Daily Archives: June 7, 2022

2022-06-07: News Headlines

DSA, Codepink (2022-06-07). Wednesday 6/8: Venezuelan Feminists. indybay.org 518 valencia, San Francisco…

Adriaan Alsema (2022-06-07). Duque regime subjects Colombia to worst levels of violence in decades. colombiareports.com Colombia's security situation has worsened under President Ivan Duque to a point comparable to the most violent period of the country's armed conflict, according to a think tank. According to…

KWORINOCO (2022-06-07). Venezuela's Deputy Diosdado Cabello Warns of Further Attacks from Colombia. orinocotribune.com Diosdado Cabello, vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), announced on Monday that forces in Colombia would continue to carry out attacks in Venezuela. | He called on the population to be on high alert after the attacks from Colombia made in recent days. "They are desperate and they aren't going to rest because their income from the drug trade has gone down," he said. | Cabello added that the president of Colombia, Iván Duque, will try to carry out further attacks against Venezuela before he leaves his post. | With these words, Cabello was specifically referring to the foiled terrorist a…

Manolo De Los Santos (2022-06-06). A second left-wing progressive wave is emerging in Latin America. mronline.org The 9th Summit of the Americas, scheduled to take place in Los Angeles in June, remains uncertain. Since the Biden administration has not invited the leaders of Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela on the grounds of "democracy issues", the leaders of Cuba, Bolivia, Mexico, Argentina, and other countries have expressed the possibility of refusing to participate.

Alexander Rubinstein (2022-06-06). Ukraine volunteer fighter and US citizen Craig Lang armed by Colombia to overthrow Venezuela's gov't, FBI source says. thegrayzone.com An FBI affidavit against an American fighting in Ukraine, Craig Lang, states he was previously armed by Colombian police to attack the Venezuelan government. Another American fighting in Ukraine, white nationalist Paul Gray, was also involved in a plot to topple Venezuela's government, according to a former associate of coup leader Juan Guaidó. Lang is wanted by the US for murdering a couple in Florida and robbing them to pay for his trip to the Venezuelan border. He is also …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-06). Ukraine Volunteer Fighter, US Citizen Craig Lang, Was Armed by Colombia to Overthrow Venezuela's Government. libya360.wordpress.com Alex Rubinstein An FBI affidavit against an American fighting in Ukraine, Craig Lang, states he was previously armed by Colombian police to attack the Venezuelan government. Another American fighting in Ukraine, white nationalist Paul Gray, was also involved in a plot to topple Venezuela's government, according to a former associate of coup leader Juan Guaidó….

Staff (2022-06-06). Eni and Repsol to Start Exporting Venezuelan Oil to Europe. orinocotribune.com The United States issued licenses for oil companies to operate in Venezuela. | The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, highlighted the "slight but significant steps" that the United States took by "providing licenses" to oil companies to operate in the South American country, as part of the economic sanctions relief announced by Washington after the beginning of the Russian military operation in Ukraine. | Italian oil company Eni and Spanish Repsol could start shipping Venezuelan oil to Europe as soon as next month to offset Russian crude, resuming oil-for-debt swaps that halted more than two years ago when W…

Adriaan Alsema (2022-06-06). War in Ukraine causing surge in poverty in Colombia: UN. colombiareports.com Russia's invasion of Ukraine is triggering an increase in poverty in Colombia and the rest of Latin America, according to the United Nations (UN). In a report, the UN's Economic…

Benjamin Norton (2022-06-06). US govt's Summit of the Americas fails: Boycott by presidents of Mexico, Bolivia, Honduras, Guatemala. multipolarista.com As the US government's Summit of the Americas opens in Los Angeles, California, the presidents of Mexico, Bolivia, Honduras, and Guatemala have refused to attend, protesting the exclusion of Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-06). ALBA and Nicaragua: Defending Solidarity in a Divided World. libya360.wordpress.com Stephen Sefton Controversy has dogged this June's United States government organized Summit of the Americas. Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela had already given up on the OAS, seriously damaging the credibility of the Organization of American States as a trustworthy hemispheric forum for the countries North America, Latin America and the Caribbean. However many countries decide…

Andreína Chávez Alava (2022-06-06). Eni and Repsol to Receive Oil-for-Debt Licenses, Venezuela Welcomes 'Small Steps'. venezuelanalysis.com President Nicolás Maduro stated that recent concessions to oil companies represent "small but significant steps" towards sanctions relief.

Staff (2022-06-06). President Maduro: US Killed any Chance of Success at Summit of the Americas. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said that Washington has forfeited any chance of a successful Summit of the Americas by excluding three countries from the region. "The US government itself was in charge of killing the possibility of success of this summit," said President Maduro in an interview with Atilio Borón, host of the Argentine radio program Dialogo Internacional, on National University of Avellaneda Radio and Mothers of Plaza de Mayo Association Radio. | Maduro thanked those countries of the Americas, numbering over 25, that expressed solidarity with Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba, by condemning, in s…

Rqorinoco (2022-06-06). NYPD and Far-Right Forces Collude in Physical Assault on a Socialist and Anti-Racist Space. orinocotribune.com The People's Forum in New York City attacked by the far-right, enabled by the police | Since our founding in 2018, our space, The People's Forum (TPF) has been the target of multiple attacks by the far-right on both social media and in our location. We have managed to defend our space which operates on values and principles of social justice and people power. Most recently a coalition of anti-vaxxers, Cuban and Venezuelan anti-communists, and other far-right reactionaries have increased their attacks on TPF. Today, over a dozen officers of the New York Police Department (NYPD) entered TPF, uninvited, and acted as…

Matt Sedlar (2022-06-06). Cumbre de las Américas: la omisión del caso de Haití. cepr.net La decisión de los Estados Unidos de no invitar a Nicaragua, Cuba y Venezuela dominó la discusión previa a la gran cita continental de Los Angeles, pero nadie prestó suficiente atención al caso de Haití…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-06-06). How have people's organizations responded to an exclusionary Summit of the Americas? peoplesdispatch.org The theme of the Summit of the Americas is "Building a Sustainable, Resilient, and Equitable Future." At the same time, the US is excluding Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela from the summit.

Adriaan Alsema (2022-06-06). Colombia's election race too close to call. colombiareports.com Colombia's pollsters have released contradictory projections on who will win the June 19 presidential elections. Two polls that were released on Saturday and Sunday said that opposition leader Gustavo Petro…

Global Research (2022-06-06). Colombia Petro y Francia, °con paso de vencedores! globalizacion.ca Aunque los medios de comunicación del régimen voltearon habilidosamente el enfoque de los resultados de las elecciones del domingo 29 de mayo para favorecer a Rodolfo Hernández, el imputado por corrupción exalcalde de Bucaramanga, y mostrarlo como "el gran fenómeno…

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-06-06). Empresas petroleras empezarán enviar crudo venezolano a Europa. telesurtv.net Estados Unidos entregó licencias a empresas petroleras para operar en el país suramericano.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-06-06). JEP de Colombia aplaza audiencia de general Montoya sobre falsos positivos. telesurtv.net JEP llamó al general retirado Luis Montoya a rendir versión sobre falsos positivos con indígenas del pueblo Awá.

TeleSUR, hvh, JCM (2022-06-06). Durante Gobierno de Duque han asesinado a 930 líderes sociales. telesurtv.net Indepaz señaló que: "Desde el primer periodo de Uribe no se han registrado años más violentos en Colombia".

TeleSUR, JDO, JL (2022-06-06). Desmantelan en España red vinculada al Cártel de Sinaloa. telesurtv.net Detienen a 24 integrantes de la organización criminal, que tenían sociedades para blanquear capitales en España, Colombia, Suiza y Portugal.

Amarynth (2022-06-05). Juan Guaidó gets 'chaired'. thesaker.is Juan Guaido's comeback tour is going about as well as you'd expect t.co/09sh1LfLP4 — Wyatt Reed (@wyattreed13) June 4, 2022…

Staff (2022-06-05). Sabotage Attempt at Venezuela's El Palito Refinery Averted. orinocotribune.com On Saturday, June 4, Venezuelan Minister of Petroleum, Tareck El Aissami denounced an attempted sabotage against the electrical system of the El Palito Refinery, located in the municipality of Puerto Cabello, Carabobo state. The sabotage attempt was foiled, the minister informed. | El Aissami revealed that the authors of the plan manipulated the protection systems so that, in the case of any contingency, the protection mechanisms would not work, and as a result an explosion with incalculable consequences in the main plant would happen, not only affecting the electrical service but also putting in risk the lives o…

JANET (2022-06-05). NYPD hands off People's Forum. iacenter.org June 4, 2022 The following is a press statement from The People's Forum, which was attacked by the far-right, enabled by New York police, on June 3. Go to the Forum's website at tinyurl.com/yckzx5dh. Since our founding in 2018, our space, The People's Forum (TPF), has been the target of multiple attacks by the far-right on both social media and in our location. We have managed to defend our space, which operates on values and principles of social justice and people power. Most recently a coalition of anti-vaxxers, Cuban and Venezuelan anti-communists, and other far-right reactionaries have increased their attacks…

TeleSUR, lvm, JL (2022-06-05). Tribunal ordena arrestar al pdte. de Colombia por desacato. telesurtv.net La medida de arresto domiciliario por cinco días fue emitida por el Tribunal Superior de Ibagué.

TeleSUR, lvm, JCM (2022-06-05). Denuncian desplazamiento de indígenas del Chocó, Colombia. telesurtv.net La Alcaldía registró que de los 30 municipios del departamento del Chocó, Medellín ha atendido población procedente de 27 regiones…

TeleSUR, JGN (2022-06-05). Candidato colombiano Petro agradece apoyo de pdte. mexicano. telesurtv.net "Le agradezco a Andrés (Manuel) López Obrador, presidente de México, sus palabras de apoyo", escribió Petro en su cuenta de Twitter.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-06-05). Venezuela denuncia intento de sabotaje en refinería El Palito. telesurtv.net El vicepresidente Sectorial de Economía, Tareck El Aissami, alertó que este sabotaje fue ordenado por el Gobierno saliente de Colombia, Iván Duque.

TeleSUR, JL (2022-06-05). Pdte. de Venezuela: Con esfuerzos propios nos encaminamos a la recuperación económica. telesurtv.net "El primer trimestre de este 2022, tuvimos un crecimiento económico de dos dígitos", ponderó el mandatario venezolano.

TeleSUR, lvm, JCM (2022-06-05). Sondeo avala a Petro-Márquez como fórmula ganadora en Colombia. telesurtv.net Colombia vive un contexto de violencia extrema, donde de acuerdo al registro del Indepaz), fueron asesinados 81 líderes y lideresas sociales…

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