling about Venezuela has come in the form of a Yahoo! Finance news video entitled How Venezuela became 'the cocaine capital of the world'. The report builds on years of dubious reports alleging major ties between the Venezuelan governmen…
thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2019/08/07/corporate-media-enters-realm-of-the-absurd-with-claim-that-venezuela-is-cocaine-capital-of-the-world/

Venezuela Govt Won't Attend Dialogue Table Due to US Blockade
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-07
The Bolivarian Government has decided not to send its delegation to the dialogue meetings scheduled for this August 8 and 9 in Barbados, as announced by the sector vice president for Communication, Tourism and Culture, Jorge Rodriguez on Wednesday. | RELATED: | Food Shipment Destined For Venezuela Seized Due to US Blockade | The Minister for Communication and Information also made the announcement through his account on the Twitter in…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuela-Govt-Wont-Attend-Dialogue-Table-Due-to-US-Blockade-20190807-0026.html

Washington orders international embargo on Venezuela, threatens invasion
wsws.org | 2019-08-07
US envoy Elliott Abrams declared: "If you told George Bush Sr. in 1988 that he would invade Panama, he would have called it madness. But two or three years later, it happened."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/08/07/vene-a07.html

Chinese Foreign Ministry Condemns US Blockade Against Venezuela
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-07
An executive order by United States President Donald Trump to freeze the Venezuelan government's assets and cut off its funds is an act of "gross interference" and a violation of the norms of international relations, China's foreign ministry said Wednesday. | RELATED: | Venezuela Govt Won't Attend Dialogue Table Due to US Blockade | China will continue to coopera…
telesurenglish.net/news/Chinese-Foreign-Ministry-Condemns-US-Blockade-Against-Venezuela-20190807-0028.html

Food Shipment Destined For Venezuela Seized Due to US Blockade
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-07
Venezuela's Vicepresident Delcy Rodriguez denounced Wednesday that a ship containing 25 thousand tons of soy-made products has been seized in the Panama Canal due to the U.S. blockade while calling on the United Nations to take action against the "serious aggression" that impede Venezuela "right to food". | RELATED: | Arreaza: US Total Blockade Will Make People Suffer But Won't Break Venezuela | "Venezuela denounces before the world that a boat that holds 25 thousan…
telesurenglish.net/news/Food-Shipment-Destined-For-Venezuela-Seized-Due-to-US-Blockade-20190807-0012.html

Venezuelan Athletes Bring Home Medals from Pan-American Games
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-08-07
Venezuela has scored thirteen medals so far, including three golds, with more expected.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14617

March in Caracas Against US Blockade
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-07
The authorities of the National Government accompanied Venezuelans dmeonstrating their commitment and loyalty to the legacy of Commander Hugo Chavez and freedom from the blockade caused by U.S. President Donald Trump during mobilizations in Caracas Wednesday. | RELATED: | Food Shipment Destined For Venezuela Seized Due to US Blockade | The leader of the Socialist Party United of Venezuela (PSUV), Jorge Luis Garcia Carneiro, said,…
telesurenglish.net/news/March-in-Caracas-Against-US-Blockade-20190807-0022.html

Colombia's Peso Falls to All-Time Low Against US Dollar
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-07
Colombia's currency devalued Monday to an all-time low against the United States dollar which topped at 3,480 pesos, becoming the region's weakest currency. | RELATED: | Colombia Gov't Bails out Banks for Dissolved Odebrecht Project | In February, the dollar reached to 3,379 pesos, but the record dropped again and the Colombian currency lost about 12.5 percent after the Central Bank said it would stop purchasing the U.S. currency. | However, the drop was further exacerbated by…
telesurenglish.net/news/Colombia-Peso-Falls-to-All-Time-Low-against-US-Dollar-20190807-0021.html

Child Poverty in Argentina at Nearly 50%
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-07
As Argentina's economy continues to collapse under the weight of neoliberal policies, child poverty has shot up, reaching almost 50 percent, say new figures. One study even puts the figure at 51 percent, with 13 percent in a state of hunger. | RELATED: | Argentina: Polls Say President Macri to Lose Upcoming Elections | The National Institute of S…
telesurenglish.net/news/Child-Poverty-in-Argentina-at-Nearly-50-20190807-0003.html

'US Doesn't Want Talks, They Want Violence:' President Maduro
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-06
In an interview published Monday, Grayzone journalist Max Blumenthal sat down with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and discussed the state of the nations, touching on the effects of U.S. sanctions and the challenges being faced from the U.S. and within the Bolivarian ranks. The details are as follows. | RELATED: | Arreaza: US Total Blockade Will Make People Suffer But Won't Break Venezuela | Breaking out of U.S.-imposed isolation: | During the interview…
telesurenglish.net/news/The-KKK-in-White-House-Doesnt-Want-Talks-They-Want-Violence-President-Maduro-20190806-0018.html

'John Bolton tried to assassinate me': Interview with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro
Max Blumenthal | thegrayzone.com | 2019-08-06
The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal sits down with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas. We discuss the plots to kill him,…
thegrayzone.com/2019/08/06/interview-venezuelan-president-nicolas-maduro/

'Criminals Must Die Like Cockroaches:' Brazil President
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-06
President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, said in a Monday interview he is pushing for legislation that would protect police officers and citizens who shoot to kill alleged criminals, adding that the latter should die like "cockroaches." | RELATED: | Brazilians Protest in Sao Paulo Against Bolsonaro over Comments Defending Dictatorship | "These guys are going to die in the streets like cockroaches, and that's how it should be," he said of any alleged crimina…
telesurenglish.net/news/Criminals-Must-Die-Like-Cockroaches-Brazil-President-20190806-0034.html

Ecuador: Former FM Patiño is Another Victim of Persecution
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-06
The Executive Secretary of the Citizens' Revolution, Virgilio Hernandez, warned of the ongoing political persecution Ecuador is currently suffering, highlighting Ricardo Patiño as another victim after the attempt to prosecute the former FM for the alleged offense of instigation. | RELATED: | Ecuador: Uber Eats Workers Protest Reduction in Payment Rates | 'Political persecution through the judicial process – LAWFARE – is our daily bread,' the Ecuadorian scholar and lawyer wrote in…
telesurenglish.net/news/Ecuador-Former-FM-Patino-is-Another-Victim-of-Persecution-20190806-0020.html

Washington Escalates Venezuela Sanctions into Full-Fledged Embargo
Lucas Koerner and Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-08-06
The latest measures amount to a total trade embargo impacting both US and foreign entities.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14615

Workers March in Brazil Against Government Pensions Reform
teleSUR, ao -EF | telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-06
Workers marched Tuesday through the streets of Sao Paulo against the pension reform proposed by the president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro. | RELATED: | 'Criminals Must Die Like Cockroaches': Brazil President | The demonstrations, organized by Brazilian unions and social organizations, seek to prevent the approval of the pension reform, as Congress gets set for a second round of debates regarding the controversial bill. | The unions affirm that the bill violates workers' rights and, ther…
telesurenglish.net/news/Workers-March-in-Brazil-against-Governments-Pensions-Reform-20190806-0035.html

Venezuelan Military Under Cyber Spies Attack: Report
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-06
A cyber-espionage group dubbed as Machete has been stealing files from the Venezuelan army, according to a report published Monday by IT security company, ESET. | RELATED: | Iran Says It Dismantled a US Cyber Espionage Network | ESET said it observed no less than 50 hacked computers between March and May within Venezuela, Nicaragua, Ecuador and Colombia, but 75 percent of the computers infected by Machete servers were based in Venezuela. | The group has been active for nine years now a…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuelan-military-Under-Cyber-Spies-Attack-Report-20190806-0024.html

74% of Chileans Back Reduction of Workweek to 40 Hours
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-06
As the 40-hour workweek law is up for debate in Chile's Chamber of Deputies, a Cadem poll showed Monday that 74 percent of Chileans support the project, amid heavy opposition of far-right and conservative lawmakers. | RELATED: | Chile's Walmart Workers End Strike After Winning Pay Raise | "While Chile's government rejects the reduction of working hours, citizens support the project that improves the quality of life of all," the Chilean Communist Party tweeted on Tuesday. | The bill…
telesurenglish.net/news/74-of-Chileans-Back-Reduction-of-Workweek-to-40-Hours-20190806-0021.html

Tuesday's Daily Brief: Venezuela-Colombia baby breakthrough, Italy piles on rescue boat pressure, States must combat hate, Kashmir rights latest and a musical plea to combat CAR hunger
United Nations | un.org | 2019-08-06
Tuesday's main stories: Colombia offers nationality to born of Venezuelan parents; '€1 million' fines for rescue boats; States must do more to stop hate attacks; Egypt terror attack condemned by Security Council, UN chief; Kashmir developments risk people's rights; and striking a chord for 1.8 million hungry Central Africans.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/08/1043821

Trump announces total economic embargo on Venezuela, collectively punishing civilian population
John McEvoy | thecanary.co | 2019-08-06
On 5 August, Donald Trump used an executive order to announce a total economic embargo on Venezuela. The embargo comes after years of crippling and illegal US sanctions,…
thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2019/08/06/trump-announces-total-economic-embargo-on-venezuela-collectively-punishing-civilian-population/

Venezuela derrota nuevo sabotaje de poder en horas
Gloria La Riva | liberationnews.org | 2019-08-06
Este es el tercer intento importante de los Estados Unidos y los contrarrevolucionarios internos para tratar de destruir el sistema de energía, el primero fue del 7 al 12 de marzo y el segundo del 23 de marzo al 4 de abril. Ha habido cientos de ataques terroristas en las líneas eléctricas.
liberationnews.org/venezuela-derrota-nuevo-sabotaje-de-poder-en-horas/

US economic war on Venezuela an 'attack on private property and threat to world order'
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-08-06
Venezuela's vice president has said the latest US sanctions freezing the assets of Nicolás Maduro's government are an attack on private property and a threat to world order. | Foreign companies which continue to do business with Venezuela's government can face retaliation in the US under the asset freeze, which was announced on Monday night. | Venezuelan vice president Delcy Rodríguez said: "The US has to understand once and for all that they aren't the owners of the world." | She said that "every country that has investments in t…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2019/08/06/us-economic-war-on-venezuela-an-attack-on-private-property-and-threat-to-world-order/

Colombia offers nationality rights to Venezuelan children born there: UN hails 'very important step'
United Nations | un.org | 2019-08-06
The UN migration agency, IOM, has welcomed Colombia's decision on Monday to grant nationality status to more than 24,000 Venezuelan babies born inside the country after their parents fled across the border.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/08/1043771

NPR Shreds Ethics Handbook to Normalize Regime Change in Venezuela
Lucas Koerner | fair.org | 2019-08-05
The Reagan administration in 1982 coerced National Public Radio (NPR) to cover more favorably the US terrorist war then being waged against Nicaragua. | As Greg Grandin writes, Otto Reich, head of the administration's Orwellian propaganda outfit known as the Office of Public Diplomacy, informed the public network that his office had contracted "a special consultant service [to listen] to all NPR programs" on Central America. Dependent on state funding, NPR promptly buckled under pressure, reassigning reporters viewed as "too easy on the Sandinistas," and…
fair.org/home/npr-shreds-ethics-handbook-to-normalize-regime-change-in-venezuela/