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US involvement in Cuba, Hong Kong Unrest; Check Out Who is Behind Civil Society Groups
Occupy Hong Kong, Take Two. Were Hong Kong’s demonstrations a movie, the director’s chair would be in Washington D.C. Several independent researchers have exposed the large number of direct links between funding and political backing from Washington and nearly every prominent leader organizing street demonstrations in Hong Kong. The yellow umbrellas winding through Hong Kong’s streets, whose numbers are inflated by American and British media’s expert use of tight angles and close ups, could be considered “take two.” The last round of protests fared poorly, with the majority of Hong Kong’s residents turning on protesters who blocked roads for weeks, hurting local businesses and disrupting the lives, peace, and prosperity of the majority.
Warning: Find Out Who Is Behind Civil Society Groups. Called “Revenue Watch” it claims to be “a non-profit policy institute and grantmaking organization that promotes the effective, transparent and accountable management of oil, gas and mineral resources for the public good. ” In reality, it is a Wall Street-London centric front of monolithic proportions that ensures foreign competitors, including nationalized companies, are prevented from exploiting in many cases their own national resources, so that they may be reserved instead for the West’s corporate giants to plunder them.
Cuba Through the Looking Glass. Seeking to change Cuba is the US government’s open policy – and from the Cuban point of view, it amounts to an effort to overthrow the Cuban government. The United States spends $20 million a year through USAID and other agencies in Cuba aimed at reshaping Cuba.
