US Judge Upholds ConocoPhillips $8.5B Award, Venezuela Rejects ‘Unlawful’ Ruling

Caracas, August 24, 2022 (venezuelanalysis.com) – A Washington D.C. federal judge has granted US oil corporation ConocoPhillips final approval to enforce a multi-billion arbitration award against Venezuela.

US Judge Upholds ConocoPhillips $8.5B Award, Venezuela Rejects ‘Unlawful’ Ruling

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ConocoPhillips Gets $8.5B Venezuela Award OK’d In DC

Diosdado Cabello: Washington Has Not Lifted Any Sanctions Against Venezuela

Caracas, May 26, 2022 (OrinocoTribune.com)—This Wednesday, May 25, the Vice President of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, said that the United States government has not lifted any illegal sanctions against the Venezuelan people.

Diosdado Cabello: Washington Has Not Lifted Any Sanctions Against Venezuela

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Venezuela Confirms US Authorized Oil Corporations to ‘Negotiate & Restart Operations’

Smart War Disinformation and the U.S. Military State

Smart War Disinformation and the U.S. Military State

Should the elimination of citizens’ right to free speech by the government proceed, backed up by the threat of punishment, then no dissenter anywhere will be able to challenge official narratives without risking the fate suffered by U.S. citizen Anwar al-Awlaki. A formerly moderate Muslim cleric who spoke out publicly against the crimes of September 11, 2001, al-Awlaki was executed in 2011 without indictment or trial, having been put on the drone killers’ hit list when he began speaking out against the U.S. government’s own war crimes.

Solomon Islands: A Risky Move Out From Under Western Control

The Solomon Islands are in the process of cementing into place a security pact with China. According to an alleged leaked draft, this pact includes provisions allowing the Solomon Islands to request the presence of Chinese police and military personnel to “assist in maintaining social order, protecting people’s lives and property, providing humanitarian assistance, carrying out disaster response, or providing assistance on other tasks” agreed upon by the Solomon Islands and China.

Solomon Islands: A Risky Move Out From Under Western Control

Russophobia: NATO’s Psychological Torture Manual and the Construction of Single Thought

José Negrón Valera

In Venezuela we have experience in dealing with psychological siege tactics. For 20 years, Chavismo has been subjected to a campaign of psychological torture that reached its paroxysm when, in 2017, news portals called for “hunting” and publishing the location of people the opposition identified as Chavistas.mind

Russophobia: NATO’s Psychological Torture Manual and the Construction of Single Thought