Natasha Hakimi Zapata (2021-09-12). Sanctions Didn't Help Cubans, Iranians or Venezuelans. They Won't Help Afghans. zcomm.org Economic punishment is taking a brutal toll during the pandemic…

teleSUR, JGN (2021-09-12). Fallece destacado periodista colombiano Antonio Caballero. telesurtv.net El expresidente colombiano Juan Manuel Santos, entre otros, lamentó la muerte de Antonio Caballero, "implacable con el poder".

Ricardo Vaz (2021-09-11). Venezuela Hits Out at Colombia's 'Flagrant Theft' of Petrochemical Corporation Monómeros. venezuelanalysis.com The Maduro government has demanded the return of the Colombia-based agrochemical producer.

W.T. Whitney Jr. (2021-09-11). Bolivarianism & Marxism: Commitment to the Impossible in Defense of Utopia. orinocotribune.com By Jesús Santrich, W. T. Whitney, Jr. — Sep 7, 2021 | Translator's introduction | Colombian troops killed Jesús Santrich in Venezuela on May 17, 2021. Santrich was a leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and spokesperson for the FARC's negotiating team during peace talks with the Colombian government that ended in 2016. In this essay from March of 2009, Santrich as political theoretician explores the interrelations of Marxist and Bolivarian thought and the effects on both of utopian longings, political feasibilities, and the reach of history. | This English language version of Santrich'

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-09-11). What is Behind Capture of 'El Pollo' Carvajal in Spain? orinocotribune.com Retired Venezuelan military officer Hugo "El Pollo" Carvajal was captured in Spain by security forces after remaining in hiding since 2019. Carvajal is a fugitive from the controversial United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and a request for his extradition has been issued by Washington, DC. | Carvajal, who defected from the ranks of Chavismo in 2017, is singled out for drug trafficking crimes, and is on a list of Venezuelan officials that the White House has been watching for several years, arguing that he possesses "key information" that allegedly would serve to remove President Nicolás Maduro fr…

teleSUR, JGN (2021-09-11). Rusia reitera apoyo a mesa de diálogo político en Venezuela. telesurtv.net La vocera de la cancillería rusa María Zajarova afirmó que "solo los propios venezolanos pueden determinar su destino".

Staff (2021-09-11). Venezuela: How a Children's Cardiology Hospital Carried Out Over 300 Free Operations in the Midst of the Blockade and the Pandemic. orinocotribune.com The last few years have been a challenge for the functioning of the hospital, which has had to overcome great obstacles to acquire necessary supplies due to the coercive measures, and which has seen its staff reduced to half. | Yanira holds her seven-month-old baby, who is recovering from a cardiac operation at the Gilberto Rodríguez Ochoa Latin American Children's Cardiological Hospital, in Caracas, while explaining the procedures the child has undergone. The little boy, who smiles constantly, is just one of the 305 children who have been treated at this health center so far this year, in the midst of the pan…

teleSUR (2021-09-11). Venezuela Concludes the Audit Process on Voting Machines. telesurenglish.net Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) Friday concluded the revision of voting machines, which will be used in the Nov. 21 subnational elections. | RELATED: | The review was carried out with the presence of representatives from 15 political organizations contesting the elections. | Members from the Council of Electoral Experts of Latin America (Ceela), which will observe the electoral process, also participated in th…

Staff (2021-09-11). 21N: Political Parties Choose Electoral Ballot Spots. orinocotribune.com On Thursday, September 9, representatives from the different coalitions and political parties that will contend in the November 21 regional and municipal elections of Venezuela chose the spot that each will occupy on the electoral ballot. | As established by the Organic Law of Electoral Processes, the 37 political parties that registered candidates for the upcoming elections are able to choose their spot on the ballot. | This took place during a protocolary event conducted by the National Electoral Board of the Venezuelan National Electoral Council (CNE), in which representatives of the Latin American Council of…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2021-09-11). Chile, September 11, 1973: The Ingredients of a Military Coup. The Imposition of a Neoliberal Agenda. globalresearch.ca In early 1970s, in a note to the CIA, Henry Kissinger recommended "Make the economy scream." The same concept has been applied to Venezuela, with advanced techniques of financial warfare.

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-09-11). What is Behind Capture of 'El Pollo' Carvajal in Spain? orinocotribune.com Retired Venezuelan military officer Hugo "El Pollo" Carvajal was captured in Spain by security forces after remaining in hiding since 2019. Carvajal is a fugitive from the controversial United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and a request for his extradition has been issued by Washington, DC. | Carvajal, who defected from the ranks of Chavismo in 2017, is singled out for drug trafficking crimes, and is on a list of Venezuelan officials that the White House has been watching for several years, arguing that he possesses "key information" that allegedly would serve to remove President Nicolás Maduro fr…

teleSUR, JGN (2021-09-11). Rusia reitera apoyo a mesa de diálogo político en Venezuela. telesurtv.net La vocera de la cancillería rusa María Zajarova afirmó que "solo los propios venezolanos pueden determinar su destino".

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2021-09-11). Chile, September 11, 1973: The Ingredients of a Military Coup. The Imposition of a Neoliberal Agenda. globalresearch.ca In early 1970s, in a note to the CIA, Henry Kissinger recommended "Make the economy scream." The same concept has been applied to Venezuela, with advanced techniques of financial warfare.

Eve Ottenberg (2021-09-10). Biden Was Right to Leave Afghanistan, But Sanctions are for Sore Losers. counterpunch.org Afghanistan now joins a very big club, including Venezuela, Cuba, Iran and others, of those the U.S. aims to starve into regime change. How's that going? Well might you ask. It appears to be utterly ineffective at anything aside from tormenting ordinary people. In the face of sanctions, leaders clutch at power more ferociously than ever, because they see themselves endangered, while cancer patients can't buy chemo. In short, these sanctions will break Afghanistan financially, probably cause famine and will doubtless engender huge emigration, while serving no purpose besides random cruelty, because sanctions are w…

Ricardo Vaz (2021-09-10). The Three-Act Tragicomedy of the Venezuelan Opposition. orinocotribune.com By Ricardo Vaz — Sep 8, 2021 | VA writer and editor Ricardo Vaz takes stock of the Venezuelan opposition's antics in recent years. | The history of the Venezuelan opposition since the arrival of Hugo Chávez's Bolivarian Revolution has been one of gaffes, violence, infighting and shortsightedness. | While the corporate media has done its utmost to

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-09-10). Participative Democracy Under Siege: A Conversation with Luis Britto García. libya360.wordpress.com Cira Pascual Marquina A highly regarded Venezuelan intellectual reflects on the vicissitudes of the Bolivarian Process' political model. Luis Britto García is Venezuela's most highly regarded living writer. He has penned numerous plays, novels, historical works, essays, and film scripts, and is a keen political commentator. In this VA interview, Britto García contraposes the contradictory…

Victoria Torres (2021-09-10). Venezuelan Paralympic Delegation Returns Home, Meets President Maduro. orinocotribune.com This Thursday, September 9, the delegation that represented Venezuela at the 2020 Paralympic Games held in Tokyo landed in the country and was welcomed by its people as heroes. | The 26 Venezuelan athletes returned home from the best performance in the country's Paralympic history, having obtained seven medals, including three golds, two silvers, two bronze medals, and 17 Paralympic diplomas. | With a red carpet prepared for them by the Venezuelan government, several Olympic athletes and medalists were waiting also, along with friends and relatives, to welcome the Paralympic delegation. Olympic athletes including…

Staff (2021-09-10). Venezuela Produces 95% of the Rice it Consumes. orinocotribune.com During an inspection of the planting of grains, and specifically of rice, for the 2021 winter cycle, the Venezuelan President, Nicolás Maduro, reported that Venezuela produces more than 95% of the rice that reaches Venezuelan households. From the Gran Cacique Yare Agricultural Production Unit, in the state of Aragua, Faiez Kassen Castillo, vice minister for Agrarian Development and Land Management, made a satellite connection with the Potrero de Armo sector, in the Araure municipality, of the Portuguesa state, and reported that the rice crop is in its final phase. | "We a…

Daniela Jimenez (2021-09-10). Yulimar Rojas Wins Her First Diamond League Championship and Breaks Two Records. orinocotribune.com The queen of queens, in the world of athletics, has triumphed again. Venezuelan triple jumper Yulimar Rojas won her first Diamond League championship with a jump of 15.48 m in her last attempt in the women's triple jump final of the Diamond League in Zurich, Switzerland. | With all eyes on her, due to expectations generated by her participation in the meet in Zurich, a first jump of 15.27 meters was enough for her to win the grand final of the Diamond League. | Although she did not exceed her Olympic mark of 15.67m, with which she broke the Olympic record and the world record, she did manage to break the League a…

Staff (2021-09-10). Minister Arreaza Visits Hugo Chávez Frías Industrial Complex in Anaco. orinocotribune.com On Wednesday, September 9, Venezuelan Minister for Industries and National Production, Jorge Arreaza, visited the Hugo Chávez Frías Industrial Complex in Anaco, Anzoátegui state. The industrial complex was inaugurated on January 22, 2020, through Decree No. 4.101 for the Venezuelan Corporation of Guayana (CVG). | On his Twitter account, @jaarreaza, Minister Arreaza wrote: "In Anaco, we visited the Factory of Factories. A dream of Commander Chávez come true. High-level equipment and talent and the latest technology to manufacture parts, pieces, machinery, tools. The Center for Technological Development and Innovat…

Ana Perdigón (2021-09-10). Ambassador Alex Saab to Continue His Legal Battle for Justice in the United States. orinocotribune.com In response to the ruling of the Constitutional Court of Cape Verde authorizing the extradition to the United States of Venezuelan Ambassador Alex Saab, the diplomat wrote a letter affirming that he will continue the legal battle in courts in the US. | In the letter, the Venezuelan diplomatic envoy highlighted that although he still remains arrested in Cape Verde and despite the ruling, he is confident that he will prevail in the battle against judicial overreach for political reasons, which is a tool for United States' world domination. | Saab wrote, "No matter the false evidence, the amount of political pressur…

Joselyn Ariza (2021-09-10). Venezuela Reports Newsletter N ∞ 25. mppre.gob.ve We did it again in Mexico! We concluded agreements in defense of our inalienable rights over the Essequibo and for the protection of the people. Along with the dialogue, we made progress in the construction of a new economic map and the dissemination of our fight against the blockade. In Issue 25 of Venezuela Reports […] | La entrada