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The US military said on Sunday (Mar 10) it has carried out an operation in Haiti to airlift non-essential embassy personnel from the country and added US forces bolster embassy security, as the Caribbean nation reels under a state of emergency.
US military airlifts embassy personnel from Haiti, bolsters security
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Rice exported to Haiti—mostly from the United States—contains unhealthy levels of arsenic and cadmium, which can increase the risk of various cancers, heart disease, diabetes and other illnesses, new research shows.
US rice exported to Haiti may be harmful to health
ECOWAS in the larger context of Africa’s historic interactions with China, France, USA, UK and Russia
ECOWAS : A PRIMER

Upon assuming the US presidency, Joe Biden asserted in his first major foreign policy address, “America is back!” For Latin America and the Caribbean, this has meant an “aggressive expansion” of the US military in the region.
US Military Projection in Latin America and the Caribbean Intensifies
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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US Defense officials to visit Guyana amid Venezuela row: Guyanese VP
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.
US Escalates Essequibo Dispute by Militarizing Guyana
Venezuela: Maduro Warns of ExxonMobil Interference Ahead of ‘Historical’ Essequibo Strip Vote
For historical context: The Secret Agenda Behind the Venezuela-Guyana Conflict
The Washington-based International Center for Nonviolent Conflict recently released another playbook on color revolutions, called Fostering a Fourth Democratic Wave: A Playbook for Countering the Authoritarian Threat. This center continues the tradition of intervening in the internal affairs of foreign countries in the manner of Gene Sharp, Bruce Ackerman, and other theorists of protest political actions and movements. It should be noted that the executive director of this Center is now Ivan Marovic, one of the leaders of Yugoslav Otpor, who played a key role in the overthrow of Slobodan Milosevic.
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There are two problems to face when talking about conspiracy theories: Some people see them everywhere; some people see them nowhere.
“Conspiracy Theory” as a Pejorative + Michael Parenti on Conspiracy (1993)
With the conflict in Gaza provoking debate over what constitutes a violation of international humanitarian law, The Onion asked Americans to define a “war crime,” and this is what they said.
Americans Try To Define ‘War Crime’
Still true. They’re all owned by big corporations!
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