Former UN Expert: US Sanctions In Venezuela Largely Responsible For Crisis, Possible “Crime Against Humanity”

“What’s at stake is the enormous, enormous natural resources of Venezuela. And I sense that if Venezuela had no natural resources no one would give a damn about Chavez or Maduro or anybody else there.” — Former UN official Alfred de Zayas LONDON — In a comprehensive interview with the U.K.-based outlet The Independent published on Sunday, former special UN Read More…

US-led Coalition Airstrikes Kill Scores Of Civilians Fleeing ISIS In Euphrates Valley

On January 18, US-led coalition warplanes killed more than 20 civilians who were trying to flee the ISIS-held town of al-Baghuz al-Fawqani in the middle Euphrates River Valley, according to several Syrian sources. “The number of victims is expected to raise as many wounded are in critical condition,” a reporter of the Deir Ezzor 24 Read More…

Venezuela In US Crosshairs, ISIS Kills 4 US Troops In Syria & US Journalist “Indefinitely Detained”

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US-led Coalition Says 4 American Soldiers Killed In Syria After ISIS-Claimed Bombing In Kurdish-Held Manbij (VIDEOS)

An apparent suicide bombing hit the Kurdish-controlled northern Syrian city of Manbij during a “routine” US-led coalition patrol, killing several US troops and civilians. Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack. The blast happened near a restaurant and market. Preliminary reports say at least six people were killed and 19 others injured by the Read More…

US-Backed Child Soldiers In Yemen, US To Give Taliban ‘Job Opportunities’ & Opioid Crisis Spikes

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Opioid Crisis Leaves 700,000 Americans Dead: “Epidemic Continues To Worsen And Evolve”

More than 700,000 Americans died from drug overdoses from 1999 to 2017, about 10% of them in 2017 alone, according to a new report published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In total, there were a staggering 70,237 drug overdose deaths last year, which is more deaths than all US military fatal casualties of the Read More…