coup

Trump & the Deep State: Attempted Coup By The Intelligence Community?

February 19, 2017 Staff, www.washingtonsblog.com Resist! CIA, coup, Deep State, Dennis Kucinich, Donald Trump, Glenn Greenwald, NSA

By Staff for Washington's Blog. Former presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich said Tuesday: "The American people have to know that there’s a game going on inside the intelligence community… at the bottom of all this is the fact that there are those that seek to separate US from Russia to reignite the cold war… that’s what’s at the bottom of all this ….What’s going on in the intelligence community with this new president is unprecedented. They’re making every effort trying to upend him." And, Glenn Greenwald said "Even if you’re somebody who believes that both the CIA and the deep state, on the one hand, and the Trump presidency, on the other, are extremely dangerous, as I do, there’s a huge difference between the two, which is that Trump was democratically elected and is subject to democratic controls. . . But on the other hand, the CIA was elected by nobody. They’re barely subject to democratic controls at all. "

This Is A Coup: Homeland Security Takeover Of US Elections

January 10, 2017 Jon Rappoport, www.jonrappoport.wordpress.com Educate! 2016 Elections, coup, Elections, Homeland Security

By Jon Rappoport for Jon Rappoport's Blog - This is a coup. This is equivalent to declaring a national state of emergency, including martial law: the DHS, if it deemed it necessary, could utilize armed agents to enforce the new directive and take over states’ offices that resist. Election-processes belong to the states. But not anymore. And of course, with this awesome new power, the DHS could intercede, behind the scenes, in the voting process and rig elections. There is an additional aligned factor at work in this op: the proposed elimination of the Electoral College—yet another measure designed to “federalize” the election process. Most people are entirely ignorant of the fact that the Constitution was a pact among states.

Venezuela Right In New Coup Plot

October 29, 2016 James Tweedie, www.morningstaronline.co.uk Resist! coup, Regime Change, Venezuela

By James Tweedie for Morning Star - VENEZUELA’S socialist government exposed at the weekend the right-wing opposition’s plans for a coup, set to begin on Wednesday. United Socialist Party (PSUV) parliamentary group vice-president Diosdado Cabello presented evidence of the conspiracy — dubbed “Plan Rock ’n’ Roll” — to reporters on Saturday. That followed a press conference by the opposition Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD) coalition on Friday night where leaders made veiled threats against the government.

Brazil Approves Handing Pre-Salt Oil Reserves To Multinationals

October 7, 2016 Staff, www.telesurtv.net Educate! Brazil, coup, Privatization

By Staff of Tele Sur - This is the most recent move by the Senate-imposed government of Brazil to privatize key industries in the country. Brazil's chamber of deputies approved Wednesday to privatize the country's offshore pre-salt assets and allow multinationals to own exploration rights, a move social organizations argue will put the country's natural resources in foreign hands.

Brazil’s New Ruler Admits Lie Behind Impeachment, US Press Closes Eyes

October 2, 2016 Janine Jackson, www.fair.org Educate! Brazil, coup

By Janine Jackson for FAIR. In a September 22 speech to an elite foreign policy group in New York City, Brazil’s legislatively installed president, Michel Temer, made the startling admission that President Dilma Rousseff was removed from office because of her position on economic policy, rather than any alleged wrongdoing on her part. Speaking to the Americas Society/Council of the Americas, a group of “opinion leaders” and corporate executives with interests in Latin America, Temer said: "And many months ago, while I was still vice president, we released a document named “A Bridge to the Future” because we knew it would be impossible for the government to continue on that course. We suggested that the government should adopt the theses presented in that document called “A Bridge to the Future.” But, as that did not work out, the plan wasn’t adopted and a process was established which culminated with me being installed as president of the republic."

‘They Let Everybody Know The US Was On The Side Of This Coup’

September 17, 2016 Janine Jackson, www.fair.org Educate! Brazil, coup, US Foreign Policy

By Janine Jackson for FAIR - A crawler at the top of the New York Times website announced “Breaking news: Dilma Rousseff, accused of misconduct as president, has been impeached, ending the power struggle consuming Brazil.” That sounds like an unlikely outcome, even to those who haven’t been able to follow all the twists and turns of events in Brazil. But what accounts for the difference between those who see something being resolved in recent political events, and those who see something being violated?

Brazil Coup Plotter Eduardo Cunha Impeached In Lower House

September 13, 2016 Staff, www.telesurtv.net/ Educate! Brazil, coup, Impeachment

By Staff of Tele Sur - Former president of the chamber of deputies and mastermind of President Dilma Rousseff's impeachment, Eduardo Cunha, lost his seat in the lower house Monday night that had so far given him immunity against judicial proceedings over corruption charges. Representatives voted overwhelmingly in favor of his removal with 450 votes for impeachment, nine abstentions and 10 votes against, when the approval required only 257 deputies, with a minimum of 420 attending the vote.

How The Pro-Coup US Is Undermining Brazil’s Democracy

August 30, 2016 Staff, www.telesurtv.net Educate! Brazil, coup, US Foreign Policy

By Staff of Tele Sur - The U.S. has been actively supportive of the interim government, with many of its Cabinet members already close to the U.S., according to WikiLeaks documents. The United States has been essential in legitimizing Brazil’s impeachment process—widely described by others as a soft coup—and has played a hand in propping up the interim government. Many members of interim President Michel Temer's government have enjoyed close relations with the U.S., which is “supportive of the Brazilian interim government beyond being silent,"

Brazil Coup And Political Crisis: How Did We Get Here?

August 29, 2016 Staff, www.telesurtv.net Educate! Brazil, coup, Crisis

By Staff of Tele Sur - Accused of mishandling the nation's fiscal budget, the Senate began the process against President Dilma Rousseff in December 2015. But Brazil's political crisis dates back to 2014 when Rousseff was re-elected as president for the second time in October 2014 amid a recession, with high inflation and unemployment rising in the country. At the same time, the biggest corruption scandal in Brazilian history, "Operation Car Wash," shook the Brazilian political elite including members of both parties in the ruling coalition

Turkey: Media Purge Intensifies In Coup Attempt’s Wake

July 26, 2016 Staff, www.rsf.org Educate! coup, Türkiye

By Staff of RSF - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) deplores the growing persecution of critical media in the week since the 15 July coup attempt in Turkey. With the government’s response seeming more and more like a witchhunt, journalists have been subjected to arrests, seizures of entire newspaper issues and a menacing state of emergency. “No one disputes the Turkish government’s legitimate right to defend constitutional order after this abortive coup but democracy, for which hundreds of civilians gave their lives, cannot be protected by trampling on fundamental freedoms,” said Johann Bihr, the head of RSF’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia desk.

Turkish Coup: Excuse For Hunt To Suppress Dissent

July 22, 2016 Isil Sariyuce and Angela Dewan, www.edition.cnn.com Educate! coup, Türkiye

By Isil Sariyuce and Angela Dewan for CNN - Istanbul (CNN)Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the nation is imposing a three-month state of emergency in the aftermath of last week's bloody coup attempt. Erdogan met Wednesday with his national security council and council of ministers, the latter of which approved the state of emergency recommendation "The purpose of the declaration of the state of emergency is, in fact, to be able to take the most efficient steps in order to remove this threat as soon as possible, which is a threat to democracy...

Turkish People Power Foils Attempted Coup

July 19, 2016 Juan Cole, www.readersupportednews.org Organize! coup, Türkiye

By Juan Cole for RSN - The poorly planned junior officers’ coup in Turkey on Friday appears to have failed as I write late Friday night, though rebel military elements still hold positions in some parts of the country, including Ankara, the capital. Their allegiances and motives are still unclear. Remarkably, among the reasons for the failure was the determined stance of the Turkish people who stood up for their democracy, even if about half of them deeply dislike President Erdogan.

Turkey’s Failed Coup Hands Erdoğan Pretext For Further Repression

July 18, 2016 Julian Sayarer, www.newstatesman.com Educate! coup, Repression, Türkiye

By Julian Sayarer for New Statesman - Turkish politics is seldom what it seems and so a coup late at night, backed with the imposing presence of military hardware, unravels to become an attempted coup come morning. Turkey will now face the prospect of yet another of its paradoxes, in which a public show of support for democracy, with people pouring onto the streets to protect an elected government, could well become the basis by which the Justice and Development Party (AKP) leader, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, expands his power over the Turkish state and justifies still more of his disdain for democracy.

Three Years After Coup, Lessons Still Unlearned From Egypt’s Tragedy

July 8, 2016 Abdullah Al-Arian, www.middleeasteye.net Strategize! coup, Egypt

By Abdullah Al-Arian for MEE - Had it been allowed to continue, last Thursday would have seen Mohamed Morsi’s four-year term as president of a post-authoritarian Egypt draw to a close. Instead, last week marked the third anniversary of Morsi’s forced removal by a military coup that has reimposed a perpetual dictatorship upon 90 million citizens. The calamity of Egypt continues to unfold daily, with mounting human rights abuses, stifling of dissent, widespread corruption, economic crisis, and the consolidation of power in the hands of a new authoritarian ruler, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

On Coup Anniversary, Examining U.S. Role In Honduras

July 2, 2016 Pamela Spees, www.ccrjustice.org Educate! coup, Honduras, US Foreign Policy

By Pamela Spees for Center for Constitution Rights - Tomorrow, June 28, 2016, marks seven years since the coup d’etat in Honduras – the day that former President Manuel Zelaya was kidnapped by the Honduran army and then flown out of the country from an air field controlled by the U.S. military. That event sent shockwaves through the region and the world and was denounced by the United Nations, the Organization of American States (OAS), and the European Union. Honduras was suspended temporarily from the OAS.

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