Venezuela

Latin America and West Africa – Patterns of Neocolonialism

August 14, 2023 UNAC Editor Imperialism, Neocolonialism, Nicaragua, Niger, Venezuela

by Stephen Sefton, published on Tortilla con Sal, August 6, 2023 The patterns of neocolonial intervention in the majority world by the United States and its allies since their victories over Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan in 1945 are very clear. Almost immediately the Western countries started a cycle of bloody aggression against peoples resisting colonialism, followed later by the[…]

The Next Aggression that the U.S. is Preparing against Venezuela

July 26, 2023 UNAC Editor International Aid and Debt, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, U.S. Aggression, US Government Action, Venezuela

from Mision Verdad, translated and published on Resumen English, July 21, 2023 This year, the legislative arm in Washington has introduced three bills in the U.S. Congress against Venezuela: the Prohibition of Transactions and Leases with Venezuela’s Illegitimate Authoritarian Regime Act, the Venezuelan Human Rights “AFFECT” Act and the Venezuelan Democracy Act. The bills have a common denominator: to further[…]

Anger as Miami Judge Rules Against Freedom for Alex Saab

December 27, 2022 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Lawfare, Political Prisoners, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Venezuela

by Staff at Fightback News, published December 27, 2022 Miami, FL – A Miami judge ruled against freedom for Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab on December 24. In a two-week-long hearing to determine Saab’s diplomatic status and his right to immunity from prosecution, Saab’s defense team presented stacks of evidence proving his status as a special envoy. The defense even used[…]

High-Value US Asset “Fat Leonard” Arrested in Venezuela – Possible Prisoner Swap

October 6, 2022 UNAC Editor Lawfare, Venezuela

by Roger Harris, published on Counterpunch, October 6, 2022 The principal perpetrator, in what AP News called “one of the most extensive bribery scandals in US military history,” popped up in Venezuela of all places. Leonard Glenn Francis bilked the US Navy out of at least $35 million. The culprit goes by the moniker “Fat Leonard.” He tips the scales[…]

US Department of Justice Requests Argentina Seize EMTRASUR Boeing 747

August 16, 2022 UNAC Editor Argentina, Iran, Lawfare, U.S. Aggression, Venezuela

by Orinoco Tribune Staff, published on the Orinoco Tribune, August 3, 2022 On Tuesday, August 2, the US Department of Justice requested that Argentine authorities seize the Boeing 747—property of Venezuelan state-owned EMTRASUR and grounded by Argentinian authorities on June 6 at the Buenos Aires international airport at Ezeiza—on the basis of an alleged breach of the unilateral coercive measures[…]

New Revelations of Former US Secretary of Defense Confirm Illegality of the Extradition and Arrest of Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab

June 15, 2022 UNAC Editor Diplomacy, Hybrid Warfare, Prisons and Prisoners, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Venezuela

by Dan Kovalik, published on Global Research, June 10, 2022 In his new memoir, Sacred Oath, former US Defense Secretary, Mark Esper, who served under President Donald Trump at the time of the arrest of Alex Saab in Cape Verde, effectively admits that the White House was quite aware of the fact that Saab was a diplomat at the time[…]

Why Can’t Venezuela Vote at the UN?

April 12, 2022 UNAC Editor Sanctions and Economic Warfare, United Nations, Venezuela

from (Misión Verdad), translation by Orinoco Tribune, April 9, 2022 Many may be wondering why Venezuela, despite being a strategic ally of the Russian Federation, did not vote on April 7 in favor of Russia when the United Nations decided to suspend it from the Human Rights Council. The truth is that Venezuela was not allowed to vote. Sures, a[…]

Imprisoned Venezuelan Diplomat Contests Extraterritorial Judicial Abuse

April 12, 2022 UNAC Editor Economic Blockade, Lawfare, Political Prisoners, Uncategorized, Venezuela

by Roger D. Harris, published on Dissident Voice, April 11, 2022 Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab’s case took a dramatic turn as his legal defense team denounced the US government’s flagrant failure to respect long-standing diplomatic immunity conventions. Saab’s lawyer, David Rivkin, called the US government’s arguments before the 11th Circuit Court in Miami “utterly dangerous.” “The implication,” he added is[…]

Alex Saab’s Diplomatic Immunity Ruling Freezes his Court Case In Florida

December 12, 2021 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Iran, Lawfare, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Venezuela

The Orinoco Tribune, December 7, 2021 The trial against the Venezuelan diplomat, Alex Saab, in the Court of the US Southern District of Florida, was suspended due to the ongoing appeal for his diplomatic status. The appeal was filed in April of 2021, reported FuserNews. The current complaint in regards to the recognition of his diplomatic status, which would confer[…]

Miami Defenders of Twice US Kidnapped Venezuelan Ambassador, Alex Saab, Rally for his Release

October 30, 2021 UNAC Editor Lawfare, Legal Struggles, Political Prisoners, Propaganda, Venezuela

by Lauren Smith, published on Orinoco Tribune, October 25, 2021 The U.S. has twice kidnapped Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab. His next court appearance is scheduled for Monday, November 1, and supporters are demanding his freedom. Washington’s actions against Saab contradict both international and humanitarian laws. [Black Agenda Report] On Sunday, October 24th, representatives from more than six independent activist groups[…]