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The strategy behind Washington’s destabilization of Venezuela

Venezuela represents everything that the U.S. opposes in the region: socialism, anti-imperialism, economic independence via energy exports and a viable ally for China, Russia, Iran and other countries that oppose the hegemonic designs of Washington. by Eric Draitser Part 1 The corporate media continues to churn out endless stories detailing repression, state violence and socioeconomic collapse in Venezuela. Conspicuously absent from their stories, however, is the fact that much of the turmoil in the Bolivarian Republic is a result of an economic and psychological war being waged against the country by right-wing elements inside Venezuela and their backers in the United States. Naturally, this charge has been dismissed out of hand by the imperial stenographers at the New York Times, Washington Post and The Economist, who continue to insist that there’s nothing at all nefarious going on in Venezuela aside from the “corrupt dictatorship” led by President Nicolas

Athena

WikiLeaks Today, May 19th 2017, WikiLeaks publishes documents from the "Athena" project of the CIA. "Athena" - like the related "Hera" system - provides remote beacon and loader capabilities on target computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system (from Windows XP to Windows 10). Once installed, the malware provides a beaconing capability (including configuration and task handling), the memory loading/unloading of malicious payloads for specific tasks and the delivery and retrieval of files to/from a specified directory on the target system. It allows the operator to configure settings during runtime (while the implant is on target) to customize it to an operation. According to the documentation (see Athena Technology Overview), the malware was developed by the CIA in cooperation with Siege Technologies, a self-proclaimed cyber security company based in New Hampshire, US. On their website, Siege Technologies states that

Assange: detention and extradition without charge has become a feature for European Union

globinfo freexchange   Assange:    The reality is, detention and extradition without charge has become a feature of the European Union.   While today was an important victory the road is far from over.   WikiLeaks will continue its publications.   Release of Chelsea Manning another more important victory.  

Largest right-wing paramilitary group plans attacks in two of Colombia's largest cities

According to an internal police memo leaked Tuesday, Colombia's largest illegal armed group, the AGC, also known as “Los Urabeños" is planning terrorist attacks in Colombia’s largest cities of Bogota and Medellin. The memo states the planned terrorist campaign will be coordinated by “Gavila,” one of the members of the group’s central command that is led by former United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia mid-level commander “Otoniel.” Amid an escalation of paramilitary violence that has been targeting civilians and security forces alike, the memo also stated that a group called the “Gulf Clan” will be planning car bomb attacks in the cities of Bogota and Medellin. The leaders of the AGC never laid down their arms, even during a veiled "peace process" under the government of right-wing President Alvaro Uribe, which aimed to clean up the image of the paramilitaries of the time. The AGC is also reportedly Colombia's largest drug traffickin

Clashes between anti-government protesters and riot police in Brazil

globinfo freexchange Fora Temer! (“Out Temer!”) has become the battle cry of the streets and with that, a call for the return of democracy. teleSUR takes a look at social movements and popular organizations demanding Temer's removal and fresh elections. [...] With three impeachment requests by parliamentarians in less than 24 hours, Michel Temer finds himself isolated and battered, unable to ward off a backlash after a wiretap implicated him in approving bribes that would obstruct the hand of justice. [...] On Thursday, Parana Institute Research released a survey indicating that 87 percent of Brazilians favor the immediate removal of Temer . Meanwhile, 88 percent support Temer's impeachment, resignation, or removal by the Supreme Court. Full report, videos: http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Brazilians-Take-to-the-Streets-Demand-Temer-Out-New-Elections-20170518-0025.html Recall that, Brazil's top court approved