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Goudreau received a promise from one of Guaidó's lieutenants of a big payoff

lundi 11 mai 2020 à 02:00

Goudreau, the leader of the private commando raid to capture Maduro, received a promise from one of Guaidó's lieutenants of a big payoff if he succeeded, and working funds in advance.

The latter eventually broke off the deal because of doubts about Goudreau's competence, but that doesn't alter the fact that Guaidó sought to stage a commando raid to capture Maduro and helped to set it up.

Goudreau and the conman both say the US had no direct involvement. We don't have direct evidence that there was any, but we also don't know there wasn't.

However, indirect involvement there certainly was. Goudreau kept on with the plan hoping to get a 15-million-dollar bounty from the US government for capturing Maduro. Even without any other support from the US, that bounty makes the US co-responsible for the attack.

*Coronavirus could 'smoulder' in Africa for several years, WHO warns.*

lundi 11 mai 2020 à 02:00

*Coronavirus could 'smoulder' in Africa for several years, WHO warns.*

This is if possible vaccines or cures are put off limits by the globally centralized medicine production system with its patents, facilitated by the WTO.

Economically concentrated factory farming mistreats the workers

lundi 11 mai 2020 à 02:00

Economically concentrated factory farming mistreats the factory workers as well as the farmers, and leads to unreliable food supply. This article calls on the governor of Wisconsin to change it.

The article contains a minor error: it says "loosing", which means "letting loose", when it meant "losing". This doesn't affect the article's point; I mention it only to help others avoid it.

A bill to "protect privacy"

lundi 11 mai 2020 à 02:00

A bill to "protect privacy" when businesses use digital technology to track workers, visitors and even customers.

NYC's Lincoln Hospital threatens nurse over criticism of former head nurse

lundi 11 mai 2020 à 02:00

After nurses at NYC's Lincoln Hospital spoke to a camera about the policies and practices they blamed for the death of their former head nurse, who died in that hospital. The hospital is investigating one of them for "releasing patient data" about the deceased — thus threatening her with possible criminal charges.