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The Prosecution of Alex Saab: The Latest Attempt to Strangle Venezuela

November 6, 2021 scorinoco #SanctionsKill, Alex Saab, Cape Verde, collective punishment, control of natural resources, human rights violations, illegal sanctions, international law, Iran, money laundering, political persecution, regime change operation, starvation as weapon of regime change, US and European blockade, Venezuela

By Caleb T. Maupin – Oct 29, 2021 A businessman and diplomat now sits in a US Federal Detention Facility

Latin America and ALBA-TCP Opinion South America

The Scramble for Catatumbo

October 17, 2021 Maria Fernanda Barreto armed conflict, bolivarian revolution, catatumbo, Colombia, Colombia always being a US ppupet, Colombia paramilitaries, control of natural resources, cucuta, drug routes, Drug Trafficking, European Union (EU), Extreme right opposition, Forced disappearance, hybrid war, Ivan Duque, Juan Guaido, Maracaibo, militarization of Colombia, narcoterrorism, norte de santander, Plan Colombia, sactions and looting of Venezuelan assets, uribismo, US Interventionism, US military bases, Venezuela, Zulia

By María Fernanda Barreto – Oct 15, 2021 The beautiful and strategic Catatumbo River originates in Colombia in the department