GrayZone, June 24th 2019
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Did Venezuelan coup leaders pocket $70 million from Citgo’s stolen US assets? - By Anya Parampil   Venezuela’s government has claimed the Department of Justice will investigate Citgo’s opposition-appointed board for the theft of $70 million. But the board is itself the product of a massive theft – that of the elected government’s wealth. Continue reading...

This celebrated Western-funded nonprofit collaborated with al-Qaeda to wage lawfare on Syria - By Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton   Mainstream reporting on Syria has relied heavily on the work of the Commission for International Justice and Accountability (CIJA), a Western government-funded regime change group whose investigators collaborated with al-Qaeda and its extremist allies to drum up prosecutions of Syrian officials. Continue reading...

‘Wheat is a weapon’: US gov-funded, Democrat-linked think tank proposes starving Syrian civilians to weaken Assad - By Ben Norton   A fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), a Democratic Party-linked think tank bankrolled by the US government and arms industry, says the “wheat weapon” can “be used to apply pressure on the Assad regime.” Continue reading...

Top scientist slams OPCW leadership for repressing dissenting report on Syria gas attack - By Aaron Maté   MIT rocket scientist Theodore Postol has accused the OPCW leadership of overseeing “compromised reporting” and ignoring evidence that challenged claims that the Syrian government carried out a chemical attack in Douma. Continue reading...

From Exxon to ‘ambassador’: How Carlos Vecchio became Venezuela’s top coup lobbyist - By Anya Parampil and Diego Sequera   The story of regime-change brain Carlos Vecchio’s rise through elite US institutions and the oil industry captures the essence of Venezuela’s opposition. Continue reading...

From coup leaders to con artists: Juan Guaidó’s gang exposed for massive humanitarian aid fraud - By Dan Cohen   An explosive new report reveals how Guaidó representatives in Colombia embezzled $125,000 meant for humanitarian aid, suckering deserting soldiers and blowing the aid money on luxury goods.  Continue reading...

Even Japan, Germany, and EU are doubting Trump admin’s claim Iran attacked ships - By Ben Norton   While the Trump administration accuses Iran without evidence of attacking oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman, Japanese, German, and EU officials are skeptical, saying there is no “definite proof.” Continue reading...

A Syrian Opposition Front Gets Star Treatment in US Media Max Blumenthal on the By Any Means Necessary Podcast discussing "the Syrian Network for Human Rights, a pro-intervention operation masquerading as an independent nonprofit group. Blumenthal explains the SNHR’s murky funding sources, how it’s staffed by top Syrian opposition figures, purposefully publishes disinformation and is given carte blanche to advocate for the toppling of Bashar Al-Assad by prominent journalists, major media platforms and NGOs."