Longtime scholar of Venezuelan politics Geo Maher offers crucial context that is often missing from mainstream coverage.
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Venezuela Isn’t a Set of Talking Points — It’s a Country With a History Read Post »
“This cannot be normalized,” said Amnesty International’s Center for International Justice.
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US Issues New Sanctions on ICC Judges Amid Israeli War Crime Probe Read Post »
Trump declared a blockade on all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela amid a vast US military buildup.
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Historian: US Escalation Against Venezuela Isn’t About Drugs — It’s About Maduro Read Post »
US armed forces’ seizure of the oil tanker constituted an unlawful use of force in violation of the UN Charter.
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US Relied on Illegal Sanctions to Seize Venezuelan Oil Tanker Read Post »
Experts say the seizure is likely illegal and represents an expansion of US sanctions enforcement.
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Venezuela Calls US Oil Tanker Seizure “Piracy” as Trump Says US Will Keep Oil Read Post »
The US embargo and other economic sanctions make it much harder for Cuba to respond to disasters.
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UN Condemns US Embargo on Cuba for 33rd Year as Hurricane Batters Island Read Post »
Venezuelans fear US strikes on boats in the Caribbean could be a leadup to US backing for a Pinochet-style dictatorship.
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Trump Is Gunning for War in Venezuela, Raising Fears of US-Backed Regime Change Read Post »
The countries insist Iran resume talks with the US, yet they don’t demand that the US refrain from bombing again.
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France, Germany, UK Push to Reimpose UN Sanctions on Iran, Make War More Likely Read Post »
The Trump administration has already sanctioned the judge presiding over Bolsonaro’s alleged coup attempt trial.
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State Dept. Threatens Intervention in Brazil as Bolsonaro Put on House Arrest Read Post »
Trump’s strikes on Iran may show North Korea that US diplomacy is masking its real strategy of coercion or aggression.
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Trump’s War on Iran Killed Any Shot at Dialogue With North Korea Read Post »
“It’s not possible to stay for hundreds of years as refugees; we need a just solution,” says a Palestinian from Yarmouk.
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“Our First Country Is Palestine,” Say Refugees in Syria’s Yarmouk Camp Read Post »
The president’s cuts to USAID are starving the nations that were made dependent on aid by previous administrations.
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US Aid Has Always Been a Tool of Control. Under Trump, It’s a Tool of Death. Read Post »
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