Washington, DC, April 6, 2020 – Cold War concerns about another Communist Cuba in Latin America drove President John F. Kennedy to approve a covert CIA political campaign to rig national elections in British Guiana, then a British colony but soon to be independent, according to declassified documents posted today by the National Security Archive.
CIA Covert Operations: The 1964 Overthrow of Cheddi Jagan in British Guiana
Day: November 25, 2023
Ex-Pentagon Analyst: West Nixed Ukraine-Russia Peace Deal, Now Seeking Way Out
Davyd Arakhamia, leader of the Servant of the People faction in the Ukrainian parliament has spilled some beans about the March 2022 Russo-Ukrainian talks, hinting that it was then-UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson who brought the negotiations to naught.
Ex-Pentagon Analyst: West Nixed Ukraine-Russia Peace Deal, Now Seeking Way Out
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Israeli intelligence ‘dismissed’ detailed warning of Hamas raid
Report sent to senior officer weeks before October 7 attack was ignored, say people familiar with matter
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The Ukraine war has been a ‘great bargain’ for US in the Black Sea
Officials boast that Washington and NATO’s foothold has opened up much-desired energy opportunities.
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Opposition NGO warns Essequibo question might end up in war between Venezuela and Guyana + More
Control Ciudadano (Social Watch – CC) Chairwoman Rocío San Miguel said Guyanese President Irfaan Alí’s recent statements regarding the military support of several countries to defend the Essequibo amounted to a “very strong warning for Venezuela,” which will hold a referendum on the matter on Dec. 3.
NGO warns Essequibo question might end up in war between Venezuela and Guyana
Rocío San Miguel is Venezuelan Opposition.
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Both nations claim the 160,000-square-kilometer (62,000-square-mile) region, in a dispute that has intensified since ExxonMobil discovered oil there in 2015.
Another major discovery in Essequibo in October added further to Guyana’s reserves, making them greater than those of Kuwait or the United Arab Emirates.
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For historical context: The Secret Agenda Behind the Venezuela-Guyana Conflict
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