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TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
An internal government document reveals tactics of “economic warfare” and “financial weapons” the US is using against Venezuela in the name of “furthering capitalism.” GrayZone Project — Venezuela has suffered from an economic crisis in recent years, and while the US government and corporate media outlets have blamed this hardship solely on the ruling socialist party, internal Read More…
In a surprising vote Thursday, the Senate voted 68-23 to pass a resolution from Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) expressing opposition to President Trump’s plan to withdraw US troops from Syria, and expressing opposition to any theoretical pullout from Afghanistan that might result from a negotiated deal to end that war. The non-binding resolution was passed Read More…
On Wednesday, a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers in both the House and Senate announced their intention to reintroduce the War Powers Act challenge to the US participation in the Saudi-led war in Yemen. The war was never authorized by Congress, and the challenge would require the administration to end US involvement. The Yemen War was initially launched Read More…
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSSWelcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (1/31/19). I want to talk today about a steady and systematic eradication of independent Read More…
ICC Judge Flügge said he realized that the “diplomatic world” did not value the independent judiciary that was the ICC. THE HAGUE — A senior judge at the United Nations’ International Court in The Hague has resigned in protest of “shocking” interference from the Trump administration into a preliminary war-crimes investigation into U.S. troops. The judge, Read More…
A new war of words has broken out between Washington and Caracas after President Donald Trump banned the use of the oil-backed cryptocurrency launched by Venezuela in a bid to undermine the dominance of the petro-dollar. Trump signed an executive order late on Monday prohibiting trade in the Venezuelan government’s newly-launched Petro cryptocurrency in the Read More…