(2022-07-13). Daily Round-up | Extrajudicial killings by British troops in Afghanistan & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories of atrocities by British troops in Afghanistan, the location of the US embassy of Jerusalem, the bid by the Sri Lankan president to flee, and another mass massacre in Colombia…
(2022-07-13). Maduro Would Win Early Presidential Election: Latest Hinterlaces Poll. orinocotribune.com 
The most recent survey of June 2022 carried out by Hinterlaces showed that if Venezuela's presidential elections were next Sunday, 49% of those interviewed would vote for the current president, Nicolás Maduro. | According to the poll, 33% of Venezuelans surveyed said they would vote for an opposition candidate, 7% said they would not vote for anyone belonging to the opposition, while 11% said they would not vote at all, or declined to answer. | Similarly, if Maduro and an "independent" candidate faced each other, the president would receive 47% of the votes, the independent candidate would receive 39% of the vote…
(2022-07-13). Ex funcionario de EEUU John Bolton admite haber planeado golpes de estado en Venezuela y otros países. multipolarista.com John Bolton, quien fue el principal asesor de seguridad nacional de EEUU en el gobierno de Donald Trump, admitió que "ayudó a planear golpes de estado" en Venezuela y "otros lugares".
(2022-07-13). President Maduro Announces Erdogan's Upcoming Visit to Venezuela. orinocotribune.com 
The president of Tàºrkiye (Turkey), Recep Tayyip Erdogan, will visit Venezuela in the coming days, announced the Venezuelan head of state Nicolás Maduro this Tuesday, July 12. This was reported during a ceremony paying homage to the ambassador of the Republic of Tàºrkiye to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, ≈ûevki Màºtevellioƒülu, who is wrapping up his tenure in the country. With the visit of the Turkish president, a greater economic growth of the South American nation is envisioned, Maduro indicated. | "In the days to come we will be receiving President Erdo&f…
(2022-07-13). Exasesor de seguridad de Trump confiesa que ayudó a planear golpes de Estado. telesurtv.net "'Los golpes llevan mucho trabajo', afirma el criminal. Por eso, también fracasó con sus agentes locales en Venezuela", señaló Moncada.
(2022-07-12). US Announces Additional $1.7 Billion Aid for Ukraine's Government. news.antiwar.com The US on Tuesday announced it was sending $1.7 billion in new aid to fund the Ukrainian government that is meant to pay Ukrainian healthcare workers and support other "essential services." The funds are coming from the US Treasury Department and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and are being pulled from the $40 …
(2022-07-12). Mayi Cumare confiesa participación en el asesinato de Carlos Lanz. telesurtv.net Maxiorisol (Mayi) Cumare, la esposa del líder revolucionario, reconoció ante la fiscalía haber pagado para el asesinato de Carlos Lanz.
(2022-07-12). Beltrán: "We are Walking Along Different Paths Towards a More Just Society" libya360.wordpress.com María Fernanda Barreto Exclusive interview with Commander Pablo Beltrán, head of the ELN Peace Delegation, regarding possible dialogues with the new Colombian government. The presidential triumph of the Historical Pact in the last elections in Colombia, has awakened an unprecedented hope in the majority of the Colombian population and in general, in all the countries…
(2022-07-12). How Black Colombia Helped to Bring the Left to Power. libya360.wordpress.com Carlos Cruz Mosquera Young Black activists in Buenaventura Although mainstream media focuses on a figurehead, Colombia's historical moment today is not just down to Gustavo Petro and his coalition's efforts. Without taking from them what was an inspired campaign to win the electorate over with a principled programme, a decisive factor in the victory was…
(2022-07-12). María Corina Machado Now Wants to Compete in Elections. orinocotribune.com The head of the Come Venezuela (Vente Venezuela in Spanish) political movement, María Corina Machado, apparently changed her mind again, and now wants to compete for the upcoming 2024 presidential elections, according to an announcement she made in a video posted on her Twitter account. | "We are willing to measure ourselves," said the far-right politician, "because Venezuela needs a political leadership, and a leadership that does not give in and does not give up, and that keeps its word and its commitment." | She said that this announcement resulted from the seventh federal meeting of her political organization…
(2022-07-12). Special Economic Zones: Why Venezuela Relies on Them to Attract Foreign Investment. orinocotribune.com 
The legal instrument was approved with the vote of the deputies of the opposition and the government, but was rejected by the Communist party deputy. | Venezuela seeks to obtain financial assets in various ways. With this objective, the National Assembly recently approved the Organic Law of Special Economic Zones (ZEE), an instrument intends to increase the country's income and encourage "economic independence," according to its promoters. | Beyond the fact that the law was approved in consensus by the government and opposition benches (with the negative vote of the only communist deputy), the law establishes con…
(2022-07-12). Colombia: FARC Dissidents Accuse Duque of Exporting Mercenaries to Kill World Leaders (+Attack on Iván Márquez). orinocotribune.com Dissidents of the now defunct armed guerrilla organization Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) have accused Colombian President Iván Duque of exporting mercenaries to assassinate world leaders. | "Duque and his government not only destroyed the Havana Accords, but also dedicated themselves to exporting mercenaries to kill leaders in different parts of the world," said the Segunda Marquetalia, a FARC dissident group, in a statement published by the Colombian magazine
(2022-07-12). Venezuela y la UE buscan fortalecer mecanismos de cooperación. telesurtv.net Ambas partes coincidieron en potenciar los mecanismos comerciales en sectores estratégicos como el energético, medio ambiental, sanitario y agrícola, entre otros.
(2022-07-12). Colombia La política del amor de Martí en Petro. globalizacion.ca Un ex-guerrillero triunfa con la bandera del amor, como el primer Presidente progresista de Colombia, acompañado de una luchadora social afro-descendiente como Vice Presidenta, proveniente de los sectores más pobres del país. | Recuerdo aquel joven idealista, cuando depone las armas…
(2022-07-12). Denuncian masacre en el Cauca, la número 53 en Colombia durante el 2022. telesurtv.net Además de las masacres, el país contabiliza 99 líderes sociales y 24 excombatientes asesinados en el año.
(2022-07-12). Colombia Petro no abre un período histórico, lo cierra. globalizacion.ca Aclaración innecesaria: Ciertamente, la elección de Gustavo Petro como presidente de Colombia es un hecho positivo en la ensangrentada historia de Colombia, pero las esperanzas que su gobierno ha generado en la población trabajadora, no implica que se deba renunciar…
(2022-07-12). Presidente de Venezuela recibe credenciales de embajadores. telesurtv.net La gestión de los nuevos embajadores se encaminará al fortalecimiento de las relaciones con Venezuela, en múltiples áreas de desarrollo.
(2022-07-12). Mandatario venezolano sostiene encuentro con presidente de Conmebol. telesurtv.net El presidente de la Conmebol, Alejandro Domínguez, propuso la organización del Preolímpico Sudamericano 2023 en Venezuela.
(2022-07-11). Petro Government in Colombia Poised to Return Key 'Stolen' Asset to Venezuela. venezuelanalysis.com An advisor to President-elect Gustavo Petro ridiculed Guaidó's management of Monómeros, saying it is impossible to negotiate with "ghosts that do not exist".
(2022-07-11). Challenging The AFL-CIO's Labor Imperialism. popularresistance.org A little known fact, even to those who work there, is that the AFL-CIO organizes in support of US imperialist policies that drive a global race to the bottom in wages and working conditions, negatively impacting US workers too. The AFL-CIO's Solidarity Center is one of the four core components of the National Endowment for Democracy. Clearing the FOG speaks with Kim Scipes, a co-founder of the new Labor Education Project on the AFL-CIO's International Operations (LEPAIO). Scipes describes the long history of labor imperialism and how unions are challenging it. Adrienne Pine provides a brief report on workers prot…