Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-04-18). America's Hypocrisy over Ukraine and 'Spheres of Influence'. transcend.org 15 Apr 2022 – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated that he does not recognize "spheres of influence," and the concept "should have been retired after World War II." Those are empty words because they obviously do not apply to the Western Hemisphere–or the USA. Take Cuba, for example, or Nicaragua, Venezuela… Hypocrisy is common in international relations.

Staff (2022-04-18). Barrio Adentro Celebrates 19 Years of Service in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com With the satisfaction of saving millions of people, the Barrio Adentro Mission celebrates its nineteenth anniversary in Venezuela. | In Venezuela, the Barrio Adentro Mission celebrates 19 years of direct and free service to the people in health matters to satisfy this fundamental human need for popular power. | The Barrio Adentro Mission is a social program that began to be promoted by former president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, in 2003, with the help of the Cuban government, which is characterized by the use of Cuban and Venezuelan doctors, to offer health services to the Venezuelan po…

Adriaan Alsema (2022-04-18). Colombia's frontrunner accused of making deal with corrupt politicians, drug lord. colombiareports.com Colombia's election campaign got dirty after frontrunner Gustavo Petro was accused of making a deal with jailed politicians and a drug lord. Petro claimed that he and his brother Juan…

teleSUR, DRL (2022-04-18). Nueva masacre en Cauca, Colombia, deja cuatro jóvenes muertos. telesurtv.net Sería la masacre 32 de lo que va de año y se produce en medio de la precamapaña presidencial, la cual se espera violenta.

teleSUR, SH (2022-04-18). Indígenas colombianos inauguran cumbre nacional en Nariño. telesurtv.net Durante el encuentro los representantes de los pueblos indígenas debatirán sobre la implementación del Acuerdo de Paz.

Ana Perdigón (2022-04-17). President of Mexico Questions US Interest in Venezuela and Support for Guaidó. orinocotribune.com On Wednesday, April 13, during his daily morning conference, the President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) commented that the United States has now shoved self-proclaimed "interim president" of Venezuela Juan Guaidó aside, after previously having given him full support. Now, the government of President Joe Biden is changing its stance and seeking the help of the government of Venezuela headed by President Nicolás Maduro. | AMLO remarked that, as a result of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the US has sought the help of Venezuela in order to solve its domestic oil supply and demand. | Y donde queda el pe…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-17). Delcy Rodríguez: NATO's Role in World Conflict. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News Vice President of Venezuela Delcy Rodriguez speaking at the Antalya Diplomatic Forum on March 11, 2022. Vice President of Venezuela Delcy Rodríguez gave a speech on "Multilateralism for Peace and Stability" at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkey last month. The Vice President spoke on NATO's role in world conflict and made an appeal for…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-17). US Tries to Paint David as Goliath, Hides Own Role. libya360.wordpress.com Daniel Patrick Welch Revolutionary sources from Cuba to China to Bolivia to Venezuela and Vietnam are not confused about who is David and who is Goliath in this story. Nor are other victims of endless coup attempts and regime change wars waged by the US and its steroid addled NATO doppelganger. The people of Libya,…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-17). Delcy Rodríguez: NATO's Role in World Conflict. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News Vice President of Venezuela Delcy Rodriguez speaking at the Antalya Diplomatic Forum on March 11, 2022. Vice President of Venezuela Delcy Rodríguez gave a speech on "Multilateralism for Peace and Stability" at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkey last month. The Vice President spoke on NATO's role in world conflict and made an appeal for…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-17). US Tries to Paint David as Goliath, Hides Own Role. libya360.wordpress.com Daniel Patrick Welch Revolutionary sources from Cuba to China to Bolivia to Venezuela and Vietnam are not confused about who is David and who is Goliath in this story. Nor are other victims of endless coup attempts and regime change wars waged by the US and its steroid addled NATO doppelganger. The people of Libya,…

Staff (2022-04-16). Venezuelan Interior Minister: 80% of Illegal Weapons Seized in Venezuela Come from Colombia. orinocotribune.com Minister Ceballos has warned about a rise in insecurity at the Venezuela-Colombia border. | On Friday, April 15, the Venezuelan Minister of the Interior, Justice and Peace, Admiral-in-Chief Remigio Ceballos Ichaso stated that 80% of the weapons that enter Venezuela illegally come from Colombia. | "What this Colombian narco-paramilitary government does is to constantly attack the people and the government of Venezuela," the minister said during a television interview. | Ceballos explained that Venezuela and Colombia share a border of more than 2,219 kilometers, through which paramilitary groups move freely from…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-04-16). Blow to Colombian Drug Traffickers — Venezuela's Army Seizes Cannabis in Apure. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan army has seized 750 packets of marijuana in Apure state on the Venezuela-Colombia border, in an operation that was part of the 2022 Bolivarian Shield Operation Vuelvan Caras. This was reported by the head of the Strategic Operational Command of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (CEOFANB), Major General Domingo Hernández Lárez. He commented that this drug seizure has dealt another heavy blow to Colombian drug traffickers who transport illicit substances through Venezuelan territory. | The seizure was made possible by a reconnaissance operation deployed throughout the surroundings areas of the Riecito…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-04-16). Letter to Biden Exposes Deep Crisis of Venezuelan Opposition. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan opposition is going through a moment of great division, as some sectors of the right-wing opposition have started a public fight against some other sectors that sent a letter to US President Joe Biden requesting relief from the sanctions imposed on Venezuela by the White House. | This division was exposed by statements made by some leaders of the extreme right, through interviews in media and through posts on social media. They have criticized those who signed the letter addressed to the White House and members of the US Congress. | Former leader of opposition party Acción Democrático and fugitive…

Editor2 (2022-04-16). Venezuela: April 11, the First Time a US Imposed Coup Was Defeated in 48 Hours (Interview). orinocotribune.com April 11, 2022 is the 20th anniversary of the coup d'état that in 2002 removed President Hugo Chávez Frías for 48 hours from the government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. In a heroic deed, and in record time, the people and the Bolivarian Armed Force rescued the Venezuelan president and restored democracy in the country. An event that many compare to October 17, 1945 in Argentina, when the people took to the streets to force the de facto government to free Juan Domingo Perón. Both were founding processes of two of the largest popular movements in the region, Peronismo and Chavismo. | To reflect on how t…

Tanya Wadhwa (2022-04-16). Venezuela commemorates 20th anniversary of the failed coup against Hugo Chávez. peoplesdispatch.org The failed coup was the first victory of the Venezuelan people against US imperialism in the 21st century. It marked the beginning of the resistance of Venezuelans against the US attacks, which continue to this day…

Staff (2022-04-16). ALBA-TCP Repudiates US Report on Human Rights. orinocotribune.com The Latin American regional organization Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America has denounced the newly released report by the United States on human rights in different countries. | "The Executive Secretariat of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America — Peoples' Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) categorically rejects the unilateral Report of the Department of State of the United States of America on Human Rights, published on April 12, 2022," announced a statement published by the block this Friday, April 15. | The executive secretary of ALBA-TCP, Sacha Llorenti, released the statement, whi…

Brendan O'Brien, Julie Norris (2022-04-16). Activists condemn Colombian leader in New York City. liberationnews.org Protesters criticized the U.N.'s normalization of Duque's violence and expressed the urgent necessity of peace for the Colombian people.