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Video and transcript. Mark Weisbrot is one of the most knowledgeable people writing about the economic situation in English. SHARMINI PERIES: Mark, so let's start with President Maduro's economic policy announcements, which took place on Thursday night. From what you can tell so far, do you think they will work towards recovering Venezuela's economy here? MARK WEISBROT: Well, I think probably not. I think there's some good things there. The try to increase the food distribution,...
Read More »Joseph Thomas — Cambodia’s US-Backed Opposition Leader Charged With Treason
Exposé of attempted US regime change operation in Thailand.NEOCambodia’s US-Backed Opposition Leader Charged With Treason Joseph Thomas is chief editor of Thailand-based geopolitical journal, The New Atlas* The New Atlas site didn't open on most browers/search engines I tried. I was able to get in using the Tor brewer and DuckDuckGo to search. Update: Working now. See also Thailand’s Ousted PM Flees Abroad: The Rest of the Story
Read More »RT — Cambodian PM calls US democracy ‘bloody & brutal’ in row over USAID-funded NGO
Political tensions have been rising between Phnom Penh and Washington, after Cambodia ordered a USAID-supported organization to halt its activity in the country. The Asian nation says it is defending its sovereignty, while Washington questioned its democracy.In the latest development to the worsening dispute between the two nations, Cambodia's long-ruling leader, Prime Minister Hun Sen, accused Washington of interference in his country's domestic affairs. "We wish to send a clear message...
Read More »telesur — US Vice President Meets Venezuelan Opposition and Promises More Sanctions
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has been in Florida to meet Venezuelan opposition leaders, capping off his tour of Latin America last week where he sought support against the government of President Nicolas Maduro.... Pence, for his part, continued to repeat the White House position that the democratically-elected government in Caracas resembled a “dictatorship,” and that there was “more to come” in terms of sanctions. Soon after visiting the house of worship, Pence also made his presence...
Read More »Robert W. Merry — Stop poking the Russian bear
New sanctions are coming, whether he wants them or not. NATO expansion and the West’s Ukraine meddling will continue. Encirclement is firmly in place. It’s difficult to envision where this could lead, short of actual hostilities. Russia’s fundamental national interests, the ones Trump was prepared to accept, will almost certainly render such hostilities inevitable. The National InterestStop poking the Russian bearRobert W. Merry | Editor of the American Conservative
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