Daily Archives: August 24, 2021

2021-08-24: News Headlines

Editor (2021-08-24). 'The Blockade Against Venezuela: Measures and Consequences'. mronline.org n recent years, the United States and its allies have unleashed a devastating blockade against Venezuela in hopes of triggering regime change.

Staff (2021-08-24). Former Paramilitary Criminals Reveal Colombian Army Provided Hit List of College Students. orinocotribune.com During a conference titled "The Armed Conflict at the University of Nariño," organized by the Truth Commission in Colombia, ex-commanders Guillermo León Marín and Aníbal Gómez of the defunct Antonio Nariño Peasant Brigades Front of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), attached to the Libertadores del Sur Bloc, asked for forgiveness due to the great variety of crimes perpetrated against the community of the University of Nariño. | The United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia was the largest paramilitary group in Colombia, accused of a vast number of war crimes and crimes against humanity. | Gómez apolog…

Aram Aharonian (2021-08-24). Estados Unidos, Colombia: Magnicidio, encubrimiento y marines "humanitarios" globalizacion.ca Parece una mala novela policial, donde un comando de mercenarios comete un magnicidio y donde los gobiernos que envían y financian a los asesinos luego se aseguran de que sean funcionarios propios quienes investiguen el hecho, amparados por un comando…

Francisco Dominguez (2021-08-24). Nicaragua: the right to live in peace. peoplesdispatch.org "Sovereignty is not argued about, It is defended" — Cesar Augusto Sandino | It is an irrefutable fact that the United States orchestrated, financed and unleashed the violent coup attempt in 2018 against the democratically elected FSLN government. Spokespeople of the US establishment, from former president Trump, extreme right-wing senators and deputies, all the way down the food chain of its formidable 'regime change' machinery, including National Security Advisor John Bolton, the CIA, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and, of course, USAID, repeatedly stated their aim was to bring about 'regime ch…

Staff (2021-08-24). Defense Team of Diplomat Alex Saab Denounces Constitutional Violations by Cape Verde. orinocotribune.com This Monday, August 23, the defense of the Venezuelan Special Envoy to Iran Alex Saab issued a statement denouncing the constitutional violations in his case. | They also urged the Constitutional Court of Cape Verde to enforce justice and release the Venezuelan diplomat. | Below is the full translation of the statement by the defense: | In a few moments the Constitutional Court of Cape Verde will rule on the appeal presented by the Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab in which he invokes no less than 12 constitutional irregularities in his case. | This is a serious and solemn moment, with multiple and complex diplomatic…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-08-24). Sanctions and Electoral Scenario in Venezuela: Polls Speak. orinocotribune.com In preparation for the November 21 mega-elections to select regional governors, mayors, councilors, and legislators, the impact of the sanctions imposed by the United States government on Venezuela entered the polls as one of the variables that most influences the opinions of voters. | For example, the polling company Datanalisis—with deep connections to the extreme-right opposition—presented the results of a recent study in which 29.2% of those interviewed affirmed that they would not vote for a candidate who has supported the sanctions. 11% pointed out that "it would be a negative factor, but it wou…

Staff (2021-08-24). Inter-Parliamentary Union Delegation Arrives in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com The international delegation will be in the country until August 27 and will meet with various Venezuelan authorities. | A delegation of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) arrived in Venezuela this Monday, August 23, and held a meeting with deputies of the National Assembly (AN), led by its First Vice President Iris Varela, who emphasized the AN's willingness to achieve a "fruitful exchange" during the visit. | "We want you to know that our country has a very welcoming attitude towards solving all the problems that affect our people as a result of the national dialogue, these problems that have been generated as…

Simon Garcia (2021-08-23). Foreign Minister Plasencia receives Copies of Credentials from the designated Ambassador of the Kingdom of Tonga. mppre.gob.ve The People's Power Minister for Foreign Relations, Félix Plasencia, received this Monday the Copies of Credentials from the designated ambassador of the Kingdom of Tonga, Viliami Va'inga Tone, concurrent to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela from New York City, United States, where since 2018 he has been the permanent representative of his country before the […] | La entrada

Editor2 (2021-08-23). Venezuela: Satellites, Space Activities and the Anti-Imperialist Struggle. orinocotribune.com By Estevan Hernandez — Aug 17, 2021 | The following article was written following a Party for Socialism and Liberation delegation to the recently held Bicentennial Congress of the Peoples of the World held in Caracas, Venezuela. The delegation participated in a tour of the Bolivarian Agency for Space Activities center in Caracas (ABAE). | After much investment, determination, and assistance from other countries, particularly China, Venezuela now manages the Simon Bolivar, Miranda and Sucre satellites. The technological advancements and the space program are a massive achievement necessary for formerly-coloni…

Orinoco Tribune (2021-08-23). U.S. Interventionism in Venezuela. Elliott Abrams: If Opposition Decides to Reform or Eliminate the '[ Juan Guaidó ] Interim Government,' We Must Support It. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2021-08-23). Venezuela Advances in COVID-19 Mass Vaccination Plan. orinocotribune.com The Executive Vice President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, reported that the Venezuelan government is carrying out the Mass COVID-19 Vaccination Plan to achieve the goal of 70% immunization, during a supervision of the Mission System and large missions in the 23 de Enero parish in Caracas. She explained, "We all have to take care of ourselves. This is a call to conscience to avoid an unbridled wave of COVID-19 infections by taking care of ourselves and wearing our masks." | She reminded people that in the Capital District, specifically in the Caricuao parish, a case of the Delta variant was detected, which is wh…

Paul Dobson (2021-08-23). Chainanalysis: Venezuela Leads Latin America in Cryptocurrency Trading. venezuelanalysis.com Locals are increasingly switching to P2P methods to bypass inflation, cash shortages and low wages, as well as Washington's blockade.

teleSUR (2021-08-23). The Inter-Parliamentary Union Visits Venezuela. telesurenglish.net In response to an official invitation made in April, a mission from the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), headed by its President Duarte Pacheco, arrived in Caracas to meet with Venezuelan lawmakers and other political actors. | RELATED: | This mission is expected to make recommendations to its governing bodies on "how the IPU can contribute to the overall efforts to resolve the political crisis in Venezuela in a s…

A Guest Author (2021-08-23). Alex Saab's Letter: No retreat, No surrender! workers.org The Venezuelan Special Envoy to Iran, Alex Saab, reiterated his call for justice, through a letter received through his lawyers, one day before the case was to be heard again in the Constitutional Court of Cape Verde on August 13. A call for liberty for illegally arrested Venezuelan diplomat Alex . . . |

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