Tag: United States coup

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On Contact: CIA’s intelligence coup with William Binney

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On the show this week, Chris Hedges talks to intelligence analyst and NSA whistleblower William Binney about the Washington Post’s revelations over the CIA and West German intelligence (BND) setting up a Swiss company, Crypto AG, to sell encrypted machines to more than 120 governments worldwide. … Read More >On Contact: CIA’s intelligence coup with William Binney

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Attempted coup & assassinations: Venezuelan prosecutors subpoena Guaido as ‘among main perpetrators’ in US-backed regime-change op

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Venezuela’s prosecutors have summoned Juan Guaido over his role in the “attempted coup d’etat,” as well as in alleged assassination attempts. Guaido is the main figure in US-backed efforts to oust President Nicolas Maduro. … Read More >Attempted coup & assassinations: Venezuelan prosecutors subpoena Guaido as ‘among main perpetrators’ in US-backed regime-change op

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Studies Say Morales Won Fairly, UN & Latin American Institutions Must Take Action – Ex-UN Official

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The latest statistical analyses say that the Organisation of American States’ conclusions about the alleged fraud in Bolivia’s October vote don’t hold water. Ex-UN official Alfred de Zayas has explained what steps could be taken by international and regional bodies in the aftermath of the exposure and shed light on the US role in the Bolivian coup … Read More >Studies Say Morales Won Fairly, UN & Latin American Institutions Must Take Action – Ex-UN Official

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Venezuelan Minsiter Accuses Opposition of Preparing Terrorist Attack on Military

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The Venezuelan government believes that the planned terrorist attack was financed from abroad, particularly from Colombia. The relationship between the two countries has worsened lately, ever since Bogota, along with the US, endorsed Guaido as the “interim president” of Venezuela. … Read More >Venezuelan Minsiter Accuses Opposition of Preparing Terrorist Attack on Military

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With the right-wing coup in Bolivia nearly complete, the junta is hunting down the last remaining dissidents

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La Paz, Bolivia – As the military junta which seized power from the democratically-elected Bolivian President Evo Morales violently represses the working class, indigenous-led uprising against them, the country is rapidly falling under its control. … Read More >With the right-wing coup in Bolivia nearly complete, the junta is hunting down the last remaining dissidents

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Manufacturing consent: How NY Times spins Bolivian coup against ‘coca-farming strongman’ Morales

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A military-assisted coup against a democratically elected president transforms into a dramatic rescue of democracy from military dictatorship by someone who got 4 percent of the vote, to hear the US paper of record tell the story. … Read More >Manufacturing consent: How NY Times spins Bolivian coup against ‘coca-farming strongman’ Morales