By Max Blumenthal – The Grayzone

The US Department of Justice indictment of Venezuela’s kidnapped leader, Nicolas Maduro, is a political rant that relies heavily on coerced testimony from an unreliable witness. Despite DOJ edits, it could expose more Americans to the CIA’s own history of drug trafficking.

Continue reading “Behind the DOJ’s politicized indictment of Maduro: a CIA-created ‘network’ and coerced star witness”

By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

After the weekend US military action in Venezuela, which triggered mixed reactions around the globe, Colombia and other nations in the region are preparing for a possible influx of refugees.

Sunday saw Colombian Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez order the deployment of 30,000 troops to the Venezuelan border to strengthen security, and this move coincided with putting emergency measures in place to assist displaced civilians.

Continue reading “Colombia & Brazil Bolster Armed Forces At Borders, Bracing For Venezuelan Refugee Influx”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Former Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid, who now leads the opposition in the Knesset, used the US attack on Venezuela to issue a threat to Iran, as the US and Israel are moving toward another war against the Islamic Republic. Continue reading “Israeli Officials Use US Venezuela Attack To Threaten Iran”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

President Trump on Sunday threatened that Venezuela’s new acting president, Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, would have a fate worse than Nicolas Maduro’s if she doesn’t do the bidding of the US. Continue reading “Trump Threatens Venezuela’s Acting President With Fate Worse Than Maduro’s”

By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

Over the weekend as the world watched Trump’s Venezuela intervention unfold, the Iran protests reached a full week. While AFP and others have reported in some locales clashes between demonstrators and police, which have after entering day nine have left 12 people dead, including members of security forces, it is clear that this wave of largely economic-driven protests have yet to reach the size of the 2022 ‘anti-hijab’ protests. Continue reading “Iran Protest Deaths Rise As Trump Warns Tehran It Could “Get Hit Very Hard” By US”