Monthly Archives: November 2020

2020-11-06: News Headlines

Peoples Dispatch (2020-11-06). FARC party and Colombian national government sign peace commitments. peoplesdispatch.org The agreements between the FARC party and the Colombian national government are the outcome of the Pilgrimage for Life and Peace, made by hundreds of ex-combatants demanding compliance with peace accords…

teleSUR (2020-11-06). Iranian FM Arrives in Cuba After Completing Visit to Venezuela. telesurenglish.net Iranian Foreign Minister Mohamad Javad Zarif has arrived in Cuba, the second stop on his Latin American tour, to address mutual interest issues. As informed this Friday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Persian Diplomacy head is already in Havana, the Cuban capital, after having finished his official visit to Venezuela. | RELATED: | During his trip to Cuba, besides meeting…

Mehr News Agency (2020-11-05). Maduro slams US' giving democracy lessons to world. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 05 (MNA) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says Washington is in no position to give lessons in democracy to the world as Donald Trump is apparently rejecting the early results of US election.

Anthony Cartalucci (2020-11-05). Why Taking US NED Money is Wrong. thealtworld.com The National Endowment for Democracy has as much to do with promoting "democracy" as the illegal US invasion of Iraq — code name "Operation Iraqi Freedom" had to do with bringing "freedom" to the Iraqi people. And as it turns out the same circle of regime change promoters are/were involved in both. | I cover the US National Endowment for Democracy's (NED) board of directors — pointing out how many of them have been involved in some of the worst crimes against humanity of the 21st century including promoting and even participating in the invasion and occupation of Iraq in 2003. | I also explain why takin…

Ralph Nader — Bruce Fein (2020-11-05). How Trump, Hannity and Limbaugh Violated Election Law. counterpunch.org Conservative media celebrities Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh have flagrantly violated the federal election law prohibition of donating anything of value exceeding $2,800 to a presidential candidate. The ongoing strategic collaboration between Trump, Hannity and Limbaugh is obvious and has been widely documented in newspapers and books. Both Hannity and Limbaugh have collaborated with President

Caitlin Johnstone (2020-11-05). Electoral Musings: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix. thealtworld.com It is perfectly valid for the American public to express outrage over Trump's declaration of victory, but the entire American media and political class forever lost all legitimacy to condemn a nation's leader for illegitimately crowning themselves by backing the Venezuela coup. | ‚ùñ | Watching Democrats' inability to handily defeat a crazy reality TV host in two elections is like seeing someone pick a fight with a six year-old girl and getting their ass kicked, then coming back with a bunch of their friends and watching them all get carried off on stretchers. | ‚ùñ | All t…

Manuela Solé (2020-11-05). Electoral Campaign Begins in Venezuela. venezuelanalysis.com The campaign for upcoming legislative elections will go on for a month.

teleSUR (2020-11-05). Colombia: Commitment Reached To Meet 2016 Peace Accords. telesurenglish.net Representatives from the Common Alternative Revolutionary Force (FARC) announced on Wednesday that six commitments were reached with Colombian authorities in order to observe the fulfillment of the 2016 Peace Accord. | RELATED: | The announcement comes after several violations of the peace agreement voiced by former combatants of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People's Army (FARC-EP) who have staged a march in Defense…

Mehr News Agency (2020-11-05). Zarif starts meetings in Venezuela. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 05 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has started his diplomatic meetings in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas.

Peoples Dispatch (2020-11-04). Mobilizations in Colombia intensify in defense of life and peace. peoplesdispatch.org In Colombia, mobilizations have intensified demanding an end to escalating violence against social movements and political activists. The objective of is to draw the national government's attention to the humanitarian crisis faced by Afro-descendant, Indigenous, human rights, peasant and social organizations. Meanwhile, ex-combatants of the FARC are demanding that the national government comply with the peace agreements signed between the former government and the FARC in Havana, Cuba, in 2016.

teleSUR (2020-11-04). Iran's Foreign Minister Starts Latin American Tour in Venezuela. telesurenglish.net Iran's foreign minister began his trip to Latin America in Venezuela, where he arrived on Wednesday to promote a strategic alliance. | RELATED: | "At 3: 45 am today [Wednesday], we welcomed the brother foreign minister of Iran, (Mohamad Yavad) Zarif. Each high-level visit deepens our strategic alliance, our brotherhood," announced Venezuela's Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza in a message posted on his Twitter accoun…

Peoples Dispatch (2020-11-04). Doc-series 'Operation Venezuela' launches. peoplesdispatch.org The 10-part series called 'Operation Venezuela' launched today across The project is produced by investigative journalists, filmmakers and documentarians and will include testimonies and accounts about the events over the past several years including the numerous coup attempts, violent guarimba protests, sabotage at…

Mehr News Agency (2020-11-04). Iranian Foreign Minister arrives in Venezuela on Wednesday. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 04 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister was welcomed by his Venezuelan counterpart upon his arrival in the country on Wednesday.

2020-11-05: News Headlines

Steve Ellner (2020-11-05). Center-Left convergence in Venezuela: A blow to U.S. interventionism. mronline.org Steve Ellner argues that average Venezuelans understand that U.S. sanctions hurt them—and should be resisted.

Manuela Solé (2020-11-05). Electoral Campaign Begins in Venezuela. venezuelanalysis.com The campaign for upcoming legislative elections will go on for a month.

Caitlin Johnstone (2020-11-05). Electoral Musings: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix. thealtworld.com It is perfectly valid for the American public to express outrage over Trump's declaration of victory, but the entire American media and political class forever lost all legitimacy to condemn a nation's leader for illegitimately crowning themselves by backing the Venezuela coup. | ‚ùñ | Watching Democrats' inability to handily defeat a crazy reality TV host in two elections is like seeing someone pick a fight with a six year-old girl and getting their ass kicked, then coming back with a bunch of their friends and watching them all get carried off on stretchers. | ‚ùñ | All t…

teleSUR (2020-11-05). Colombia: Commitment Reached To Meet 2016 Peace Accords. telesurenglish.net Representatives from the Common Alternative Revolutionary Force (FARC) announced on Wednesday that six commitments were reached with Colombian authorities in order to observe the fulfillment of the 2016 Peace Accord. | RELATED: | The announcement comes after several violations of the peace agreement voiced by former combatants of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People's Army (FARC-EP) who have staged a march in Defense…

Peoples Dispatch (2020-11-04). Mobilizations in Colombia intensify in defense of life and peace. peoplesdispatch.org In Colombia, mobilizations have intensified demanding an end to escalating violence against social movements and political activists. The objective of is to draw the national government's attention to the humanitarian crisis faced by Afro-descendant, Indigenous, human rights, peasant and social organizations. Meanwhile, ex-combatants of the FARC are demanding that the national government comply with the peace agreements signed between the former government and the FARC in Havana, Cuba, in 2016.

teleSUR (2020-11-04). Iran's Foreign Minister Starts Latin American Tour in Venezuela. telesurenglish.net Iran's foreign minister began his trip to Latin America in Venezuela, where he arrived on Wednesday to promote a strategic alliance. | RELATED: | "At 3: 45 am today [Wednesday], we welcomed the brother foreign minister of Iran, (Mohamad Yavad) Zarif. Each high-level visit deepens our strategic alliance, our brotherhood," announced Venezuela's Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza in a message posted on his Twitter accoun…

Peoples Dispatch (2020-11-04). Doc-series 'Operation Venezuela' launches. peoplesdispatch.org The 10-part series called 'Operation Venezuela' launched today across The project is produced by investigative journalists, filmmakers and documentarians and will include testimonies and accounts about the events over the past several years including the numerous coup attempts, violent guarimba protests, sabotage at…

Mehr News Agency (2020-11-04). Iranian Foreign Minister arrives in Venezuela on Wednesday. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 04 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister was welcomed by his Venezuelan counterpart upon his arrival in the country on Wednesday.

_____ (2020-11-03). 'The Coming War On China' — Watch John Pilger's Powerfully Relevant Documentary. strategic-culture.org Caitlin JOHNSTONE | "The aim of this film is to break a silence: the United States and China may well be on the road to war, and nuclear war is no longer unthinkable," Pilger says in his 2016 documentary The Coming War on China, which "In a few years China has become the world's second-biggest economic power," Pilger's introduction continues. "The United States is the world's biggest military power, with bases and missiles and ships covering ever…

teleSUR (2020-11-03). Bolivia: Arce Invites President Maduro To His Swear-in Ceremony. telesurenglish.net Bolivia's President-elect Luis Arce has extended an invitation to Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro to attend his swear-in ceremony set for Nov. 8th. | RELATED: | The invitation comes days after the decision by the coup-born regime led by Jeanine Añez to invite Venezuelan opposition lawmaker Juan Guaido, who self-proclaimed "Interim president". | On Tuesday, ex-President Evo Morales announced that he will return to Bolivia on…

Paul Dobson (2020-11-02). US Cuts Venezuela's Diesel Lifeline with Sanctions Clampdown. venezuelanalysis.com The move is expected to have a "devastating" impact on agriculture, water treatment and electricity generation.

Tanya Wadhwa (2020-11-02). Amid increased violence, Colombians mobilize in defense of life and peace. peoplesdispatch.org Mobilizations to demand an end to escalating violence in Colombia against social movements and political activists have intensified in recent days. Social movements have converged in the Cauca department as part of a Humanitarian Caravan, while ex-combatants of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), today part of the Common Alternative Revolutionary Force party, have been marching in the Pilgrimage for Life and Peace. Organizations are demanding that the government take measures to stop the increase in violence and protect the life and integrity of citizens. | Humanitarian Caravan for Life and Def…

WSWS (2020-11-02). Brazilian armed forces conduct unprecedented military exercises amid US threats to Venezuela. wsws.org Bolsonaro's Foreign Ministry last Friday classified as "secret" cables about Pompeo's trip to Brazil, which took place during war games in Brazil and Colombia.