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An attack on Nicaragua is an attack on us all
FRANCISCO DOMINGUEZ contextualises US media attacks on Nicaragua's FSLN government ahead of the presidential elections in November
STEPHEN ARNELL on how US power politics is seeping into British broadcasting
The belief that leadership removal can dismantle Iran reflects a flawed reading of history, write RAMZY BAROUD and ROMANA RUBEO
Behind the smoke clouds over Beirut lies a radical vision of a “Greater Israel.” The tactics from Gaza are now being deployed to depopulate south Lebanon, clearing the way for a permanent occupation and the reshaping of the Middle East, says MARC VANDEPITTE
Beneath the folklore of leaping salmon lies a stark reality: the River Wye is under siege from industrial agriculture – but locals aren’t letting water polluters off the hook, says MARK SEDDON
A centenary tour of north-west England uncovers powerful exhibitions and archives connecting the history of the 1926 General Strike with the fights facing workers today. General Strike 100 national co-ordinator HENRY FOWLER reflects on his recent visit to partners in the region
IT IS an irrefutable fact that the US orchestrated and financed the 2018 violent coup attempt against the democratically elected FSLN government in Nicaragua.
US spokespeople from Donald Trump to extreme right-wing politicians such as national security adviser John Bolton and the CIA, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and USAid, repeatedly stated their aim was to bring about “regime change” in Nicaragua.
During the 2018 coup attempt, groups disguised as civil society bodies committed to democracy, civil liberties, human rights, etc which were in fact US-funded proxies entrusted with the task of bringing down the FSLN government by means of violence.
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