Ramona Wadi

Ramona Wadi is an independent researcher, freelance journalist, book reviewer and blogger. She writes about the struggle for memory in Palestine and Chile, historical legitimacy, the ramifications of settler-colonialism, the correlation between humanitarian aid and human rights abuses, the United Nations as an imperialist organisation, indigenous resistance, la nueva cancion Chilena and Latin American revolutionary philosophy with a particular focus on Fidel Castro, Jose Marti and Jose Carlos Mariategui. Her articles, book reviews, interviews and blogs have been published in Middle East Monitor, Upside Down World, Truthout, Irish Left Review, Gramsci Oggi, Cubarte, Rabble.ca, Toward Freedom, History Today, Chileno and other outlets, including academic publications and translations into several languages.

Why We Dislike Venezuela’s Leftists But Are Cool With Cuba’s

In sanctioning Venezuelan officials and hurling allegations of human rights abuses, perhaps the U.S. is forgetting its own history of instigating violence and fomenting unrest in the South American country and throughout Latin America.

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Cuba's President Raul Castro, left, shakes hands with Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in front of the press after arriving to Miraflores presidential palace for an emergency ALBA meeting in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 17, 2015.

Cuba's President Raul Castro, left, shakes hands with Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in front of the press after arriving to Miraflores presidential palace for an emergency ALBA meeting in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 17, 2015. The Venezuelan-led ALBA bloc of leftist regional governments is expected to express support for Venezuela's

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Netanyahu Leverages Terror Threat To Further Colonial Expansion

“Jews have been murdered again on European soil only because they were Jews, and this wave of terrorist attacks — including murderous anti-Semitic attacks — is expected to continue,” the Israeli prime minister told a weekly cabinet meeting last month.

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Palestinian refugees

Danish Muslims from the organization, The Network, form a "Ring of Peace" against terror at City Hall Square in Copenhagen Friday, Feb. 27, 2015. Thousands of people of different faiths have gathered in Denmark and Sweden in a show of unity after attacks against Jews in Europe. RABAT, Malta  --- With Jews among the victims of the deadly

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Avaaz: Pro-Democracy Group Or Facade For American Imperialism In The Middle East?

Avaaz’s support for NATO intervention in Libya shows how the “democratic” movement really supports a war-like, imperialist agenda.

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Sylvia Seidel from Dresden writes messages on her picture at the Avaaz “Wall of Love” reading "with you - wall of boundless friendship" in front of the famous Church of Our Lady, on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015 in Dresden, Saxony, eastern Germany.  Avaaz has been raising  eyebrows in political circles by pushing policies that some say jeopardize

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UN Concerned About The Uncontrollable Spread Of Arms Among Militias In Libya

After approving Libya’s destruction, a report by a panel of experts tells the Security Council that militias are gaining strength in Libya, where there’s no proper government or security to stop them.

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Mideast Libya

In this Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015 photo, Libyan soldiers try to fix a weapon that jammed during clashes with militants on the frontline in Al Ajaylat, 120 kilometers (75 miles) west of Tripoli, Libya. Army forces in Libya have been fighting Islamic and tribal militias since last September. RABAT, Malta --- The absence of proper governance and

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Details On An Alleged US-Backed Coup In Venezuela Come To Light

Failing to bring down Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution and Hugo Chavez, the U.S. is now allegedly orchestrating coups in the South American country and imposing sanctions in response to what it says are violations of human rights.

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An opposition demonstrator prepares to throw a molotov cocktail at police after clashes broke out at a protest in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015.

An opposition demonstrator prepares to throw a molotov cocktail at police after clashes broke out at a protest in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015. RABAT, Malta --- Having tried, and failed, to hamper Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution during Hugo Chavez’s presidency, the United States has intensified its attempts to permanently

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The Dissociation Game: Understanding The Evolving Narrative On Libya

The United States and the United Nations are dragging their heels on categorizing Libya as a failed state, largely because of their roles in its downfall. Meanwhile, the media isolates ongoing violence from the historical framework of NATO intervention.

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Libya

In this Thursday, Jan. 9, 2015 photo, a Libyan honor guard stands at attention during the arrival of U.N. Special Envoy to Libya Bernardino Leon in Tripoli. RABAT, Malta --- The Arab Spring, which has given rise to perpetually mutating violence across the Middle East and North Africa, was hailed by mainstream media as an exercise in freedom

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CELAC Conference Aims To Thwart American Meddling In Latin America

By excluding U.S. and Canadian participation, a bloc of Latin American and Caribbean nations maintain autonomy in their decision-making processes toward finding solutions to issues plaguing the continent — particularly U.S. intervention.

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Costa Rica CELAC

The presidents take part in the working session at the summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in San Antonio de Belen, Costa Rica, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015. BELEN, Costa Rica --- The 3rd summit of the Community of Latin America and Caribbean States (CELAC) was characterized by a sharp message to the United

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