Monthly Archives: May 2023

2023-05-26: News Headlines

Dave DeCamp (2023-05-26). House China Committee Proposes 10 Ways to Prepare for War With China Over Taiwan. news.antiwar.com The House's new committee on China released 10 recommendations for ways that the US should increase support for Taiwan to prepare for a future war with China over the island. Members of the panel are looking to include their recommendations in the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Some of the ideas were lessons the …

Dave DeCamp (2023-05-25). Prigozhin Says 20,000 Wagner Fighters Were Killed in Bakhmut Battle. news.antiwar.com Russia's Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said in an interview posted on Telegram Wednesday that about 20,000 of his fighters were killed in the 224-day battle of Bakhmut. Prigozhin said half of those who died in the brutal battle were convicts he recruited from prison. "Throughout the [entire combat] operation, I recruited 50,000 prisoners, of which …

Dave DeCamp (2023-05-25). Lukashenko Says Efforts to Move Russian Nukes to Belarus Have Begun. news.antiwar.com Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Thursday that the efforts to send Russian nuclear weapons to Belarus have begun as the two nations signed an agreement to formalize the deployment. The agreement was signed by Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu and his Belarusian counterpart in Minsk. According to Russia's TASS news agency, the documents outline the …


Dave DeCamp (2023-05-25). Rep. Nadler 'Wouldn't Care' If Ukraine Used F-16s to Strike Russian Territory. news.antiwar.com Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) said Wednesday that he "wouldn't care" if Ukraine used American-made F-16s to strike Russian territory despite the risk of such an attack escalating into a direct clash between the US and Russia. When asked by Epoch Times reporter Liam Cosgrove if he was concerned about the potential of Ukraine using F-16s …

Dave DeCamp (2023-05-25). Ukraine Sent Poor, Untrained Men Into Bakhmut Meat Grinder to Save Better Forces for Counteroffensive. news.antiwar.com Ukraine sent untrained recruits into the battle of Bakhmut to save its professional soldiers for an expected counteroffensive, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. The Journal spoke with men who were part of a small group that was sent into Bakhmut, which became known as the meat grinder, just a few days after being mobilized. …

Dave DeCamp (2023-05-25). US Building New Base in Northern Syria. news.antiwar.com The US-led anti-ISIS coalition is building a new military base in Syria's northern province of Raqqa, The New Arab reported, citing a source close to the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The US backs the SDF and keeps about 900 troops in eastern Syria, allowing the US to control about one-third of Syria's territory. The …




Dave DeCamp (2023-05-25). US, South Korea Hold Largest Live-Fire Drills in Latest Provocation Toward North. news.antiwar.com The US and South Korea on Thursday held massive live-fire drills near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) border in the latest provocation toward Pyongyang that will likely provoke North Korean missile tests. According to the South Korean news agency Yonhap, the exercises are the US and South Korea's largest-ever combined live-fire joint drills, and they were …

Clau O'Brien Moscoso, Black Agenda Report. (2023-05-26). US Troops To Train Peruvian Armed Forces, Proves US Behind Coup. popularresistance.org Amid continuing social upheaval five months after the parliamentary coup against Pedro Castillo, the Peruvian Congress, controlled by the hard right, has approved the entrance of US troops into national territory to train the Peruvian military and National Police beginning June 1st through the end of the year. This comes after the Supreme Court ruled that protest is not a protected right under the 1993 Fujimori dictatorship era constitution. This also comes after a visit from the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Peaceful Assembly and Association Clément Nyaletsossi Voule stated that there was no evidence of…

Brenda Norrell (2023-05-26). Family of Raymond Mattia, Tohono O'odham Murdered by U.S. Border Patrol, Plans Protests. indybay.org The family of Raymond Mattia, Tohono O'odham murdered by U.S. Border Patrol agents, plans peaceful protests at U.S. Border Patrol headquarters in Why, Arizona, and Tucson on Saturday. "Raymond called for help and, in turn, was shot down at his doorstep," the Mattia family said in a statement just released.




ecns.cn (2023-05-26). China, Ethiopia to enhance bilateral ties. ecns.cn China expressed its support to the peace process in Ethiopia on Thursday, saying it stands ready to enhance bilateral cooperation to facilitate postwar reconstruction and development in the Horn of Africa country.

ecns.cn (2023-05-26). China develops 1,050 irradiation induced-mutant varieties, boosting food security. ecns.cn China has developed and officially registered 1,050 irradiation induced-mutant varieties across 46 plant species, highlighting the country's contribution to the peaceful use of nuclear technology to address challenges such as climate change and food security.

ecns.cn (2023-05-26). InsightsÔΩúInternational relations expert: G7 has transformed into a containment machine for other countries. ecns.cn Linjie Chou Zanadu, senior research fellow at the European Center for Peace and Development, claimed that G7's mission has never changed: to guard the interest of those imperial powers. In addition, Chou explained that G7 members intentionally exclude other countries that are not 100 percent in line with the Western ideological camp. Therefore, G7 is highly racist and is now an ultra neo-liberal institution.

ecns.cn (2023-05-26). China, Ethiopia to enhance bilateral ties. ecns.cn China expressed its support to the peace process in Ethiopia on Thursday, saying it stands ready to enhance bilateral cooperation to facilitate postwar reconstruction and development in the Horn of Africa country.

ecns.cn (2023-05-26). China develops 1,050 irradiation induced-mutant varieties, boosting food security. ecns.cn China has developed and officially registered 1,050 irradiation induced-mutant varieties across 46 plant species, highlighting the country's contribution to the peaceful use of nuclear technology to address challenges such as climate change and food security.

ecns.cn (2023-05-26). InsightsÔΩúInternational relations expert: G7 has transformed into a containment machine for other countries. ecns.cn Linjie Chou Zanadu, senior research fellow at the European Center for Peace and Development, claimed that G7's mission has never changed: to guard the interest of those imperial powers. In addition, Chou explained that G7 members intentionally exclude other countries that are not 100 percent in line with the Western ideological camp. Therefore, G7 is highly racist and is now an ultra neo-liberal institution.

Staff (2023-05-25). Venezuela Rejects Unfounded US Accusations Regarding Terrorism. orinocotribune.com The government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela issued a The Venezuelan government emphasized in the document that the US must respect international law, and called on the authorities of the US to practice diplomacy in order to strengthen stability and world peace. | El Gobie…

Alex Bainbridge (2023-05-25). Video: Sydney rallies against nuclear subs, AUKUS and militarism. greenleft.org.au Labor Party members joined leftists and peace activists to speak out against militarism, AUKUS and the Quad at a protest organised by Sydney Anti-AUKUS Coalition on May 24, reports Alex Bainbridge.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-05-25). "Preemptive Nuclear War": The Historic Battle for Peace and Democracy. A Third World War Threatens the Future of Humanity. globalresearch.ca US nuclear doctrine consists in portraying nuclear weapons as a means of "self defense" rather than a "weapon of mass destruction". There are powerful financial interests behind Joe Biden's $1.3 trillion nuclear weapons program initiated under Obama.

Vijay Prashad (2023-05-25). The Group of Seven Should Finally Be Shut Down. dissidentvoice.org Leon Golub (USA), Vietnam II, 1973. During the May 2023 Group of Seven (G7) summit, the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States visited the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, near where the meeting was held. Not doing so would have been an act of immense discourtesy. Despite many …

Rania Khalek (2023-05-25). G7 Sends F-16 Jets to Ukraine: Flirting with Disaster, Direct War on Russia. thealtworld.com As South Africa and China advocate for peace, President Vladimir Zelensky of Ukraine embarked on a tour to secure additional weapons, including a stop at the Group of Seven (G7) Summit held in Hiroshima. | Brian Becker, host of The Socialist Program, National Director of ANSWER Coalition, discusses the current critical juncture of the war and how the G7 is pushing towards a nuclear standoff.

unitedEditor (2023-05-25). Arab Summit: Will Assad seize the opportunity to achieve peace in Syria? unitedworldint.com The most prominent event that overshadowed the 32nd Arab Summit, hosted by the Saudi city of Jeddah, was the presence of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad after his country's membership in the Arab League having been frozen for a period of 12 years. Syria's membership in the Arab League was suspended during the Arab Spring, which …

Mark Lesseraux, Pressenza. (2023-05-25). Russia's War In Ukraine Is Headed Toward A Conclusion. popularresistance.org Fifteen months ago, I began writing a series of articles about what was taking place in Ukraine and what was likely to take place in the future there if a peace settlement was not reached. I'm sorry to say that most of the things that I and a small contingent of other outlier journalists warned were very likely to occur, have happened. | This piece of writing is going to be my final entry in this Ukraine-Russia series. I stand by the information presented in all of the articles I've written about this war. I did my best to present what I viewed to be the truth and I am confident that time will bear out the majori…

Staff (2023-05-26). Chile Appoints New Ambassador to Venezuela After 7 Years (+Brazil). orinocotribune.com Caracas, May 25, 2023 ( As Chile's new represent…

Asian American Legal Defense, Education Fund. (2023-05-26). Chinese Immigrants Sue Florida Over Unconstitutional, Discriminatory Law. popularresistance.org Tallahassee, Florida — A group of Chinese citizens who live, work, study, and raise families in Florida, as well as a real estate brokerage firm in Florida that primarily serves clients of Chinese descent, are filing a lawsuit to combat Florida's discriminatory property law, SB 264. Signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, the legislation unfairly restricts most Chinese citizens — and most citizens of Cuba, Venezuela, Syria, Iran, Russia, and North Korea — from purchasing homes in the state. Unless the courts act, the law will take effect on July 1, 2023. | The plaintiffs are represented by the American Civ…

teleSUR, MER (2023-05-26). Presidente venezolano activa plan ante temporada de lluvias. telesurtv.net Para este 26 de mayo se prevé la llegada de la primera onda tropical al país suramericano.

Staff (2023-05-25). Venezuela at Eurasian Economic Union Summit: 'The World Needs New International Financial System'. orinocotribune.com During a speech at the Second Summit of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), the vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, urged participants to reflect on the need to create a new international financial infrastructure, and further highlighted the importance of creating an economic model that serves humanity, and does not solely serve hegemonic forces. | The Venezuelan vice president made a call at the summit, held this Wednesday, May 24, for nations of the region and beyond to resume their leading role in the world economy. She further elaborated, explaining that 23 years ago the world's main trading partner…

Lucas Estanislau (2023-05-25). Venezuela and Brazil formally restore ties. peoplesdispatch.org Venezuela's new ambassador to Brazil, Manuel Vadell, delivered his diplomatic credentials to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Wednesday afternoon May 24, in an act that formalized the reestablishment of relations between the two countries. | Vadell had been appointed by Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, in December 2022, even before Lula took office. After the ceremony, Maduro said that the normalization of relations between Brazil and Venezuela is "a great step" that constitutes "a new starting point for the consolidation of the union between both brotherly peoples." | The presence of a new Venezuelan…

Andreína Chávez Alava (2023-05-25). Venezuela Rejects 'Cynical' US Report on Terrorism: 'Sanctions Are the Real Terror'. venezuelanalysis.com Caracas condemned the US' "infamous war on terror" and the imposition of economic sanctions against one-third of the planet.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-05-25). On the Long Path to Reparations. libya360.wordpress.com Cira Pascual Marquina Jesús "Chucho" García is an intellectual and activist, and the author of several books, including Afrovenezolanidad e inclusión en el Proceso Bolivariano [Afro-Venezuelanness and Inclusion in the Bolivarian Process, 2018]. He is also a founder of the Network of Afro-Venezuelan Organizations and a member of the National Decolonization Commission. In this interview, García talks…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-05-25). Slavery and Prior Accumulation in Venezuela. libya360.wordpress.com Cira Pascual Marquina Enrique S. Rivera is a historian, journalist, and documentary film producer. He teaches at UCLA, and his recent book, The Untold History of Capitalism: Primitive Accumulation and the Anti-Slavery Revolution (2021), focuses on the 1795 anti-slavery rebellion in the west of what we now know as Venezuela, but it also examines the origins of…

Staff (2023-05-25). Venezuela formalizó restablecimiento de relaciones con Brasil. cubadebate.cu El nuevo embajador de Venezuela en Brasil, Manuel Vadell, entregó sus credenciales diplomáticas al presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, en un acto que formalizó el restablecimiento de las relaciones entre ambos países. El portal Brasil de Fato indica que Vadell fue nombrado por el jefe de Estado venezolano, Nicolás Maduro.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-05-25). Venezuela reestablishes relations with Brazil. plenglish.com Brasilia, May 25 (Prensa Latina) The new Venezuelan ambassador to Brazil Manuel Vadell handed over his diplomatic credentials to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in an act to reestablish relations between the two countries, the press on Thursday confirmed.

teleSUR (2023-05-25). Venezuela Takes Preventive Measures for the Rainy Season. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced that his administration is taking preventive measures to attend to any contingency in the rainy season, during which the passage of 65 tropical waves is expected from May to November. | RELATED: | The Bolivarian leader remains in permanent contact with governors, mayors, the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB), Civil Protection (PC) and firefighters. | Interior Minister R…

teleSUR, JDO (2023-05-25). Putin: Rusia seguirá construyendo un orden global más justo. telesurtv.net La vicepresidenta ejecutiva de Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, propuso crear un sistema financiero internacional "que ofrezca verdaderas libertades para su expansión…".

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2023-05-25: News Headlines

Dave DeCamp (2023-05-25). Prigozhin Says 20,000 Wagner Fighters Were Killed in Bakhmut Battle. news.antiwar.com Russia's Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said in an interview posted on Telegram Wednesday that 20,000 of his fighters were killed in the 224-day battle of Bakhmut. Prigozhin said half of those who died in the brutal battle were convicts he recruited from prison. "Throughout the [entire combat] operation, I recruited 50,000 prisoners, of which about …

Dave DeCamp (2023-05-24). Boris Johnson Sent to Texas to Lobby Republicans to Keep Arming Ukraine. news.antiwar.com Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson met with a group of Republicans in Texas on Monday to urge them to continue supporting Ukraine in its war with Russia, POLITICO reported. The Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), a pro-Ukrainian think tank based in Washington, decided to enlist Johnson to push Republicans to support Ukraine as more …

Dave DeCamp (2023-05-24). CENTCOM Lied About Drone Strike in Northwest Syria That Killed a Civilian. news.antiwar.com US Central Command claimed they killed a senior al-Qaeda leader in a May 3 drone strike when announcing it on Twitter even though they had no confirmation of who died, CNN reported Tuesday. The victim of the drone strike turned out to be 56-year-old Lotfi Hassan Misto, a father of 10 who was killed while …

Dave DeCamp (2023-05-24). Russia-China Ties at 'Unprecedented High' Due to Western Pressure. news.antiwar.com Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said Wednesday that cooperation between Russia and China has reached an "unprecedented high" due to pressure both nations are facing from the West. "Today, relations between Russia and China are at an unprecedented high level," Mishustin said in talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Beijing. "They are characterized by …


Dave DeCamp (2023-05-24). Russia Says Warship Attacked By Ukrainian Sea Drones Near Bosphorus Strait. news.antiwar.com Moscow said Wednesday that a Russian warship protecting pipelines in the Black Sea was attacked by unmanned Ukrainian speedboats near the Bosphorus Strait, far from Russian and Ukrainian territory. The Russian Defense Ministry said the naval ship Ivan Khurs repelled the attack by three unmanned watercraft in an incident that took place about 87 miles …

Dave DeCamp (2023-05-24). US Officials Say Ukraine Was Behind Drone Attack on Kremlin. news.antiwar.com US officials have told The New York Times that they believe the drone attack on the Kremlin that took place earlier this month was likely carried out by one of Ukraine's special military or intelligence units. The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said they did not know which Ukrainian unit carried out …

Dave DeCamp (2023-05-24). US Says It's Investigating Reports of US Equipment Used in Belgorod Raid. news.antiwar.com Biden administration officials have said that the US is looking into reports of US military equipment being used in a cross-border raid that was launched from Ukraine into Russia's Belgorod region. Both Russia and the militias that launched the attack said US armored vehicles were used in the raid. But the Biden administration is claiming …

Kyle Anzalone (2023-05-24). Ukrainian Intelligence Says It's Trying to Kill Putin. news.antiwar.com The Ukrainian intelligence service says it's attempting to kill Russian President Vladimir Putin. A high-ranking official admitted to actively plotting the Russian leader's assassination after a recent drone attack on the Kremlin. "Putin is noticing that we are getting closer and closer to him," Vadym Skibitsky, the deputy head of Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate, told Welt in an interview. …


Alex Bainbridge (2023-05-25). Sydney rallies against AUKUS, after Quad meeting rescheduled. greenleft.org.au Labor Party members joined leftists and peace activists to speak out against militarism, AUKUS and the Quad at a protest organised by Sydney Anti-AUKUS Coalition. Alex Bainbridge reports.

Mark Lesseraux, Pressenza. (2023-05-25). Russia's War In Ukraine Is Headed Toward A Conclusion. popularresistance.org Fifteen months ago, I began writing a series of articles about what was taking place in Ukraine and what was likely to take place in the future there if a peace settlement was not reached. I'm sorry to say that most of the things that I and a small contingent of other outlier journalists warned were very likely to occur, have happened. | This piece of writing is going to be my final entry in this Ukraine-Russia series. I stand by the information presented in all of the articles I've written about this war. I did my best to present what I viewed to be the truth and I am confident that time will bear out the majori…

Staff (2023-05-25). Venezuela Rejects Unfounded US Accusations Regarding Terrorism. orinocotribune.com The government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela issued a The Venezuelan government emphasized in the document that the US must respect international law, and called on the authorities of the US to practice diplomacy in order to strengthen stability and world peace. | pic.twit…

unitedEditor (2023-05-25). Arab Summit: Will Assad seize the opportunity to achieve peace in Syria? unitedworldint.com The most prominent event that overshadowed the 32nd Arab Summit, hosted by the Saudi city of Jeddah, was the presence of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad after his country's membership in the Arab League having been frozen for a period of 12 years. Syria's membership in the Arab League was suspended during the Arab Spring, which …

Alex Bainbridge (2023-05-25). Sydney rallies against AUKUS, after Quad meeting rescheduled. greenleft.org.au Labor Party members joined leftists and peace activists to speak out against militarism, AUKUS and the Quad at a protest organised by Sydney Anti-AUKUS Coalition. Alex Bainbridge reports.

Mark Lesseraux, Pressenza. (2023-05-25). Russia's War In Ukraine Is Headed Toward A Conclusion. popularresistance.org Fifteen months ago, I began writing a series of articles about what was taking place in Ukraine and what was likely to take place in the future there if a peace settlement was not reached. I'm sorry to say that most of the things that I and a small contingent of other outlier journalists warned were very likely to occur, have happened. | This piece of writing is going to be my final entry in this Ukraine-Russia series. I stand by the information presented in all of the articles I've written about this war. I did my best to present what I viewed to be the truth and I am confident that time will bear out the majori…

Staff (2023-05-25). Venezuela Rejects Unfounded US Accusations Regarding Terrorism. orinocotribune.com The government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela issued a The Venezuelan government emphasized in the document that the US must respect international law, and called on the authorities of the US to practice diplomacy in order to strengthen stability and world peace. | pic.twit…

unitedEditor (2023-05-25). Arab Summit: Will Assad seize the opportunity to achieve peace in Syria? unitedworldint.com The most prominent event that overshadowed the 32nd Arab Summit, hosted by the Saudi city of Jeddah, was the presence of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad after his country's membership in the Arab League having been frozen for a period of 12 years. Syria's membership in the Arab League was suspended during the Arab Spring, which …

Editor (2023-05-24). The War in Ukraine Was Provoked—and Why That Matters to Achieve Peace. scheerpost.com By recognizing that the question of NATO enlargement is at the center of this war, we understand why U.S. weaponry will not end this war. Only diplomatic efforts can do that.

_____ (2023-05-24). Kissinger's Fairy Tales for Idiots. strategic-culture.org Kissinger's idea of bringing peace by having Ukraine join NATO is as crazy as the thought of putting out a fire with kerosene. | In October 2019, the online edition of Progressnews.ge published the article "The Dissolution of the Soviet Union was the Biggest Crime of the United States — Henry Kissinger is Disappointed with Capitalism", which quotes an alleged statement by Henry Kissinger, the 56th U.S. Secretary of State and 7th U.S. National Security Advisor, from which it could be concluded that the experienced politician, diplomat, political theorist, and geopolitical advisor, in the later years of his l…

teleSUR (2023-05-24). Queen Of Rock 'N' Roll Tina Turner Dies At Age 83. telesurenglish.net A representative for singer Tina Turner said the renowned American-born rock vocalist died Wednesday at the age of 83 in Switzerland. | RELATED: | "Tina Turner, the 'queen of rock and roll,' passed away peacefully today at the age of 83 after a long illness at her home in Kusnacht, near Zurich, Switzerland," the spokesperson said. | "With her, the world loses a music legend and role model," her spokesman said. Turner, one of…

teleSUR (2023-05-24). 'Queen Of Rock 'N' Roll' Tina Turner Dies At Age 83. telesurenglish.net A representative for singer Tina Turner said the renowned American-born rock vocalist died Wednesday at the age of 83 in Switzerland. | RELATED: | "Tina Turner, the 'queen of rock and roll,' passed away peacefully today at the age of 83 after a long illness at her home in Kusnacht, near Zurich, Switzerland," the spokesperson said. | "With her, the world loses a music legend and role model," her spokesman said. Turner, one of…

Staff (2023-05-25). Venezuela at Eurasian Economic Union Summit: 'The World Needs New International Financial System'. orinocotribune.com During a speech at the Second Summit of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), the vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, urged participants to reflect on the need to create a new international financial infrastructure, and further highlighted the importance of creating an economic model that serves humanity, and does not solely serve hegemonic forces. | The Venezuelan vice president made a call at the summit, held this Wednesday, May 24, for nations of the region and beyond to resume their leading role in the world economy. She further elaborated, explaining that 23 years ago the world's main trading partner…

teleSUR, JDO (2023-05-25). Putin: Rusia seguirá construyendo un orden global más justo. telesurtv.net La vicepresidenta ejecutiva de Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, propuso crear un sistema financiero internacional "que ofrezca verdaderas libertades para su expansión…".

Ana Perdigón (2023-05-24). New Developments Regarding Venezuela's Gold Stolen by Bank of England. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Vice Minister for Anti-Blockade Policies William Castillo reported that the London Court of Appeals will hold a new hearing on the case of Venezuelan gold illegally seized by the Bank of England (BoE). | This Tuesday, Castillo wrote on his social media accounts that the British Court of Appeals will evaluate the case in order to determine who the Bank of England should recognize as the legitimate government of Venezuela, despite the fact that the UK Foreign Office has normal diplomatic relations with President Nicolas Maduro administration. In this way, it will be defined who will have access to the se…

Staff (2023-05-24). Venezuela's Far-Right Intends to Finance Primaries with Public Money Stolen by Washington (+OFAC License Renewal). orinocotribune.com During his weekly program Con Maduro+ this Monday, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro denounced the far-right sector of the opposition's intention to use State resources to finance its presidential primaries scheduled for October. | President Madura reported that Dinorah Figuera, political leader of Justice First (PJ), received $346 million from a frozen bank account belonging to Venezuela. He said this money will be used to finance the opposition primaries and subsequent presidential campaign. | These funds are intended to "finance the primaries of the failed right, of the anti-Homeland right, to finance the pr…

José Luis Granados Ceja (2023-05-24). Sanctions on Venezuela Aren't Promoting Democracy, They're Killing Venezuelans. truthout.org Venezuela's former so-called "interim president" Juan Guaidó had barely gotten a word out during an event at the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C. before a group of activists leapt from their seats in order to confront and denounce the far right opposition figure. Among them was Leonardo Flores, a Venezuelan political analyst and activist living in the United States. "Juan Guaidó, you're a liar… |

Ricardo Vaz (2023-05-24). Venezuelan Communists say government established fake communist party to 'hijack' their supporters. peoplesworld.org CARACAS—The Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) has pointed the finger at the leadership of the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) for an alleged attempt to "hijack" the organization. "The PSUV leadership wants to take away the PCV's legal status, to neutralize its role in the country's social struggles," Communist Party General Secretary àìscar …

Tribuna Popular (2023-05-24). Venezuela: Gobierno intenta crear un falso PCV subordinado a su política neoliberal. peoplesworld.org Caracas, 22-05-2023 (Redacción TP).- El Gobierno de Nicolás Maduro propició el pasado domingo 21 de mayo un evento fraudulento para "construir un falso positivo" con el objetivo de "desconocer los procesos legítimos de toma de decisiones en el seno del Partido Comunista de Venezuela e intentar, a través de medidas administrativas o judiciales, colocarlo al …

W. T. Whitney Jr. (2023-05-24). Worker empowerment stalls in Venezuela as left unity fractures. peoplesworld.org Hugo Chavez, Venezuela's president from 1999 until 2013, inspired and led a "Bolivarian Revolution" that sought independence from U.S. domination, regional integration, and so-called "socialism of the 21st century." The obstacles that lay before these goals have been many: capitalism in control of the national economy, unrelenting right-wing political opposition, U.S. intervention—and longstanding political divisions …

teleSUR (2023-05-24). Venezuela Rejects Washington's Unfounded Accusations. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the administration of President Nicolas Maduro issued an official communiqué rejecting the United States questioning Venezuela's commitment to the fight against terrorism. | RELATED: | "The Government of the Boliviarian Republic of Venezuela once again rejects the questioning of Venezuela's commitment to the fight against terrorism, which year after year has been demonstrated by complying with all its nacional and…

teleSUR (2023-05-24). Venezuelan Ambassador Delivers Credentials In Brazil. telesurenglish.net Venezuela's ambassador to Brazil, Manuel Vadell, delivered his credentials to Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Wednesday, accrediting himself to the Brazilian government. | RELATED: | "Ambassador Manuel Vadell has delivered credentials to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, accrediting himself before the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil," Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil said via Twitter. | At the P…

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