Venezuela The Cradle: Qassem Soleimani in Venezuela: The lesser known motive behind his assassination Soleimani was reportedly responsible for leading Iran’s plan to surround Israel with an arc of missiles and precision drones in the West Asian region – from Lebanon to Syria, Iraq and Gaza, to Yemen. His visit to Venezuela was publicly revealed…
US Political Prisoner Alex Saab Judge Scola Decision Denying Alex Saab’s Right to Diplomatic Immunity Full text of the judge’s ruling. Statement by the Venezuela Government on the US Ruling Against Alex Saab The US “disregards the diplomatic immunity of the Venezuelan Special Envoy Alex Naim Saab Morán, in the framework of the spurious judicial…
indigenous, Indigenous Rights, Mapuche, Monroe Doctrine, Pink Tide, United States 17 min read William Camacaro, Caracas Frederick Mills, Washington DC * This article was originally published on COHA.org “It is no longer possible, in the case of America, to continue with the Monroe Doctrine nor with the slogan ‘America for the Americans.’” Andrés Manuel López…
Tortilla con Sal (Jorge Capelan): NATO threats to the heart of Abya Yala Faced with a new wave of governments of self-defined progressive orientation in recent years in several countries of the region, there are alarming maneuvers by the United States and NATO to prevent a rapprochement of the countries of Latin America with China…
Cuba Cuban President Diaz-Canel Speech to Russian Duma “Cuba strongly condemns the sanctions that are imposed today unilaterally and unfairly on the Russian Federation. The causes of the current conflict in this area must be found in the aggressive policy of the United States and in the expansion of NATO towards Russia’s borders, which Cuba…
Bolivia PeoplesWorld (Tom Whitney): Bolivia’s socialist government confronts separatist, racist uprising This article summarizes the background leading to the rightwing protests, as well as the importance of Santa Cruz to the whole Bolivian economy. Orinoco Tribune: Santa Cruz Campesinos Describe Attack on Facilities as Terrorism, Camacho Coup in the Making The leadership of the Single…
FreeAlexSaab U.S. Department of Justice continues its extraterritoriality in Alex Saab’s immunity case The US Department of Justice, in full disregard of Venezuela’s internal laws and processes, filed a motion which seeks to cast doubt on the appointment of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab in 2018, as a justification to disregard the order to declassify documents…
Bolivia Resumen: Elitist Coop Attempt in Santa Cruz The ultra right-wing governor of the department of Santa Cruz, Luis Fernando Camacho, and his separatist clique have been maintaining an elitist and bosses’ strike against the government of Bolivia since October 21, which has already cost one life and economic losses of tens of millions of…
US Political Prisoner Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab Dissident Voice (Roger Harris): Why the US Imprisoned Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab This is an excellent review of the case, and includes new information behind the US scheme. Former US Defense Secretary Mark Esper wrote that Saab is a key asset: “It was important to get custody of…
Venezuela Wall Street Journal: U.S. Looks to Ease Venezuela Sanctions, Enabling Chevron to Pump Oil The Biden administration is preparing to scale down sanctions on Venezuela to allow Chevron to resume pumping oil there, paving the way for a potential reopening of US and European markets to oil exports from Venezuela. In exchange the government…
