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US 'False Flag' Aid Truck Fire, Guaido "Formally" Requests US Intervention & Rubio's Gaddafi Tweet
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nside Venezuela’s State-Subsidized Communal Markets https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlX3y... Venezuela - There Was A Riot At The Border But What Else Did The "Aid" Stunt Achieve? https://www.moonofalabama.org/2019/02... https://twitter.com/Federation/status... https://twitter.com/RobinKPurcell/sta... Venezuela - No More Than 20,000 People Came To Branson's Concert Stunt https://www.moonofalabama.org/2019/02... WaPo Quietly Deletes Branson's Venezuela Concert From Article After 'Fake' Attendance Figures Exposed https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-0... US-backed opposition caught on VIDEO throwing Molotov cocktails at aid truck on Venezuela border https://www.rt.com/news/452326-venezu... Venezuela FM Claims "CIA Expert" Pompeo Torched Aid Trucks In False Flag Attack https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-0... Maduro's Days "Numbered" Pompeo Warns; Guaido To "Formally" Request US “Liberation" https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-0... EU Leaders Reject Idea of US-Led Military Intervention in Venezuela https://theantimedia.com/eu-leaders-r... The Latest: US sending aid for Venezuela migrant crisis http://www.wfmz.com/news/ap-world-new... Psychopathic US Senator Openly Calls For Maduro To Suffer Gaddafi’s Fate https://medium.com/@caityjohnstone/ps... https://twitter.com/MaxBlumenthal/sta... Libya: Ten Things About Gaddafi They Don’t Want You to Know https://www.globalresearch.ca/libya-t...
nside Venezuela’s State-Subsidized Communal Markets https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlX3y... Venezuela - There Was A Riot At The Border But What Else Did The "Aid" Stunt Achieve? https://www.moonofalabama.org/2019/02... https://twitter.com/Federation/status... https://twitter.com/RobinKPurcell/sta... Venezuela - No More Than 20,000 People Came To Branson's Concert Stunt https://www.moonofalabama.org/2019/02... WaPo Quietly Deletes Branson's Venezuela Concert From Article After 'Fake' Attendance Figures Exposed https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-0... US-backed opposition caught on VIDEO throwing Molotov cocktails at aid truck on Venezuela border https://www.rt.com/news/452326-venezu... Venezuela FM Claims "CIA Expert" Pompeo Torched Aid Trucks In False Flag Attack https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-0... Maduro's Days "Numbered" Pompeo Warns; Guaido To "Formally" Request US “Liberation" https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-0... EU Leaders Reject Idea of US-Led Military Intervention in Venezuela https://theantimedia.com/eu-leaders-r... The Latest: US sending aid for Venezuela migrant crisis http://www.wfmz.com/news/ap-world-new... Psychopathic US Senator Openly Calls For Maduro To Suffer Gaddafi’s Fate https://medium.com/@caityjohnstone/ps... https://twitter.com/MaxBlumenthal/sta... Libya: Ten Things About Gaddafi They Don’t Want You to Know https://www.globalresearch.ca/libya-t...
Monday, February 25, 2019
Saturday, February 23, 2019
Thursday, February 21, 2019
Upcoming Venezuela False Flag, US Seeks To Tie Iran w/ al-Qaeda To Justify War & G. Canyon Radiation
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours.
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Trump Likes 'Beautiful' Border Walls - Venezuela Should Build Him One https://www.moonofalabama.org/2019/02... The Military-Industrial-Humanitarian Complex: Spreading Western Hegemony Under The Guise Of Virtue http://www.thelastamericanvagabond.co... How Humanitarian Organizations Supply Intel from Syria To US Intelligence Agencies http://www.thelastamericanvagabond.co... Red Cross, UN Slam Denounce Use Of ‘Politicized’ Humanitarian Aid To Venezuela http://www.thelastamericanvagabond.co... Seeking Legal Cover for War, Trump Administration Attempts to Tie Iran, al-Qaeda https://news.antiwar.com/2019/02/19/s... Pompeo: US Military Obligated To “Take Down” The Iranians In Venezuela http://www.thelastamericanvagabond.co... A Texas Mystery: Small Town Has 1,000 Registered Aircraft But No Airport https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-0... Grand Canyon Museum Tourists Exposed For Years To Dangerous Radiation, Whistleblower Admits https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-0... The Worst Nuclear Disaster in U.S. History Kept a Secret http://www.thelastamericanvagabond.co... 4th U.S. Nuclear Disaster in Recent Months Exposed — Corporate Media Still Silent http://www.thelastamericanvagabond.co... The US Government Has “Lost” Enough Radioactive Material To Bomb Nagasaki 800 Times http://www.thelastamericanvagabond.co... U.S. Government Exposed For Conducting Bio-Warfare Experiments In San Francisco That Killed US Citizens http://www.thelastamericanvagabond.co... #Venezuela #FalseFlag #Iran
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Trump Likes 'Beautiful' Border Walls - Venezuela Should Build Him One https://www.moonofalabama.org/2019/02... The Military-Industrial-Humanitarian Complex: Spreading Western Hegemony Under The Guise Of Virtue http://www.thelastamericanvagabond.co... How Humanitarian Organizations Supply Intel from Syria To US Intelligence Agencies http://www.thelastamericanvagabond.co... Red Cross, UN Slam Denounce Use Of ‘Politicized’ Humanitarian Aid To Venezuela http://www.thelastamericanvagabond.co... Seeking Legal Cover for War, Trump Administration Attempts to Tie Iran, al-Qaeda https://news.antiwar.com/2019/02/19/s... Pompeo: US Military Obligated To “Take Down” The Iranians In Venezuela http://www.thelastamericanvagabond.co... A Texas Mystery: Small Town Has 1,000 Registered Aircraft But No Airport https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-0... Grand Canyon Museum Tourists Exposed For Years To Dangerous Radiation, Whistleblower Admits https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-0... The Worst Nuclear Disaster in U.S. History Kept a Secret http://www.thelastamericanvagabond.co... 4th U.S. Nuclear Disaster in Recent Months Exposed — Corporate Media Still Silent http://www.thelastamericanvagabond.co... The US Government Has “Lost” Enough Radioactive Material To Bomb Nagasaki 800 Times http://www.thelastamericanvagabond.co... U.S. Government Exposed For Conducting Bio-Warfare Experiments In San Francisco That Killed US Citizens http://www.thelastamericanvagabond.co... #Venezuela #FalseFlag #Iran
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
WATCH Syrian Army Finds Alleged US and Israeli-made Weapons Near Damascus
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Militant groups fighting the Syrian government left many weapons caches behind as they were retreating from the Syrian army; these are now being discovered in sweeping operations being conducted by the authorities.
The Syrian army has discovered US and Israeli-made weapons left behind by terrorists in the region around Damascus, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported.
Earlier in December, Syrian Security Forces discovered another big warehouse loaded with weapons left behind by terrorist groups in Daraa province in the south of the country. It contained numerous rifles, mortars, US-made Tao anti-tank missiles and recon drones.
US Mercenaries Caught In Haiti, Trump To Transfer Nuke Tech To Saudis & Yemen Stands With Palestine
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours.
Five Heavily Armed Suspected US Mercenaries Arrested In Haiti Amidst Unrest
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-0... Venezuela Seizes 'US Weapons Shipment' & Guaido Promises To Sell Out To US Interests https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYd02... House Oversight Whistleblowers Claim Trump Trying To Transfer US Nuke Technology To Saudi Arabia https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-0... Hope of Hodeida Ceasefire Wanes as Saudis Talk Peace but Bolster Military Presence https://www.mintpressnews.com/hope-of... Mass Rallies in Yemen Denounce Gulf Arab States’ “Betrayal” of Palestine https://www.mintpressnews.com/mass-ra... Members Of The US-Backed Hadi Yemen Government Are On US Lists As Terrorists https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLyWM... Hussain Albukhaiti Interview - The US-Backed Saudi Coalition's Fake Ceasefire & Support Of Terrorism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XjiP... Trump: Venezuelan Military Members Must Abandon Maduro or ‘Lose Everything’ https://news.antiwar.com/2019/02/18/t... War On Democracy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL... #Haiti #SaudiArabia #Yemen
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-0... Venezuela Seizes 'US Weapons Shipment' & Guaido Promises To Sell Out To US Interests https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYd02... House Oversight Whistleblowers Claim Trump Trying To Transfer US Nuke Technology To Saudi Arabia https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-0... Hope of Hodeida Ceasefire Wanes as Saudis Talk Peace but Bolster Military Presence https://www.mintpressnews.com/hope-of... Mass Rallies in Yemen Denounce Gulf Arab States’ “Betrayal” of Palestine https://www.mintpressnews.com/mass-ra... Members Of The US-Backed Hadi Yemen Government Are On US Lists As Terrorists https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLyWM... Hussain Albukhaiti Interview - The US-Backed Saudi Coalition's Fake Ceasefire & Support Of Terrorism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XjiP... Trump: Venezuelan Military Members Must Abandon Maduro or ‘Lose Everything’ https://news.antiwar.com/2019/02/18/t... War On Democracy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL... #Haiti #SaudiArabia #Yemen
What Really Happened: Mike Rivero Tuesday 2/19/19: Today's News Talk Show
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Help Support Mike Rivero With A Donation And/Or A Store Purchase -- Thanks Donate to Mike @ http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/don... Mail can be sent to: Home Baked Entertainment 98-871 Kaonohi Street Unit C Aiea, HI 96701-2458 RIVERO'S RANGERS SHIRTS - http://www.cafepress.com/wrh_prem/121... Republic Broadcasting Network -- http://republicbroadcasting.org/donat... -- ON-AIR CALLS: 800-313-9443 Email: WRH@WhatReallyHappened.com Mike's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/WRHappen... Mike Rivero commented on the January 5, 2015 show I have been asked why I never reply to comments in this channel. I am well aware of Ron Gibson's diligence in preserving these radio programs and have thanked him on the air, but I do not listen to myself here and hence do not reply to questions. If you need to ask me something email me at wrh@whatreallyhappened.com Thank you, Michael MP3 ARCHIVE (Not Commercial Free) -- http://www.republicbroadcastingarchiv... THE SHOW The What Really Happened radio show is an adjunct to the http://whatreallyhappened.com website. The show broadcasts from Oahu, Hawaii through the Republic Broadcasting Network. The show and website are non-partisan and chastise the lying and corrupt of all political parties with equal enthusiasm! What Really Happened is opposed to war as a presumed fix for the struggling US economy, and also takes an occasional look at issues of science and health being distorted in the quest for profits. THE HOST Mike Rivero is the host of the What Really Happened radio shows on the Republic Broadcasting Network and webmaster of whatreallyhappened.com, now in its 22nd year. Both the radio show and website enjoy a large and growing global audience. He is a frequent guest on talk-radio and has appeared in television programs such as History Channel’s “America’s Book of Secrets.” Mike Rivero’s background is as eclectic as his radio show and website. Formerly with NASA, Mike transitioned his image processing skills (along with a brief stint as a child actor) into the then-new computer animation field, starting with award winning commercials, then working on films such as “Star Trek”, “The Day After Tomorrow”, and later supervising visual effects on “Brainscan”, “LOST”, and “Hawaii Five-0”. Mike Rivero has taken a sabbatical from film work to focus all his efforts on peace activism. Mike Rivero’s foray into blogging began before the word was even invented, and happened almost by accident when he spotted a suspicious photograph being broadcast on ABC news in 1994 related to the murder of White House Deputy Counsel Vincent Foster.Since that abrupt beginning, What Really Happened, both website and radio show, has expanded to cover diverse topics including the assassinations, the accidental shoot-down of TWA 800, election fraud, health issues, Saddam’s non-existent nuclear weapons, 9-11, the economy, and the ongoing propaganda used to trick the American people into wars of conquest in Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, Libya, and other nations. Mike Rivero currently resides in Hawaii with his wife Claire, who is a composer, choir conductor, and creates much of theme music used on the What Really Happened radio show, as well as occasionally participating as a commentator.
Help Support Mike Rivero With A Donation And/Or A Store Purchase -- Thanks Donate to Mike @ http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/don... Mail can be sent to: Home Baked Entertainment 98-871 Kaonohi Street Unit C Aiea, HI 96701-2458 RIVERO'S RANGERS SHIRTS - http://www.cafepress.com/wrh_prem/121... Republic Broadcasting Network -- http://republicbroadcasting.org/donat... -- ON-AIR CALLS: 800-313-9443 Email: WRH@WhatReallyHappened.com Mike's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/WRHappen... Mike Rivero commented on the January 5, 2015 show I have been asked why I never reply to comments in this channel. I am well aware of Ron Gibson's diligence in preserving these radio programs and have thanked him on the air, but I do not listen to myself here and hence do not reply to questions. If you need to ask me something email me at wrh@whatreallyhappened.com Thank you, Michael MP3 ARCHIVE (Not Commercial Free) -- http://www.republicbroadcastingarchiv... THE SHOW The What Really Happened radio show is an adjunct to the http://whatreallyhappened.com website. The show broadcasts from Oahu, Hawaii through the Republic Broadcasting Network. The show and website are non-partisan and chastise the lying and corrupt of all political parties with equal enthusiasm! What Really Happened is opposed to war as a presumed fix for the struggling US economy, and also takes an occasional look at issues of science and health being distorted in the quest for profits. THE HOST Mike Rivero is the host of the What Really Happened radio shows on the Republic Broadcasting Network and webmaster of whatreallyhappened.com, now in its 22nd year. Both the radio show and website enjoy a large and growing global audience. He is a frequent guest on talk-radio and has appeared in television programs such as History Channel’s “America’s Book of Secrets.” Mike Rivero’s background is as eclectic as his radio show and website. Formerly with NASA, Mike transitioned his image processing skills (along with a brief stint as a child actor) into the then-new computer animation field, starting with award winning commercials, then working on films such as “Star Trek”, “The Day After Tomorrow”, and later supervising visual effects on “Brainscan”, “LOST”, and “Hawaii Five-0”. Mike Rivero has taken a sabbatical from film work to focus all his efforts on peace activism. Mike Rivero’s foray into blogging began before the word was even invented, and happened almost by accident when he spotted a suspicious photograph being broadcast on ABC news in 1994 related to the murder of White House Deputy Counsel Vincent Foster.Since that abrupt beginning, What Really Happened, both website and radio show, has expanded to cover diverse topics including the assassinations, the accidental shoot-down of TWA 800, election fraud, health issues, Saddam’s non-existent nuclear weapons, 9-11, the economy, and the ongoing propaganda used to trick the American people into wars of conquest in Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, Libya, and other nations. Mike Rivero currently resides in Hawaii with his wife Claire, who is a composer, choir conductor, and creates much of theme music used on the What Really Happened radio show, as well as occasionally participating as a commentator.
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Salvador Allende's grandson thanks Pink Floyd's Roger Waters for supporting Venezuelans
Salvador Allende's grandson Pablo Sepúlveda Allende thanked Pink Floyd's Roger Waters for supporting Venezuela, and invited him to visit in order to oppose the US-led coup attempt and war.
“Do we really want Venezuela to turn into another Iraq? Or Syria or Libya?”— Sarah Abdallah (@sahouraxo) February 19, 2019
Thank you Roger Waters. pic.twitter.com/NshIYrad10
Venezuela's foreign minister on 'failed' coup and the new Non-Aligned Movement
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza sits down with The Grayzone's Anya Parampil to discuss his secret meetings with Trump envoy Elliot Abrams, how the war in Syria reordered international relations, and Caracas' efforts to form a Non-Aligned Movement "adapted to the 21st century."
CIA Linked to Plane Caught Smuggling Weapons into Venezuela?
It appears the plane caught attempting to smuggle weapons into Venezuela may have links to CIA “black sites” renditions. The 9/11 victim memorial fund may be running out of funds. A critical panel on Black History Month featuring activists Netfa Freeman and lady Dan Edidi and author Michell C. Clark. And NASA may be looking for the world’s best class clown? [890]
US "Aid" Exposed As Regime Change Ploy, Bolton Sides With US Puppet Gov In Haiti & Weiner Out Jail Early
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Monday, February 18, 2019
All US Citizens Ordered Out Of Haiti Amidst Mass Unrest And Chaos
Haiti continues to be gripped by civil unrest and mass protests demanding that President Jovenal Moise step down over charges of corruption and and rampant inflation under his watch — yet unlike similar unrest happening hundreds of miles due south of the small Caribbean country in Venezuela, Washington has stood in support of the president. Starting Thursday the US State Department urged all American citizens out of the country and issued a no-not-travel advisory due to "crime and civil unrest".
And national security adviser John Bolton followed with a statement on Saturday for all sides in Haiti to "respect and protect their democracy" — a bit ironic considering he spent the rest of the day tweeting regime change related messages targeting Venezuela's Maduro. He revealed in the tweet that he met with Haitian Foreign Minister on Friday "to express the United States’ enduring support for and friendship with Haiti." He further urged "all of Haiti’s political actors to respect and protect their democracy, engage in dialogue, and put an end to the political violence."
In its prior travel ban the State Dept. described a rapidly deteriorating situation of “Protests, tire burning, and road blockages are frequent and unpredictable. Violent crime, such as armed robbery, is common,” and said further that “Emergency response, including ambulance service, is limited or non-existent.” An update told all U.S. citizens who remained in Haiti “to strongly consider departing as soon as they safely can do so” and warned of encountering potential roadblocks or hazardous checkpoints.
“Travelers are sometimes targeted, followed and violently attacked and robbed shortly after leaving the Port-au-Prince international airport,” the State Department said.
I met with Haitian Foreign Minister @BocchitEdmond yesterday to express the United States’ enduring support for and friendship with Haiti. We urge all of Haiti’s political actors to respect and protect their democracy, engage in dialogue, and put an end to the political violence.
According to CNN one group of 24 missionaries from Canada have become trapped in a town about 30 miles outside of the capital of Port-au-Prince, unable to navigate the blocked roads into the capital.
CNN also describes clashes that have left an unknown number of Hatians dead:
Several people have been killed in the clashes, according to local media reports. CNN has not been able independently to confirm the exact number of those killed.In the Port-au-Prince neighborhoods of Nazon and Turgeau, scores of people stood in lines Saturday desperate for the basics of life: water, gas and food.Crowds, about 100 strong in spots, dotted the roadways, waiting with 5-gallon plastic buckets, and gas stations were mobbed.
The evacuation orders amidst the unrest, which have been issued by other governments such as Canada, are sure to make things further difficult for the county's economic woes, as tourism makes up about 5% of GDP.
Mass protests paralyzed the Port-au-Prince region starting a little over a week ago, and are in some aspects actually related to the Venezuela crisis. For starters,
At work is a messy cocktail of political forces opposed to the Jovenel Moïse presidency. This is fueled in part by a judicial report issued in January that outlined massive embezzlement of Venezuela’s discounted oil PetroCaribe program to Haiti. The report highlights individuals from no fewer than three successive Haitian presidencies, and follows a parliamentary report issued more than a year ago that covered many of the same allegations—all left unanswered.
And amidst this Washington starting weeks ago put immense pressure on Port-au-Prince to break ties with the Maduro regime in Venezuela, in recognition of self-styled "Interim President" Juan Guaido.
HAITI is on complete lockdown - roadblocks, shootings, looting. Demands 4 president Moise to leave. Banks/roads closed. No food/diesel. US Embassy evacuated & there is NO WORD ABOUT THIS IN THE US press. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/feb/14/haiti-disarray-anti-government-protests-prison-breakout … #Haiti
These pressures were successful and the Haitian government caved earlier this month, fueling the rage of Hatians in the street, many of which were already angered over the impact that Washington's oil sanctions on nearby Venezuelea are having on Haiti.
"The police are afraid!"... Police forced to stand down by protesters in Carrefour, PAP, #Haiti this morning. It's becoming clear the reaction coming today if they open fire. What do you do when protesters are no longer afraid of death?
The overlapping Haitian and Venezuelan situations are outlined as follows:
The first and most notable has been the pressure it has been under—most notably from an increasingly irritated Washington—to break ranks with Venezuela’s Maduro regime, which it finally did early this month. The Maduro regime in effect tried to bribe Haiti by offering to reprogram some of the PetroCaribe funding but the Moïse government didn’t back down.
What's at stake is described by Ariel Fornari of Haiti Analysis:
For more than a decade Venezuela has aided the governments of Haiti and the Dominican Republic through a preferential system known as Petrocaribe, which provided subsidized crude oil prices to meet the countries critical energy demands. The Petrocaribe oil agreement, allowed for governments to pay only 60 percent of the oil shipments they purchase from Venezuela. The remaining 40 percent could be financed over 25 years at 1 percent interest, as long as oil prices stayed above $40 per barrel. This allowed for tremendous savings, and money that (according to the agreement) was supposed to be used for socially beneficial purposes.
And further:
Countries such as Nicaragua, Jamaica, Cuba, and many islands in the eastern Caribbean have successfully utilized Petrocaribe funds and other Venezuelan support mechanisms, investing in vital infrastructure, education, healthcare, and have used the funding to avoid austerity deals with the IMF and other international financial institutions. Corrupt politicians in Hispaniola, though, whose regimes are closely aligned with Washington, have by contrast become well-known for robbing many of the funds meant for the social needs of their population.
Thus Port-au-Prince so easily succumbing to Washington against Maduro was the last straw for many in a politically complex scandal which has grown for years as a result of the Petrocaribe deal, which began in earnest when it was revealed in 2017 that almost $4bn in funds earmarked for social development went missing, widely assumed to be the result of corrupt officials still within the Moise government skimming on a mass scale.
Interestingly the Maduro government itself has been accused of stirring discontent in Haiti's streets through the Venezuelan embassy in the Haitian capital and its ambassador, who is reportedly still in residence. This is an accusation likely to grow coming from anti-Maduro leaders.
Meanwhile the value of the national currency (Gourde) keeps plummeting, and the future looks increasingly bleak, signified by an early February tragedy in which a boatload of Haitians drowned trying to reach the Bahamas — which observers see as a worrisome indicator of what's coming.
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