Daily Archives: July 19, 2019

2019-07-19: News Headlines

susan_p (2019-07-19). Venezuela: Trump diverts Central America aid to Guaido as EU threatens more sanctions. greenleft.org.au United States President Donald Trump's administration is reportedly diverting more than US$40 million in aid destined for Central America to the Venezuelan opposition. | According to the Los Angeles Times, a memo from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) was handed to Congress on July 11 saying that $41.9 million was being handed to self-proclaimed "Interim President" Juan Guaido and his team. The memo argued that there is an "exigent" crisis involving US "national…

Pete Dolack (2019-07-19). All Seemed Possible When the Sandinistas Took Power 40 years Ago. counterpunch.org This week marks the 40th anniversary of the Sandinistas taking power in Nicaragua, a milestone that merits celebration regardless of our opinions on how the Sandinista Revolution evolved. Nor should the hand of United States imperialism in distorting that revolution be ignored — the huge cost exacted by the U.S.-directed and -funded Contras totaled more More

John Perry (2019-07-16). A year after Nicaragua's coup, the media's regime-change deceptions are still unraveling. thegrayzone.com Corporate media outlets blamed Nicaragua's government for a deadly arson attack during the 2018 coup attempt, but new information raises…

2019-07-19: Social Media Postees

All Seemed Possible When the Sandinistas Took Power 40 years Ago
Pete Dolack | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-19
This week marks the 40th anniversary of the Sandinistas taking power in Nicaragua, a milestone that merits celebration regardless of our opinions on how the Sandinista Revolution evolved. Nor should the hand of United States imperialism in distorting that revolution be ignored — the huge cost exacted by the U.S.-directed and -funded Contras totaled more…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/19/all-seemed-possible-when-the-sandinistas-took-power-40-years-ago/

Venezuela: Trump diverts Central America aid to Guaido as EU threatens more sanctions
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-07-19
United States President Donald Trump's administration is reportedly diverting more than US$40 million in aid destined for Central America to the Venezuelan opposition. | According to the Los Angeles Times, a memo from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) was handed to Congress on July 11 saying that $41.9 million was being handed to self-proclaimed "Interim President" Juan Guaido and his team. The memo argued that there is an "exigent" crisis involving US "national…
greenleft.org.au/content/venezuela-trump-diverts-central-america-aid-guaido-eu-threatens-more-sanctions

A year after Nicaragua's coup, the media's regime-change deceptions are still unraveling
John Perry | thegrayzone.com | 2019-07-16
Corporate media outlets blamed Nicaragua's government for a deadly arson attack during the 2018 coup attempt, but new information raises…
thegrayzone.com/2019/07/15/a-year-after-nicaraguas-coup-the-medias-regime-change-deceptions-are-still-unraveling/