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US tries to seize four Iranian tankers sailing towards Venezuela
US tries to seize four Iranian tankers sailing towards Venezuela
The four tankers named in the complaint filed on Wednesday – the Bella, Bering, Pandi and Luna – are currently transporting 1.1 million barrels of gasoline to Venezuela, prosecutors allege.
Legal battle over Venezuela’s looted billions heats up
Venezuelan Opposition Guru Led Planning to Topple Maduro
Venezuelan Opposition Guru Led Planning to Topple Maduro
The politically influential mentor of U.S.-backed Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó was behind a monthslong effort to contract mercenaries to overthrow President Nicolás Maduro, according to several people involved in the planning.
Leopoldo López, founder of Mr. Guaidó’s former political party, and other allies considered at least six proposals from private security contractors to carry out military incursions to spur a rebellion in Venezuela’s armed forces and topple the authoritarian president, these people told The Wall Street Journal.
How Western Left Media Helped Legitimate US Regime Change in Venezuela
A US Navy Destroyer Just Entered Venezuelan Waters. Is Trump Trying to Start a War?
A US Navy Destroyer Just Entered Venezuelan Waters. Is Trump Trying to Start a War?
The USS Nitze is conducting what the US military is calling a “freedom of navigation operation… contesting an excessive maritime claim by Venezuela.”
President Maduro: Covid-19 Outbreaks in Main Venezuelan Cities
Third Shipment of UN Humanitarian Technical Assistance Lands in Venezuela
Venezuela demands release of businessman connected to Maduro
Project Venezuela: Right-Wing Activists Push Wikipedia to Blacklist MintPress, other Alternative Media
Still unable to convince a sufficient number of their countryfolk to support them, the Venezuelan opposition has turned their efforts towards convincing an international audience – primarily Americans – to support their cause. Part of that is spending inordinate amounts of time online, arguing in English on social media, creating bot networks, and editing Wikipedia articles. Many Wikipedia articles on Venezuela are particularly biased towards the opposition, containing numerous inaccuracies, falsehoods and non-sequiturs.
Alan Macleod
Related: Political Bots and the Manipulation of Public Opinion in Venezuela (PDF)
Ms. Cat’s Chronicles 
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