By Greg Palast* – Truthout On January 23, right after a phone call from Donald Trump, Juan Guaidó, former speaker of Venezuela’s National Assembly, declared himself president. No voting. When you have official recognitionfrom The Donald, who needs elections?
By Boaventura de Sousa Santos * The current situation in Venezuela is a tragedy in the making, and it will very likely cause the death of many innocent people. Venezuela is on the verge of foreign military intervention, and the ensuing bloodbath may take on dramatic proportions.
Opinion, Zhiqun Zhu* – Newsweek Chinese President Xi Jinping’s January 2 speech on Taiwan triggered a new round of heated debates about China-Taiwan relations. Those who do not support Taiwan-China unification believe a democracy should not be devoured by an authoritarian…
Editorial As the first leader of the Catholic church to visit the Arabian peninsula, Francis knows his contact with Muslims will be as important as the mass he hosts for the Christian minority Pope Francis’s visit to the United Arab Emirates this week will be greeted…
By Miguel González* – El País, Spain –US Embassy in Madrid notified Spanish government before Juan Guaidó declared himself interim president — We are under a lot of pressure, I won’t tell you from whom but you can figure it out : Foreign Minister Josep Borrell The US…
Rachel Shabi* – The Guardian By criticising the party’s approach to migration, loyalists helped to change it. The leadership must learn to listen to them We’re here, then. The point at which a Labour leadership that won support for being different ends up being the same.
Al Jazeera English Latest updates as Venezuela plunges into a major crisis amid a growing row over Nicolas Maduro’s presidency. Fast Facts: –Countries that support President Maduro: Bolivia, China, Cuba, Iran, Nicaragua, Russia, Syria, Turkey. –Countries that support…
By David Brennan – Newsweek Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has revealed President Donald Trump considered a military intervention in Venezuela in an effort to force the country’s president, Nicolas Maduro, from power. Speaking with Axios on Sunday, the South Carolina…
Analysis, by Tom Phillips* – The Guardian The US and other states rushed to recognise Juan Guaidó but the path to dislodging the country’s leftwing leader is unclear Venezuela’s political crisis was turned on its head on Wednesday as a succession of world powers declared they…
By Stephan Richter and Richard Phillips(*) – The Globalist Whether intentional or not, Donald Trump serves the Kremlin’s interests — from NATO to the global economy and the Middle East to democracy As Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s involvement in…
