The Grayzone's Ben Norton reports from Caracas, where thousands of Venezuelans marched to protest against the crippling US blockade of their country — and also to symbolically celebrate the 200th anniversary of Simón Bolívar's victory over Spanish colonialists at the Battle of Boyacá. ||| The Grayzone ||| Find more reporting at https://thegrayzone.com Support our original journalism at Patreon: https://patreon.com/grayzone Twitter: https://twitter.com/grayzoneproject Facebook: https://facebook.com/thegrayzone Minds: https://minds.com/thegrayzone ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be6oxSvIUjc

The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate discuss the Biden administration's announcement of internationally banned cluster munitions to a Ukrainian army that is running short on artillery shells and struggling to make headway in its vaunted counteroffensive. ||| The Grayzone ||| Find more reporting at https://thegrayzone.com Support our original journalism at Patreon: https://patreon.com/grayzone Facebook: https://facebook.com/thegrayzone Twitter: https://twitter.com/thegrayzonenews Instagram: https://instagram.com/thegrayzonenews Minds: https://minds.com/thegrayzone Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@thegrayzone #TheGrayzone ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=801E6HWSL6w

Pushback with Aaron Maté Support Pushback: https://www.patreon.com/aaronmate A recent article in The Guardian parroted a US state-funded group's evidence-free allegations that The Grayzone’s Aaron Maté -- who has reported extensively on the OPCW’s Syria cover-up scandal -- is "the most prolific spreader of disinformation" about Syria among a "network" of "conspiracy theorists." Aaron called Guardian reporter Mark Townsend on the phone to ask him to substantiate these defamatory claims, and why he didn’t reach out before printing them. Guest: Mark Townsend. Reporter for The Guardian who wrote the story, “Network of Syria conspiracy theorists identified” — now updated with Aaron Maté’s response. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/19/russia-backed-network-of-syria-conspiracy-theorists-identified Note: to reduce repetition, the recording of the phone call between Aaron and Mark Townsend has been shortened. Townsend was contacted for comment prior to publication of this segment, but did not respond. Links: Max Blumenthal on The Syria Campaign: https://thegrayzone.com/2016/10/02/syria-campaign-pr-firm-lobbying-regime-change/ Aaron Maté’s reporting on OPCW claims about the whistleblowers: https://thegrayzone.com/2021/07/11/why-is-opcw-chief-arias-afraid-of-his-own-inspectors/ https://thegrayzone.com/2020/12/07/opcw-executives-whistleblower-syria-leaks/ https://thegrayzone.com/2020/03/05/opcw-whistleblowers-attacks-cover-up-douma-deception/ All Grayzone OPCW cover-up scandal coverage: https://thegrayzone.com/category/opcw-douma/ ||| The Grayzone ||| Find more reporting at https://thegrayzone.com Support our original journalism at Patreon: https://patreon.com/grayzone Facebook: https://facebook.com/thegrayzone Twitter: https://twitter.com/thegrayzonenews Instagram: https://instagram.com/thegrayzonenews Minds: https://minds.com/thegrayzone Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@thegrayzone #TheGrayzone ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0L7LvsiyzE

Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with Rania Khalek of Soapbox about the drama surrounding the Trump impeachment trial. They reflect on the arguments made by democrats and republicans, the trial's impact on the reputation of US empire abroad, and its implications for free speech. ||| The Grayzone ||| Find more reporting at https://thegrayzone.com Support our original journalism at Patreon: https://patreon.com/grayzone Facebook: https://facebook.com/thegrayzone Twitter: https://twitter.com/thegrayzonenews Instagram: https://instagram.com/thegrayzonenews Minds: https://minds.com/thegrayzone Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@thegrayzone #TheGrayzone ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjVz3rNrY_4