José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-02-13). Venezuelan Minister El Aissami Responds to Gustavo Petro's Anti-Venezuela Narrative. orinocotribune.com The Sectorial Vice President of Venezuela for Economy and Oil, Tareck El Aissami, has issued a stern response to Colombian presidential candidate Gustavo Petro, counteracting the latter's attacks on Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro. | Through a thread in his Twitter account, El Aissami blasted Petro's recent remarks in which he had claimed that President Maduro "does not embrace democracy." | Minister El Aissami wrote in response, "From Colombia, the drunken voices of the cowardly left and the voices of the paramilitary right sing together in an out of tune chorus, meddling in our affairs and with our people.

Staff (2022-02-13). Youth Day in Venezuela: Chavista Call to Venezuelan Youth, Two Demonstrations in Caracas. orinocotribune.com During the celebration of Youth Day in Venezuela, on Saturday, February 12, President Nicolás Maduro made an emotional call to the revolutionary youth of the nation, and assured that he and the Bolivarian government are committed to the fight against corruption, bureaucratism and criminality. The president made these remarks in a meeting with young people in Caracas, who marched from Petare (east Caracas) to Miraflores (center) to celebrate Youth Day. | "I have come to ask you, the youth, for help in the fight against corruption, crime, and bureaucratism. A sour, bitter fight," said the president in his speech.

Steve Lalla (2022-02-13). Attacks on Venezuela Harm Caribbean's Most Vulnerable (+Alex Saab). orinocotribune.com February 11, 2022 ( The US and its allies have waged a non-stop economic and informational war on Venezuela's Bolivarian Revolution since the election of Hugo Chávez in 1998. These attacks intensified in recent years with the imposition of unilateral coercive measures—euphemistically…

Mary Triny Mena (2022-02-13). COVID-19 vaccine boosters available in Venezuela. america.cgtn.com Venezuela has started administering booster vaccinations against COVID-19, as the country continues its efforts to keep the pandemic under control. For the boosters, Venezuela is using China's Sinopharm and Russia's Sputniklight vaccines. One of those getting a booster is Augusto Mancini. He went to a vaccination center in …

teleSUR (2022-02-13). Report: Argentine Army Planned an Invasion of Venezuela in 2019. telesurenglish.net In the investigation by Argentine journalist Horacio Verbitsky, it was revealed that in command of the operation was General Juan Martin Paleo, who at the time was commander of the rapid deployment force. | The new Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Argentine Armed Forces, Brigadier General Juan Martín Paleo, takes office in February 2020.

Michelle Begue (2022-02-13). Flower growers in Colombia prepare for the Valentine's Day. america.cgtn.com Valentine's Day is coming up and there is a global shortage of fresh flowers, because of logistical challenges and labor shortages around the world. But flower producing Colombia says they expect a record year in flower sales.

Staff (2022-02-13). Youth Day in Venezuela: Chavista Call to Venezuelan Youth, Two Demonstrations in Caracas. orinocotribune.com During the celebration of Youth Day in Venezuela, on Saturday, February 12, President Nicolás Maduro made an emotional call to the revolutionary youth of the nation, and assured that he and the Bolivarian government are committed to the fight against corruption, bureaucratism and criminality. The president made these remarks in a meeting with young people in Caracas, who marched from Petare (east Caracas) to Miraflores (center) to celebrate Youth Day. | "I have come to ask you, the youth, for help in the fight against corruption, crime, and bureaucratism. A sour, bitter fight," said the president in his speech.

Mary Triny Mena (2022-02-13). COVID-19 vaccine boosters available in Venezuela. america.cgtn.com Venezuela has started administering booster vaccinations against COVID-19, as the country continues its efforts to keep the pandemic under control. For the boosters, Venezuela is using China's Sinopharm and Russia's Sputniklight vaccines. One of those getting a booster is Augusto Mancini. He went to a vaccination center in …

Andreína Chávez Alava (2022-02-12). Venezuela: Storage Bottleneck Causes Setback in Oil Output and Exports. venezuelanalysis.com Caracas is reportedly in talks with bondholders to restructure its debt while Chevron is allegedly lobbying Washington for a sanctions waiver.

Jesús Rodríguez-Espinoza (2022-02-12). President Maduro Questions 'Cowardly Regional Left' that Favors US Aggression Against Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Caracas, February 11, 2022 ( "I demand respect for the Bolivarian project, for the people of Venezuela, under attack by imperialism," said President Maduro. "Now there is an intent to validate the imperialist aggression against Venezuela…

Staff (2022-02-12). Coup Plotter Cliver Alcala's Confession 'Compromises US National Security'. orinocotribune.com The United States does not want disclosure of classified materials that allegedly "involve Venezuela with drug trafficking," claiming that such information may cause "serious damage to national security" of the US. Such a decision came from the prosecutors in New York trying former Venezuelan general Clíver Alcalá Cordones of Operation Gideon fame, who has been accused on drug trafficking. This makes one wonder what information could Alcalá be supplying makes US intelligence conclude that it should be kept secret. | Alcalá, who was involved in the Operation Gideon and other plots to assassinate or abduct Venezuel…

Staff (2022-02-12). FANB Neutralizes Explosives Planted by Colombian Terrorists in Apure School. orinocotribune.com The Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) of Venezuela neutralized explosives that were planted by Colombian terrorists at different locations in the Venezuelan state of Apure, including in a school. This was informed by the head of the Operational Strategic Command of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (CEOFANB), Domingo Hernández Lárez, who reported that a total of six explosive cylinders were deactivated, one of them found at the entrance of the Los Arenales Elementary School in the Arauca sector of Apure state, close to the border with Colombia. | This was part of the 2022 Bolivarian Shield Operation that t…

Staff (2022-02-12). President Maduro Accuses Colombian Government of Financing Criminal Brought Down in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has accused the Colombian government of financing organized crime in Venezuela. | On Thursday, February 10, Maduro decried that his Colombian counterpart, Iván Duque, had been financing and training Carlos Luis Revette, a.k.a El Koki, leader of Caracas' La Cota 905 criminal gang. Revette was killed last week in a Venezuelan police operation in Aragua state. |

Staff (2022-02-12). Venezuelan Authorities: Colombian Paramilitaries Fled Apure due to FANB Operation. orinocotribune.com On Friday, February 11, Venezuela's Sectorial Vice President of Political Sovereignty, Security and Peace, Major General Vladimir Padrino López reported that "the Bolivarian National Armed Force [FANB] has dealt heavy blows to the mafias and gangs that deal in drug and human trafficking, and which belong to the Colombian Armed Terrorist and Drug Trafficking Groups [TANCOL]." | He explained that it is due to the terrorist acts of TANCOL in Apure state that most of the FANB operations have focused there. TANCOL "is trying to secure that route [as their territory]," he stated. He praised the Strategic Operational Co…

teleSUR, yart – (2022-02-12). Venezuela afirma que mantendrá guerra sin cuartel contra narcotraficantes. telesurtv.net General Vladimir Padrino reiteró que las FANB continuarán desplegadas para proteger la paz y tranquilidad del pueblo.

teleSUR, JGN (2022-02-12). Venezolanos marcharán para conmemorar la Batalla de la Victoria. telesurtv.net "Todos (…) a recordar el sacrificio, la valentía y la entrega de nuestros jóvenes en la Batalla de la Victoria", dijo Cabello.

teleSUR -HIM (2022-02-12). Denuncian asesinato de otro líder social en Valle del Cauca. telesurtv.net Desde la firma del acuerdo de paz en 2016 han sido ultimados 1308 líderes, lideresas sociales y defensores de Derechos Humanos en Colombia.

_____ (2022-02-12). How The US Uses The NED To Export Obedience. popularresistance.org Today, Watchdog host Lowkey is joined by investigative journalist Matt Kennard to discuss how the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) has infiltrated foreign media in an attempt to export obedience to the United States government and promote Washington's interests around the world.