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The Gray Zone, october 30th 2019
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‘This charge is 100% false’: Grayzone editor Max Blumenthal arrested months after reporting on Venezuelan opposition violence - by Ben Norton

The Grayzone editor Max Blumenthal has been arrested on false charges after reporting on Venezuelan opposition violence outside the DC embassy. He describes the manufactured case as part of a wider campaign of political persecution. Continue reading...

By protecting Syria’s Idlib, the US created a safe haven for Baghdadi and ISIS - by Dan Cohen With the killing of self-proclaimed ISIS “caliph” Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the shoddy narrative pushed by US government officials and regime change propagandists about Idlib was blown to pieces as well Continue reading...

Trump gives $4.5 million to Syria’s White Helmets, which partnered with jihadists and joined Turkey’s ethnic cleansing - by Ben Norton While touting his efforts to end US involvement in Syria, Trump approved $4.5 million more for the White Helmets. This group has been at the heart of the regime-change war on the country, partnering with jihadists and joining Turkey’s brutal invasion. Continue reading...

USAID funds salaries of Venezuelan coup leaders to lobby US politicians for regime change - by Leonardo Flores USAID is diverting $41.9 million from aid for Central America to pay the salaries of Juan Guaidó’s team as they work to influence policy inside the US. Continue reading...

Honduras is ruled by a US-backed drug cartel – and the country’s opposition just united to oust it - by Ben Norton “The process of uniting the opposition has begun, to oust the DRUG TRAFFICKERS, who rule us with the dictatorship of Juan Orlando,” a leader of the new coalition proclaimed. Continue reading...

Jill Stein: Hillary Clinton is still sabotaging progressives Former Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein responds to Hillary Clinton calling her a “Russian asset” and Rep. Tulsi Gabbard a potential Russian dupe. Continue reading...