In an interview with the Real News Network‘s Paul Jay, Abby Martin discusses “travel[ing] deep into Colombian coca-growing territory to talk to peasants that were attacked by soldiers eradicating the crop; Martin says it was Trump’s pressure on the Colombian government that led to the killing of peasants in Oct, 2017.”
A full transcript of the interview is available here.
Abby Martin speaks with Brian Becker and John Kiriakou on Loud and Clear.
“President Trump unleashed a tweetstorm attacking New York Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand after she called for him to resign, and on the same day that a documentary film was released on Trump’s history of sexually harassing women. Trump said on Twitter that Gillibrand had asked him for money in the past and that she would “do anything” for it.”
On October 5, 2017, police opened fire on unarmed farmers in Tumaco, Colombia. Eight were killed, with dozens more shot. The massacre was part of a crackdown on coca farmers in the “War On Drugs” despite an agreement for crop substitution–and amidst new threats from Trump, ordering the government to use more force or face consequences.
The Empire Files goes on-the-ground to investigate the massacre, interviewing witnesses and casualties. Abby Martin visits recently-destroyed farms, uses hidden cameras to confront soldiers about the operations, and explores the context of such a killing less than a year after the historic peace deal ending the country’s 53-year civil war.
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Abby and Robbie Martin talk about the significance of the latest purge in Saudi Arabia of the royal family and other high ranking officials by Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and its war in Yemen that is causing the greatest humanitarian crisis in the world, with tens of millions on the brink of starvation-–all happening with US weaponry and support.
They also talk about James O’ Keefe’s latest failed fake news stunt with Washington Post where he tried to discredit Roy Moore’s victims by inventing one of his own, as well as the latest slew of sexual assault allegations against Kevin Spacey, Russell Simmons, Nick Carter, Charlie Rose, Louis CK and Jordan Chariton.
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Below are seven reports providing essential context to the so-called ‘Israel-Palestine’ conflict
With the very existence of Palestine at stake, it is important to learn, and help others learn, the essential facts behind the Israeli settlement project.
Abby Martin goes on-the-ground to the epicenter of this struggle and talks to the most impacted, in seven reports that are a must-watch for anyone wanting to understand the so-called “Israel-Palestine conflict” and the viability of the two-state solution:
1. Inside Palestine’s Refugee Camps: bit.ly/2cViSQ1
2. The Untold History of Palestine & Israel: bit.ly/2iFHU4g
3. Home Demolitions for Illegal Settlements Surging: bit.ly/2gJbntE
4. Inside the Hotbeds of Israeli Settler Terror: bit.ly/2hBGeLu
5. Israeli Army Vet’s Exposé – “I Was the Terrorist”: bit.ly/2AWEsyL
6. Silencing Palestine – Prison & Repression: bit.ly/2zTs1QH
7. Everyday Israelis Express Support for Genocide: bit.ly/2BedU8I
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