Month: March 2019

The Greencast – March 4, 2019 – Khalida Jarrar

On the show this week, I’m covering the release of Palestinian legislator Khalida Jarrar, held for nearly two years by the Israeli government without charge or trial. Also, the UN Commission on Human Rights released a report last week on Israeli snipers knowingly targeting emergency medical workers, disabled people and children at the 2018 Palestinian Right of Return protest. Finally, several items covering the continued lead up to war in Venezuela.

Edit: I misspoke in the show. That should be two million people in Gaza facing food and medical care shortages, not twenty.

March 16, 2019 March on Washington: make your voice heard, #HandsOffVenezuela.

https://www.answercoalition.org/national_march_on_washington_hands_off_venezuela

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@UN Commission of Inquiry on the 2018 protests in #Palestine finds that “Israeli snipers shot at journalists, health workers, children and persons with disabilities, knowing they were clearly recognizable as such.

Full Report, UN Human Rights Council: https://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/CoIOPT/Pages/Report2018OPT.aspx

Palestinian MP Khalida Jarrar was released today from an Israeli prison where she was held for almost 2 years without charge or trial. Her case isn’t unique, it’s crucial to remember it is the norm for Israel to detain Palestinians for indefinite periods without being charged.

Khalida Jarrar leaves Israeli jail with “messages of freedom”

https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/tamara-nassar/khalida-jarrar-leaves-israeli-jail-messages-freedom

Counterpunch: Military and CIA interventions since World War II

It is no longer speculation that war criminal Elliot Abrams would again sneak military gear in “aid shipments”—that’s exactly what was found

Trojan horse: ‘Aid trucks’ carry nails & wire for barricades – Venezuelan Foreign Minister

Clinton Emails Reveal Direct US Sabotage of Venezuela

https://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/12104

US-backed opposition caught on VIDEO throwing Molotov cocktails at aid truck on Venezuela border

https://www.rt.com/news/452326-venezuela-us-aid-truck-protesters/

U.S. hits Venezuela with sanctions for blocking humanitarian aid

https://www.thedailybeast.com/us-hits-venezuela-with-sanctions-for-blocking-humanitarian-aid

The Grayzone’s Max Blumenthal toured open air markets in Caracas full of food and supplies subsidized by the Venezuelan government

http://youtube.com/watch?v=qlX3yfXNX_g

I went to a market this morning in Miranda state, Venezuela and I still couldn’t find the “humanitarian crisis” the US gov and corporate media keep talking about.

An Ocean of Lies on Venezuela (Empire Files)

Mar 16 March on Washington: Hands Off Venezuela

https://www.answercoalition.org/national_march_on_washington_hands_off_venezuela

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This morning in Miranda state

Ben Norton has been doing some amazing reporting on the ground in Venezuela, and he’s really worth following on Twitter.

I went to a market this morning in Miranda state, Venezuela and I still couldn’t find the “humanitarian crisis” the US gov and corporate media keep talking about.

And this is in a mostly pro-opposition neighborhood. Government-subsidized markets are even cheaper and more popular.

When we say that the Democrats wouldn’t be any better…

When we point out that the Democrats really wouldn’t be any better on progressive issues than Republicans, this is what we’re talking about.

While Hillary Clinton publicly welcomed improved relations with Venezuela as secretary of state, she privately ridiculed the country and continued to support destabilization efforts, revealed her emails leaked by WikiLeaks.

Venezuelanalysis: Clinton Emails Reveal Direct US Sabotage of Venezuela
https://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/12104