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US Army trainers drill Nigerian soldiers in Jaji between Jan. 15 and Feb. 22, 2018.

The US is Turning Oil-Rich Nigeria into a Proxy for its Africa Wars

September 17, 2021 orinocotribune Africa, AFRICOM, Boko Haram, Gulf of Guinea, Islamic State, Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria, Pentagon, US Imperialism

By TJ Coles – Sep 13, 2021 Under the cover of counterterrorism, AFRICOM is beefing up Nigeria’s military to ensure

China's foreign affairs ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian. File photo.

International News

China Accuses Australia, US, and UK of Undermining Peace (Nuclear Proliferation)

September 17, 2021 orinocotribune AUKUS, Australia, China, nuclear proliferation, nuclear submarines, UK, US a destabilization force in the world, US Imperialism, Zhao Lijian

On Thursday, September 16, China accused the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia of “undermining regional stability and peace”

Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters. File photo.

International News US/Canada

Venezuela Condemns False Accusations of US World Police (Communiqué)

September 17, 2021September 17, 2021 orinocotribune colombia is a narco state, Colombia main exporter of drugs, communique, Drugs, Felix Plasencia, US decline, US declining police, US importer of drugs, US washing machine, Venezuela

On Wednesday, September 16, the Venezuelan government, through the Minister for Foreign Affairs Félix Plasencia, strongly condemned the invalid and

Phosphate Mining at SNPT (Societe Nouvelle des Phosphates de Togo). Photo by Alexandra Pugachevsk, Wikimedia Commons.

Africa International Opinion

Canadian Imperialism in Africa

September 17, 2021September 17, 2021 Yves Engler Africa, Canada, Canadian Imperialism, Canadian Mining Company, Colonialism, dependency, Ghana, Imperialism, K. Diallo, mining, Royal Military College of Canada

By Yves Engler – Sep 15, 2021 Canadian imperialism in Africa has had a rare social media moment. On Twitter,

Illustration of the Gordon Stare system. Image courtesy of the Black Agenda Report.

International News US/Canada

The Gorgon Staring at You

September 17, 2021September 17, 2021 Ann Garrison Drones, Eye in the Sky, Gordon Stare, Interview, militarism, survillance, Tracy Rosenberg, US decline

US wars in foreign countries always come home. The latest is the “Gorgon Stare,” wide angle surveillance planes, used in

Man carrying a Palestinian flag being repressed by IDF gendarmes. Photo courtesy of Al Mayadeen English.

International Oceania Opinion

Federal Court of Australia Exposes the Deep Racism of the Israeli Lobby

September 17, 2021September 17, 2021 orinocotribune #FreePalestine, Australia, censorship, censorship in academia, FCA, Gaza, Israel, Israeli lobby, Judge Tom Thawley, Palestine, Racism, University of Sydney, Zionism

By Tim Anderson – Sep 14, 2021 The Federal Court implicitly recognized the deceptive technique of the Israeli lobby: the

Huawei birthday cake. © REUTERS / WOLFGANG RATTAY

International News US/Canada

‘Press Forward Under Pressure’: Chinese Telecom Firm Huawei’s New Song Marks One Year of US Ban

September 16, 2021 orinocotribune China, Huawei, Madilyn Bailey, US decline, US strange free market

On 15 September last year, the US officially cut off Chinese telecom giant Huawei from all its suppliers of chips

NYC's Time Square view with a big Mac Donald's sign. File photo.

International Opinion

Our Gods Have No Heads

September 16, 2021 Caitlin Johnstone capitalism, corporations, happiness, humanity, Imperialism, plutocracy

We’re on a planet-sized haunted hayride to Armageddon, and no one is driving. Sure at first glance it looks like

Poster for the Chavista Chronicles from Caracas interview with Aidan Jonah. Photo: Orinoco Tribune.

International News US/Canada

TOMORROW 17th @ 6pm: Chavista Chronicles from Caracas Live with Aidan Jonah, Editor of The Canada Files

September 16, 2021 Saheli Chowdhury Aidan Jonah, Canada, Canadian Imperialism, Chavista Chronicles from Caracas, Gabriel Martínez Saldívar, Interview, Orinoco Tribune, Saheli Chowdhury, The Canada Files

September 12, 2021 (OrinocoTribune.com)—On Friday, September 17 at 6:00 pm (EST), Orinoco Tribune will host a live episode of Chavista

US President Joe Biden. © REUTERS / Elizabeth Frantz.

International News US/Canada

Biden Forgets the Name of his Australian Counterpart

September 16, 2021 orinocotribune Australia, Boris Johnson, Joe Biden, Scott Morrison, senility, Third Eye, UK, US decline

While announcing the new US-UK-Australian defense alliance, AUKUS, US President Joe Biden called Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison “that fellow

Sketch of Elliott Abrams. Photo courtesy of RedRadioVE.

International News US/Canada

Abrams Finds Culprit in Venezuelan Opposition: Capriles

September 16, 2021 José Manuel Blanco Diaz anti-chavismo divided, Elliott Abrams, Henrique Capriles, Mexico talks, regime change operation, trying to evade his responsability, Venezuela

Former US special envoy for Venezuela, Elliott Abrams, blamed opposition leader Henrique Capriles Radonski for having divided the Venezuelan right,

United Nations special rapporteur, Alena Douhan, during her speech at the 48th session of the UN Human Rights Council. Photo courtesy of RedRadioVE.

International Opinion

UN Rapporteur Denounces Negative Impact of Sanctions on Venezuelan People

September 16, 2021 Ana Perdigón Alena Douhan, collective punishment, COVID-19, crimes against humanity, Felix Plasencia, UN Special Rapporteur, US and European sanctions, Venezuela

The special rapporteur of the United Nations (UN), Alena Douhan, confirmed on Wednesday, September 15, that illegal sanctions and blockades

International Opinion

How US Media Misrepresent the Wuhan Institute of Virology’s Laboratories and Safety Protocols

September 16, 2021September 16, 2021 Joshua Cho bat virus research, biodefense, biosafety protocols, biowarfare, China, COVID-19, Dr. Danielle Anderson, Dr. Shi Zhengli, gain of function, lab leak theory, politicization of pandemic, SARS-CoV-2 virus, science or propaganda, Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV)

By Joshua Cho – Sep 15, 2021 Even if we were to accept all the accusations against the WIV regarding

International News

The Pegasus Saga: All iPhone Devices Were Exploited by Israeli Spy Tech Firm, Report Indicates

September 16, 2021September 16, 2021 scorinoco Apple, Citizen Lab, digital surveillance, Forbidden Stories, Israeli spyware, NSO Group, Pegasus spyware, spying

The digital rights group CitizenLab has discovered a vulnerability that allowed Israeli spyware company NSO Group to implant its Pegasus

Troops during this month’s coup in Guinea, which destroyed the country’s hopes of seeing the benefits from China’s Belt and Road Initiative.

International Opinion

Coups, Censorship & Propaganda: the US New Cold War Playbook

September 16, 2021September 16, 2021 Rainer Shea Bolivia, BRI, censorship, China, CIA, comunism, great firewall, Guinea, MintPress News, nato, Propaganda, The Grayzone, Uyghurs, west great firewall

By Rainer Shea – Sep 14, 2021 Uncountable are the editorials in every American and European newspaper and magazine of

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