Max Blumenthal reports from the final rally of the governing PSUV party in Caracas ahead of December 6 legislative elections, witnessing an address by President Nicolas Maduro and speaking to leaders of progressive social movements. The vote took place despite threats from Washington and the US-backed opposition's attempts to undermine the election through boycotts and sabotage.
Democracy Now! Eleven peace activists and one journalist on board the Gaza Freedom Flotilla ship, the "Madleen," were detained by Israeli soldiers as their ship carrying vital humanitarian aid for starving Palestinians approached Gaza. The ship was intercepted by Israeli forces in the middle of the night in international waters. Its supplies were seized and communications jammed. The unarmed activists will likely be transported to Israeli detention or "immediately deported," says Ann Wright, a U.S. military veteran who has participated in four Freedom Flotilla journeys and now serves on the steering committee of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition. She calls on citizens of countries around the world to push for the activists' release and an end to Israel's war on Gaza.
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