(2021-07-26). Cuba's cultural counter-revolution: US gov't-backed rappers, artists gain fame as 'catalyst for current unrest'. thegrayzone.com Painting itself as a grassroots collective of artists fighting for freedom of expression, the San Isidro Movement has become a key weapon in the US government's assault on the Cuban revolution. "My people need Europe, my people need Europe to point out the abuser," Yotuel, a Spain-based Cuban rapper, proclaimed in an EU parliament event convened by right-wing legislators before handing the mic over to Venezuelan coup leader Juan Guaidó. Days later, Yotuel held a Zoom call with State Department …
(2021-07-25). Venezuela Pays Tribute to the Liberator Simón Bolívar in the National Pantheon. orinocotribune.com 
On Saturday, July 24, the Venezuelan government paid tribute to the Liberator Simón Bolívar on the occasion of the 238th anniversary of his birth, with an event celebrated at the National Pantheon. The event was led by the Minister for the Interior, Justice and Peace, Admiral Carmen Meléndez, who urged the people to be attentive to all the activities that the national government will carry out to honor "this man, this strategist, who achieved the independence of Venezuela in unity." | "We love Bolívar as life itself, and the people of Bolívar more than our life, and because of him we know how to walk the path tow…
(2021-07-25). Maduro orders military to respond to any US aggression. en.mehrnews.com Following the violation of Venezuela's airspace by a US military jet, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has ordered the country's military to remain alert and respond forcefully to any act of aggression.
(2021-07-25). Highlights of AMLO's Speech for Ceremony Commemorating Simón Bolívar's Birth (CELAC). orinocotribune.com 
On Saturday, July 24, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, popularly known as AMLO, presided over an event to commemorate the 238th anniversary of the birth of the liberator of America, Simón Bolívar, within the framework of the Latin American and Caribbean regional organization CELAC. At the event held in the Chapultepec Castle, Mexico City, he recognized the humanist and integrationist work of the Liberator that continues to served as example and inspiration even today. | Here are five of the most striking statements of AMLO's speech delivered at the XXI Meeting of Foreign Affairs Ministers of the Com…
(2021-07-25). 'Primero Justicia' no respaldara a Guaidó y su Gobierno interino. globalizacion.ca A través de fuentes de todo crédito, vinculadas a la oposición venezolana-colombiana empeñada en derrotar al Presidente Nicolás Maduro, hemos conocido que se continúan acrecentando las disputas entre el partido Primero Justicia venezolano, con el casi extinto gobierno interino, que…
(2021-07-25). Patria Grande: Against the Powerful of the Planet, 'A Single Nation of the Whole New World'. orinocotribune.com By Geraldina Colotti — Jul 21, 2021 | Simón Bolívar, in his Letter from Jamaica, wrote: "It is a great idea to try to form a single nation of the whole new world with a unique bond that unites all the parts." This dream has experienced a renewal this year in the Battle of Carabobo Bicentennial. A regional integration project (and not only that) which Chávez had also explained to the "alter-globalists" movements in the World Social Forums (WSF). Chávez's speeches are more relevant than ever in this phase of an imperialist attack on the Cuban, Sandinista and Bolivarian Revolutions, and for which international…
(2021-07-25). Nicaragua's Sandinistas Battle 'Diabolical' U.S. Empire and Poverty on 42 Anniversary of Revolution. strategic-culture.org 
The Grayzone reports from Nicaragua on the 42nd anniversary of the Sandinista revolution. Nicaraguans discuss their improved quality of life, President Ortega condemns the dictatorial US "empire that wants to dominate all countries," and Vice President Murillo declares poverty an imperialist "crime against humanity." | By Ben NORTON | 42 years after the victory of the Sandinista revolution, Nicaraguans are still celebrating the gains of the leftist movement, and hoping to take the transformative process to another stage. | This July 19, tens of thousands of Nicaraguans flooded downtown Managua, the capital, to sh…
(2021-07-25). South America: NATO partners U.S., Colombia held air combat exercise. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Story by U.S. Southern Command. Relampago VI occurred earlier this month. In 2017 NATO signed an Individual Partnership and Cooperation Programme with Colombia and the country joined NATO's Partners Across the Globe in 2018. In January Colombia's Vice Foreign Minister for Multilateral Affairs Adriana Mejía and Vice Defence Minister for Strategy and Planning Jairo García …
(2021-07-25). Nueva masacre en el Cauca, Colombia deja al menos tres muertos. telesurtv.net Según Indepaz a la fecha se han registrado 57 masacres en todo el país, de las cuales 11 han sucedido en el departamento del Cauca.
(2021-07-25). U.S., Colombia: NATO Partners Held Air Combat Exercise. libya360.wordpress.com Relampago VI occurred earlier this month. In 2017 NATO signed an Individual Partnership and Cooperation Programme with Colombia and the country joined NATO's Partners Across the Globe in 2018. In January Colombia's Vice Foreign Minister for Multilateral Affairs Adriana Mejía and Vice Defence Minister for Strategy and Planning Jairo García met with NATO representatives to…