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During an interview on CBS's 60 Minutes,Anderson Cooper asked Ocasio-Cortez, "When people hear the word socialism, they think Soviet Union, Cuba, Venezuela. Is that what you have in mind?" He neglected to mention the vicious socialist regimes of Cambodia, Ethiopia, Poland, Romania, North Korea, and China, among others.
Ocasio-Cortez retorted, "Of course not. What we have in mind-and what of my - and my policies most closely resemble what we see in the U.K., in Norway, in Finland, in Sweden." In fact, her economic proposals bear little resemblance to British and Nordic public policy.
The Malaysian premier told a news conference in Vienna that every country "has a right to accept or refuse entry to people from other nations.
"The Americans are building a high wall to keep the Mexicans from going to the US. For us, we have just as much right as the US in keeping out undesirables or terrorists.
People who are undesirable for our country must be kept out and this includes people suspected of being terrorists and the like.'
"We have that right and we must exercise that right"
The radars picked up the approaching target over the neutral waters in the Baltics and a Su-27 fighter jet was scrambled to intercept it.
The Russian pilots closed in on the target, while maintaining a safe distance, and identified it as US Air Force reconnaissance plane, P-8A Poseidon. The American aircraft subsequently pulled away, while the Russian jet safely returned to base.
Such incidents have become quite common as the US-led NATO block boosted its presence near the Russian borders, following Moscow's reunification with Crimea in 2014 and the start of the Ukrainian conflict.
Comment: Below are just some of the more recent antagonistic moves by the West near Russia's borders:
- Russian warships escort 2 US destroyers in Baltic Sea (21st January 2019)
- British spy vessel sighted entering Black Sea following Ukraine's Kerch strait provocation (18th December 2018)
- US Navy: Russian fighter jet's 'unsafe' intercept of US spy plane over the Black Sea caught on video (5th November 2018)
- 'Making Norway less safe': 50,000 troops engage in largest NATO drills in decades (October 2018)
- Russian fighter jet flies within 5 feet of US spy plane "preventing violation of Russian airspace", ends its mission prematurely - UPDATE (VIDEO) (30th Jan 2018)
While everybody knows that the US has a long history of meddling in Latin American countries, and a shorter more recent history of meddling in Middle Eastern countries, voices on the left, center, and right across the West have fallen into confluence with supporting the Globalists' dream of "restoring democracy to Venezuela."
Why is 'never again' happening again? IS Maduro an evil socialist dictator who kills his own people and imposes authoritarian control upon his country? Is Venezuela's dire economic situation proof that socialism fails? Should people support regime changing a foreign country in THIS case because it's truly exceptional?
This week on NewsReal, Joe & Niall discuss the unfolding 'coup' in Venezuela...
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China's foreign ministry called billionaire philanthropist George Soros's criticism of China and President Xi Jinping "meaningless and not worth refuting". Soros, during Thursday's speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, called Xi "the most dangerous opponent of open societies."
Sputnik discussed the US financier's attack on China with E. Michael Jones, an American writer, media commentator and editor of Culture Wars magazine.
Sputnik: How justified is this criticism of China's president by George Soros?
E. Michael Jones: In America we have this expression 'the pot calling the kettle black'. What we have here is George Soros trying to protect us from China, which is great, but who's going to protect us from George Soros? We have three countries here, the United States, England and France, all with popular uprisings against the rule of the oligarchs, and George Soros is one of the main oligarchs, an architect of this system which everyone is finding intolerable. George Soros is trying to create race war in the United States with his Open Society Foundation, he gave $33 million to Black Lives Matter to create race war here. We also have a situation here in the United States where the [name] George Soros is now officially called an anti-Semitic dog whistle. Now for those who speak English and don't understand that phrase, a dog whistle means as soon as you say the [name] George Soros you will be accused of being an anti-Semite. Now we have reached this intolerable situation here largely because of George Soros's "open society program". If this is an open society give us totalitarianism.
Comment: See also:
- Soros calls for crackdown on Chinese tech companies posing a 'mortal danger to open societies'
- Soros as 'person of the year' indeed: In 2018 globalists have pushed peoples' patience to the edge of revolution
- Hungary's Fidesz Party points to Socialists and Soros for fomenting violent street protests during labor law reform vote
- Facebook's board backing Sheryl Sandberg's handling of research on George Soros
- Soros family office fined by Hong Kong securities regulator for naked short selling
- Leave.eu branded 'anti-Semitic' for pointing out Soros interference in Brexit
- Facebook's evolving narrative on COO Sandberg's involvement in anti-Soros research
- Soros' foundation to cease operations in Turkey following accusations of fomenting civil unrest
"Israel joins the United States, Canada, most of the countries of Latin America and countries in Europe in recognizing the new leadership in Venezuela," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a brief statement on Sunday. However, unlike many of those who denounced President Nicolas Maduro as a 'dictator' and 'usurper' and urged him to step aside, Netanyahu stopped short of openly calling for any action that might fuel internal conflict in Venezuela.
"Appreciation and kudos to the Government of Israel for standing with the people of Venezuela and the forces of freedom and democracy," US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman tweeted upon hearing the news.
Comment: As the saying goes: You can tell a lot about a person by the friends they keep:
- Dictator of Israel? Netanyahu shuns call for snap elections, names himself defense minister (in addition to being PM, foreign & health minister!)
- "Their future vassal": US meddling in Venezuela just like Iraq and Libya - Russian Foreign Ministry
- Netanyahu: Israeli snipers are doing 'holy work'
Following Trump's statement, Facebook put a verification icon on the president of the parliament's account, Russian State Duma speaker said
On Wednesday, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin took a swipe at Facebook blasting the social media giant for illegally depriving Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's account of the blue checkmark verification icon, while bestowing one on the account of his rival, Juan Guaido, the nation's speaker, who unilaterally declared himself head of state, while US President Donald Trump recognized him as acting president of the Latin American country.
Comment: That Facebook would so blatantly play political games reveals how, despite their claims, they are not politically neutral. They are more like the social media wing of the US government.
See also:
- 'Most important drills in our history!' Venezuela's Maduro rallies troops following US meddling and talks of 'intervention'
- Kremlin spokesman refutes allegations about Russia's help in ensuring Maduro's protection
- Venezuelan military envoy to US denounced as 'traitor' by Caracas after breaking with Maduro
- Maduro allows US diplomats to stay after expulsion order but sets time limit
- India's Modi rejects 'regime change' in Venezuela, backs Maduro as legitimate president
- Ten facts that counter the lie that Venezuelan President Maduro is 'illegitimate'
- UK government comes out in support of Venezuela's Juan Guaido, after attempted coup - UPDATES

A billboard showing US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen in Montenegro on November 16, 2016.
Their many opponents on Russia's political spectrum, self-described "patriotic nationalists," have insisted that the country must look instead to its own historical traditions for its future development and, still more, that American democracy was not a system to be so uncritically emulated. Not infrequently, they characterize Russia's democrats as "fifth columnists" whose primary loyalties are to the West, not their own country. Understandably, it is a highly fraught political debate and both sides have supporters in high places, from the Kremlin and other government offices to military and security agencies, as well as devout media outlets.
Comment: Russiagate and the attacks on Trump by the US establishment hasn't only proven to Russians the unenviable state of American politics, it's revealed to a great many more American's just how rotten the system is:
- Oops! The New York Times just accidentally shredded the Russiagate hysteria
- The Big Lie of Russiagate And The International Powers Responsible For It
- Russiagate Conceals Israeli Meddling And Coming War With Iran
- "Their future vassal": US meddling in Venezuela just like Iraq and Libya - Russian Foreign Ministry
- Behind the Headlines: The Russia Collusion Ruse: Why the US Deep State Hates Russia, Not Trump
- Behind the Headlines: Olympic Politics, Aleppo 2.0, and Russiagate to Nowhere
"This is Washington's attempt to start directly managing the political situation in Venezuela which the US elites consider as their future vassal in the region," Zakharova said. "They already 'restored' democracy in Iraq, as well as in Libya. They failed in Syria, or, it will be more accurate to say, they were not allowed to do it. Now it is Venezuela's turn," she added.
On January 23 Venezuelan National Assembly Speaker Juan Guaido proclaimed himself as the country's acting president. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has described it as a coup attempt and announced severing diplomatic relations with the United States. Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez said that the armed forces do not recognize Guaido as interim president.
Comment: The US administration is shameless and is attempting to make the most of the chaos it's overseeing in the country; White House national security adviser John Bolton brazenly claimed that regime change in Venezuela would be a big opportunity for business.
See also:
- Trump betrays MAGA over Venezuela
- Vultures of Caracas
- 'Most important drills in our history!' Venezuela's Maduro rallies troops following US meddling and talks of 'intervention'
- A coincidence? Venezuela green lights Russia to mine gold, in a matter of days US attempts overthrow
Understanding why Gabbard receives the hatred she does is a complicated task. But it largely stems from two key risks she's taken during her young political career (she is only 37 years old). The first was in 2016, when she resigned from the Democratic National Committee and endorsed Bernie Sanders, the socialist insurgent then challenging Hillary Clinton's coronation. Gabbard maligned Clinton's foreign policy views as unacceptably hawkish, and some Democrats will never forgive her for this grave betrayal.














Comment: Malaysia has been admirably steadfast in its support for the Palestinian cause.