Monthly Archives: August 2021

2021-08-15: News Headlines

Nino Pagliccia (2021-08-15). The Death of the "Lima Group" and Re-Birth of the Latin American Anti-Imperialist Left. orinocotribune.com One of the most despicable foreign policy decisions made by the government of Canada must have been co-opting a small number of Latin American countries to turn against their regional neighbour Venezuela. The plotters called themselves the Lima Group after a meeting that took place in Lima, Peru. That was much more than a casual coming together of like-minded rightwing governments. That was an intentional ganging up of eleven Latin American governments with a Canadian boss to commit an act of betrayal against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Betrayal to a shared cultural and historical background. Canada…

Maria Fernanda Barreto (2021-08-15). Juvenicide: A Crime of the Multidimensional War in Colombia. orinocotribune.com By María Fernanda Barreto — Aug 12, 2021 | At the beginning of the 1990s as the victor of the "cold war," which in reality had very hot expressions, the United States, having established itself since the second post-war period as the head of the capitalist empire, also consolidated itself as the greatest political and military power, and became the axis of the unipolar world. That had been the objective of the struggle against communism, which justified all wars in a supposed defense of peace that, it was said, only capitalism could sustain. | That was at least the idea that was sold to world public opinion,…

Staff (2021-08-15). CITGO Lost Profits under Guaidó's Administration, When it Should Have Earned More Than a Billion Dollars. orinocotribune.com The direct consequence of the confiscation of the assets of CITGO Petroleum, Inc., that administers the Lemont, Lake Charles and Corpus Christi Refineries, is evident in the report presented by the PDVSA Commissioner regarding PDVSA's US subsidiary. Under the administration of the board appointed by Juan Guaidó and former US President Donald Trump, profits of CITGO Petroleum fell drastically by approximately 66% in 2019, compared to the $850 million that it earned in 2018, when it was still administered by the Venezuelan state oil company. | The PDVSA 2020 Commissioner Report also states that, according to inform…

Miguel àÅngel Ferrer (2021-08-15). Malas cuentas de la derecha venezolana. globalizacion.ca El anuncio del inicio de diálogo en México entre el gobierno de Venezuela y la derecha criolla significa, en primer término, el reconocimiento por cuentas de ésta del fracaso de los añosos esfuerzos por derrocar a Hugo Chávez, primero, y…

Staff (2021-08-15). US Congressman Jesús 'Chuy' García Asks Biden Government to Lift Blockade Against Venezuela (Grijalva, AOC, Omar and More). orinocotribune.com On Friday, August 13, US congressman for the Democratic Party, Jesús "Chuy" García, reported that, together with 18 other legislators, he has sent a letter to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, asking Joe Biden's administration to lift the illegal sanctions imposed against Venezuela. | The members of the Congress have also asked the US government to participate in a direct dialogue with Caracas and to stop politicizing "humanitarian assistance" around the Venezuela, urging to "strongly consider conducting a prompt review of our government's current policy towards Venezuela." | Our policy towards Venezuela prom…

Staff (2021-08-15). CELAC Sends Best Wishes for Venezuelan Dialogue in Mexico. orinocotribune.com Mexican Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Marcelo Ebrard, announced that the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), along with the entire world, is paying full attention to the dialogue between the Government and opposition of Venezuela. Moreover, CELAC has sent its best wishes in favor of a dialogue that could benefit the Venezuelan people as a whole. | Ebrard made these comments during his inaugural speech at the signing of an initial memorandum of understanding between the Venezuelan government and the opposition sectors, which took place in Mexico City on Friday, August 13. The dialogue had be…

Jesus Rodriguez-Espinoza (2021-08-14). Mexico Talks Between Chavismo and Extreme Right Kick Off Today in Chapultepec. orinocotribune.com Caracas, August 13, 2021 (OrinocoTribune.com)—The president of Venezuela's National Assembly and representative of the national government for the Mexico Talks, Jorge Rodríguez, arrived in Mexico City this Friday, August 13, to start the negotiation process with the Venezuelan extreme-right opposition. | Rodríguez, who will be in charge of directing the dialogue between both political sectors, arrived at Toluca International Airport at noon (local time). During the inauguration Rodríguez celebrated the realization of the Talks and stressed that it has been shown that Venezuelans do not yield to any kind of…

_____ (2021-08-14). Here's The Agenda For Venezuela's Peace Talks In Mexico. popularresistance.org The Bolivarian government of Venezuela and representatives of the US-backed opposition have officially begun a new dialogue process in Mexico, with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding. | The negotiation and dialogue process was inaugurated on Friday evening at Mexico City's National Museum of Anthropology, as the two Venezuelan negotiating parties signed the Memorandum. | Heading the delegation representing the Bolivarian Government of Venezuela, is Jorge Rodriguez, President of the National Assembly of Venezuela, who also led the government delegation in the 2018 Dominican Republic dialogue on behalf of…

Simon Garcia (2021-08-14). Government of Venezuela and sectors of the opposition sign memorandum of understanding in Mexico. mppre.gob.ve After the installation in Mexico of the dialogue process between the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and sectors of the opposition, a memorandum of understanding was signed on August 13, which includes seven issues of political, electoral and social interest. The memorandum was signed by the delegates of the national government and the […] | La entrada

Simon Garcia (2021-08-14). Delegation of the Bolivarian Government arrives in Mexico for political dialogue with sectors of the opposition. mppre.gob.ve This Friday, the Bolivarian Government delegation, led by the president of the Venezuelan National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, arrived at the international airport of Toluca, in Mexico, and will hold talks with sectors of the Venezuelan opposition in the Aztec nation. The commission will actively participate in this meeting sponsored by the Kingdom of Norway, with […] | La entrada

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-08-14). Colombia's Powerful Organization, Guardia Indigena, Speaks Out. libya360.wordpress.com Marco Teruggi Indigenous protesters attend an anti-government march in Cali, Colombia, Wednesday, May 12, 2021 — Sputnik Mundo The Guardia Indigena, one of the most important organizations in Colombia, has been a part of the mobilizations during the outbreak between April and July of this year. It is composed of about 70,000 members. Its coordinator,…

Andreína Chávez Alava, Ricardo Vaz (2021-08-14). US Democrats Call for Venezuela Sanctions Relief and 'Direct Dialogue' with Maduro. venezuelanalysis.com The representatives urged the White House to allow crude-for-diesel swaps and "constructively engage" with actors on the ground.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-08-14). Venezuelan government and opposition signed memorandum of understanding for dialogue. peoplesdispatch.org The Venezuelan government and the platform of opposition forces in the country signed a historic agreement in Mexico City on Friday August 14. The move represents an important advance to address the political crisis faced by the country for the past several years as US-backed opposition forces have turned to radical and violent methods in an attempt to force the democratically elected government of Nicolás Maduro out of office. Venezuelan officials are also hopeful that the talks can help to lift the crushing unilateral coercive measures imposed by the US and its allies which have already cost billions of dollars…

Fight Back (2021-08-14). Venezuela: Laws aimed at gender violence have major impact. fightbacknews.org Caracas, Venezuela – Images of men sitting in prison, looking down at their shoes, awaiting court for violating and committing acts of violence against women appear on the TV screen. Scrolling across the bottom of the screen are the words, "The most people in prison in Venezuela are men who have committed gender violence." | Venezuela has one of the strongest gender laws of any country in the world. The laws strongly protect women, so men are held accountable and cannot hurt them again. | "We made laws in Venezuela so we will be a country without violence against women. These laws don't just protect us from being…

scorinoco (2021-08-14). Eyewitness Venezuela: Digital Literacy Free to All Students. orinocotribune.com By Rachell Tucker — Aug 4, 2021 | As a teacher who has had to struggle alongside thousands of coworkers, students and parents during the pandemic with hybrid education, I was astounded by my visit to the Canaima computer factory that was created to fulfil the late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez's dream of "one computer per child." | At the Bicentennial Congress of the People in Caracas hundreds of anti-imperialists worldwide convened to discuss the unity needed to defeat the brutal US sanctions Venezuela and many other countries are suffering under. The "sanctions," or unilateral coercive measures imposed by…

Mision Verdad (2021-08-14). Chavismo and Two Opposition Sectors to Meet for Dialogue in Mexico. orinocotribune.com The following is a translation of the daily report of Samuel Robinson Institute for August 12, 2021. | So far, it is known that Chavismo and at least two sectors of the Venezuelan opposition will meet in Mexico, for another round of talks. These meetings will be crucial, since the previous dialogues between Chavismo and the Guaidó aligned opposition, held in Barbados in 2019 with the mediation of Norway, failed. | The context of the talks | The complexity of these dialogues can be explained by the multiple factors surrounding them. | The first instance of this is that the existence of various oppositions to Chavi…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-08-14). United States Imposes Conditions while Venezuela Chooses Dialogue. orinocotribune.com With a new process of dialogue underway between the Venezuelan government and the extreme-right opposition sector of Venezuela, the government of the United States immediately sought to impose conditions on the Caribbean nation's government. | This was made clear by the words of Ned Price, US Department of State spokesperson. The official stated in a press conference that his country insists on holding elections in Venezuela as a requirement for Washington to "ease" the illegal sanctions it imposes. | Faced with this imperialist arrogance of imposing conditions on sovereign countries, the Venezuelan government ha…

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2021-08-14: News Headlines

Jesus Rodriguez-Espinoza (2021-08-14). Mexico Talks Between Chavismo and Extreme Right Kick Off Today in Chapultepec. orinocotribune.com Caracas, August 13, 2021 (OrinocoTribune.com)—The president of Venezuela's National Assembly and representative of the national government for the Mexico Talks, Jorge Rodríguez, arrived in Mexico City this Friday, August 13, to start the negotiation process with the Venezuelan extreme-right opposition. | Rodríguez, who will be in charge of directing the dialogue between both political sectors, arrived at Toluca International Airport at noon (local time). During the inauguration Rodríguez celebrated the realization of the Talks and stressed that it has been shown that Venezuelans do not yield to any kind of…

Fight Back (2021-08-14). Venezuela: Laws aimed at gender violence have major impact. fightbacknews.org Caracas, Venezuela – Images of men sitting in prison, looking down at their shoes, awaiting court for violating and committing acts of violence against women appear on the TV screen. Scrolling across the bottom of the screen are the words, "The most people in prison in Venezuela are men who have committed gender violence." | Venezuela has one of the strongest gender laws of any country in the world. The laws strongly protect women, so men are held accountable and cannot hurt them again. | "We made laws in Venezuela so we will be a country without violence against women. These laws don't just protect us from being…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-08-14). United States Imposes Conditions while Venezuela Chooses Dialogue. orinocotribune.com With a new process of dialogue underway between the Venezuelan government and the extreme-right opposition sector of Venezuela, the government of the United States immediately sought to impose conditions on the Caribbean nation's government. | This was made clear by the words of Ned Price, US Department of State spokesperson. The official stated in a press conference that his country insists on holding elections in Venezuela as a requirement for Washington to "ease" the illegal sanctions it imposes. | Faced with this imperialist arrogance of imposing conditions on sovereign countries, the Venezuelan government ha…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-08-13). Stalin González Says He too is Ready for Mexico Talks. orinocotribune.com Stalin González, spokesman of the Venezuelan far-right, confirmed that he will be present in the dialogue process between representatives of the Bolivarian government and sectors of Venezuela's extreme right opposition, who will meet in Mexico under the auspices of governments such as Norway. | González expressed this through a series of posts on his Twitter account. In these posts, he stated the importance of joining the democratic route of the regional elections scheduled for November 21 to elect governors, mayors, and members of state legislative councils and city councils. | In this regard, he stated that "se…

José A. Amesty R. (2021-08-13). Las Mesas de Diálogo en Venezuela: Mecanismo acordatorio. globalizacion.ca Lo de las Mesas de Diálogo en Venezuela, entre la oposición y el gobierno bolivariano, han caído en un círculo vicioso, que ya parece risible tal mecanismo, siendo que desde hace años no han resultado parcialmente, proclives o exitosas, para…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-08-13). The Agenda for Venezuela's Peace Talks in Mexico. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News A Memorandum of Understanding was signed by attorney Gerardo Blyde, head of the opposition negotiation team, Norway's Dag Nylander, head of the Facilitation Team, and Jorge Rodriguez on behalf of the Bolivarian Government of Venezuela. The Bolivarian government of Venezuela and representatives of the US-backed opposition have officially begun a new dialogue process…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-08-13). Heroes or Murderers? Colombian Government Defends its Mercenaries. orinocotribune.com The government of Iván Duque this week spoke up in defense of the Colombian mercenaries who assassinated Haiti's president Jovenel MoàØse at his official residence in Port-au-Prince on July 7. | PSUV deputy Diosdado Cabello, during his television program Con el Mazo Dando, referred to statements issued by Colombian officials who, before multilateral organizations, decided to intercede in favor of the former Colombian military personnel involved in the assassination. | "The latest is that the [Colombian] Ombudsperson's Office asked the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the OAS for precautionary measu…

Yves Engler (2021-08-13). The Lima Group is Falling Apart. orinocotribune.com By Yves Engler — Aug 10, 2021 | Latin American governments are abandoning the controversial regime change alliance. Now it's time for Canada to follow suit | The Lima Group, a multilateral body formed in the Peruvian capital in 2017 with the goal of instigating regime change in Venezuela through a "peaceful and negotiated solution," has been dealt a likely fatal blow that ought to elicit serious discussion about Canadian foreign policy in Latin America. Just don't expect the media or politicians to even mention it. | In what could be a death knell to a coalition including Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia and…

Staff (2021-08-13). Tomás Guanipa Leaves Guaidó and Joins Mexico Talks. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan anti-Chavista politician Tomás Guanipa announced on Wednesday, August 11, that he resigned from the former deputy, Juan Guaidó, to join the dialogue that will begin in Mexico between the Venezuelan government and the extreme right opposition. | Through his Twitter account, Guanipa reported that he will be the representative of the opposition party Primero Justicia (PJ) in the negotiations that will begin this Friday in Mexico. | For the opposition leader, the talks that will take place in Mexico, with Norway as mediator, represent a new challenge to reach an agreement between sectors of the country.

teleSUR (2021-08-13). Venezuelan Government and Opposition Begin Talks in Mexico. telesurenglish.net On Friday afternoon, the government of President Nicolas Maduro and members of the Venezuelan opposition begin a new negotiation process in Mexico City. | RELATED: | Mexico's Foreign Affairs Minister Marcelo Ebrard received a communiqué from the Norwegian government, indicating that the parties have entered the final phase of exploratory talks and are ready to begin negotiations. Last week, President Andres Manuel…

_____ (2021-08-13). Nicaragua: The Right To Live In Peace. popularresistance.org 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 U.S. 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 change' in Nicaragua. In this connection, the significance of U.S. Nicaraguan prox…

Staff (2021-08-13). Norway Confirms Everything Ready for Mexico Talks. orinocotribune.com The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway confirmed Norway's role in talks in Mexico with the Venezuelan government and the opposition, as agreed by all parties more than a year ago. In their role as mediator, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Twitter that "Norway confirms that the Government of Venezuela and the Unitary Platform of Venezuela are in the final phase of exploratory talks, with the aim of starting negotiations in Mexico facilitated by Norway." | Norway confirms that the Government of Venezuela and the Unitary Platform of Venezuela are in the final phase of exploratory talks, with the aim…

Staff (2021-08-13). Russia Calls Alex Saab Situation Atrocious. orinocotribune.com The Deputy Director of the Information and Press Department of the Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry, NT Lakhonin, drew attention to the illegal actions of Washington to extradite the special envoy of the Venezuelan Government Alex Saab to the United States. | In a

Staff (2021-08-13). Venezuela Rejects Accusations of Former ICC Prosecutor as Worthless. orinocotribune.com This Thursday, August 12, Venezuela's Public Ministry (MP) rejected as worthless the accusations issued by the former prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, after she irresponsibly ignored the collaboration of the Venezuelan authorities in the Venezuela I case filed by the near-defunct Lima Group accusing Venezuelan authorities of human rights violations. | From his Twitter account, the Attorney General of Venezuela Tarek William Saab published a statement in which he repudiated the statement of the former ICC prosecutor regarding the preliminary examination underway on Venezuela.

_____ (2021-08-13). Venezuela Rejects Accusations Of Former ICC Prosecutor. popularresistance.org This Thursday, August 12, Venezuela's Public Ministry (MP) rejected as worthless the accusations issued by the former prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, after she irresponsibly ignored the collaboration of the Venezuelan authorities in the Venezuela I case filed by the near-defunct Lima Group accusing Venezuelan authorities of human rights violations. | From his Twitter account, the Attorney General of Venezuela Tarek William Saab published a statement in which he repudiated the statement of the former ICC prosecutor regarding the preliminary examination underway on Venezuela.

teleSUR, MER (2021-08-13). Rusia considera atroz la situación del diplomático Alex Saab en Cabo Verde. telesurtv.net Rusia resaltó que EE.UU. implementa la práctica de capturar a ciudadanos de otros Estados en terceros países bajo acusaciones inventadas.

César Torres (2021-08-13). Foreign Vice-minister for Multilateral Affairs meets with SELA's Secretary. mppre.gob.ve In order to follow up issues related to the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA), the Foreign Vice-minister for Multilateral Affairs, Daniel Rodríguez, held on Thursday a meeting with Walter Clarems Endara, permanent secretary of this organization. After the meeting, the Venezuelan representative explained that they reviewed the current cooperation and the 2021 work […] | La entrada

Orlando Gallardo (2021-08-13). Venezuela Reports N ∞ 21. mppre.gob.ve In Venezuela we follow the firm path of economic recovery, the strengthening of relations with brother countries, the development of our Golden Generation for Paris 2024 and the consolidation of our democracy. We are a country in battle and in victory. We tell you more in issue No. 21 of Venezuela Reports. | La entrada

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