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Aragorn
29th July 2017, 08:03
DESCRIPTION


Today in the corporate media, Venezuela’s economic problems are used to paint the country as a failed state, in need of foreign-backed regime change.

To get the Bolivarian government’s side of the crisis, Abby Martin interviews Venezuela’s Minister of Economic Planning, Ricardo Menéndez. They discuss shortages, oil dependency, the role of the US-backed opposition movement and more.

The Empire Files joined him in Cojedes, Venezuela, where he was speaking to mass community meetings, organizing the population to fight against what he calls an economic war.



DURATION


28 minutes





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e92OUVTImNg

pointessa
30th July 2017, 12:56
It's anybodies guess what the actual facts are. If you listen Mr. Menendez you would think they are very careful with the money they bring in. Then, there are the allegations of corruption...I'm kind of leaning toward corruption.

Aragorn
31st July 2017, 10:53
I'm adding the following video to this thread because it deals with the same topic. ;)




DESCRIPTION


Abby Martin goes on the deadly front lines of the anti-government protests in Venezuela and follows the evolution of a typical guarimba—or opposition barricade.

She explains what the targets from the opposition reveal about the nature of the movement and breaks down the reality of the death toll that has rocked the nation since the unrest began, and how a lynch mob campaign came after her and the Empire Files team for reporting these facts.

Hearing from peaceful opposition marchers, to Chavistas to violent protesters at the guarimbas, this must-watch episode exposes the dark reality on-the-ground that is completely obscured from Western media.



DURATION


27 minutes





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtu1DwHo1Zg