Venezuela's Attorney General Unveils Corruption Plot at Lácteos Los Andes: Its President was Arrested
Staff | orinocotribune.com | 2021-05-15
Earlier today the Attorney General of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab announced the dismantling of a corruption scheme at Lácteos Los Andes CA, a public enterprise in the dairy industry, carried out by the president of the company, Colonel Luis Augusto Piligra Jiménez. | During a press conference, Saab indicated that the Public Ministry (MP) together with the General Directorate of Military Counterintelligence (DGCIM ) pursued an investigation following complaints about irregularities within the company. | The prosecutor announced the arrest of the president of Lácteos Los Andes, Colonel Luis Augusto Piligra Jiméne…
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Cómo EEUU cultivó a grupos indígenas y ambientalistas en Ecuador para derrotar el correísmo
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2021-05-15
Cuando el socialista Rafael Correa se convirtió en el presidente de Ecuador, frentes de la CIA inyectaron dinero a grupos indígenas y ambientalistas, mientras que la embajada de los Estados Unidos cultivaba a líderes oportunistas para socavar su base electoral. Estas fuerzas ayudaron a asegurar la victoria del banquero derechista Guillermo Lasso en 2021. Por Benjamin Norton Traducido por Diego Sequera (You can read this article in English here.) El pueblo de Ecuador quedó impactado por la sorpresa en las …
thegrayzone.com/2021/05/15/eeuu-indigenas-ambientalistas-ecuador-correismo/

Indigenous Fisheries vs. Mob Rule
J.B. Gerald | dissidentvoice.org | 2021-05-15
On September 17, 2020, the Sipekne'katik First Nation of Nova Scotia opened its independent fishery, affirming the Band's rights under Canada's Supreme Court ruling of 1999 (the Marshall Decision), which allowed the Band to fish for a moderate living under its own regulations. On the 17th and in following days from 80 to 200 fishing …
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Biden: Israel's Gaza Bombardment Is Not a 'Significant Overreaction'
Dave DeCamp | news.antiwar.com | 2021-05-14
As Israeli bombs are pounding Gaza, the US is standing firmly behind its ally. President Biden on Thursday said the bombing campaign that has killed over 100 people is not a "significant overreaction." | "I have my intelligence community, the Defense Department, as well as the State Department … in contact with all of their counterparts, not only in Israel, but in the region, and one of the things I have seen thus far is there has not been a significant overreaction," Biden said. | Israel's bomb…
news.antiwar.com/2021/05/13/biden-israels-gaza-bombardment-is-not-a-significant-overreaction/

A Drone Whistleblower's Quest for Justice
Sarah Cords | progressive.org | 2021-05-14
Daniel Hale, a former intelligence analyst, leaked documents that showed the destructiveness of drone warfare; now, he won't even be able to defend himself in court.
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