by W. T. Whitney ( Originally published in Counterpunch ) Asked recently by a Mexican interviewer to justify U.S. involvement in Venezuelan affairs, President Barack Obama suggested Venezuela should be heading “toward democracy, toward freedom. You’re seeing it here in Mexico [and] in Colombia, in Chile, in Peru.” The notion of Colombia as a model,…
By James Jordan ( Originally published in Counterpunch ) There has been an alarming escalation of repression against rural populations in Colombia. Much of this is focused against the National Unified Federation of Agricultural Workers Unions, or Fensuagro–the country’s largest labor organization representing rural workers. Fensuagro is doubly targeted not only because of the peasant…
May 28, 2013 This video was made by Independent Journalist Dan Gordon.
By Bart Jones | May. 23, 2013 http://ncronline.org/news/global/beyond-caricature-poor-people-s-president Hugo Chávez and I were sitting across from each other in a small cabin in his presidential jet, flying over Venezuela. It was the start of interviews that spread over two days for a biography I was writing about the controversial leader. I had lived in Venezuela…
May 13, 2013 The Alliance for Global Justice has received news that Guillermo Cano of the FENSUAGRO agricultural workers union has been detained along with seven unidentified unionists and members of the Marcha Patriótica (Patriotic March) in the Colombian Department of Tolima. Don Guillermo is the Human Rights Coordinator for ASTRACATOL, the FENSUAGRO affiliate in…
by Bruce Wilkinson Bank of America is bad for America! Since the 2008 Great Recession was orchestrated by the ‘too big to fail’ Wall Street banks, citizens have stepped forward as the true leaders who reject the too big to fail premise. Too big to fail is too big to exist. On #F29 OWS Shut…
This Friday April 19, 2013 as Venezuelan President Elect Nicolas Maduro formally takes office… We As US Citizens call for NO Intervention in Venezuela Respect for Election Results End to US funding of Opposition groups in Venezuela Actions: 1. Call the US State Department’s Venezuela Desk at 202-647-4216 or email [email protected]. Comments can be directed…
The Alliance for Global Justice calls on the US government to immediately recognize the election of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro who was elected by majority vote in a free and fair election on April 14. The Alliance for Global Justice further calls on the United States government to condemn post-election violence perpetrated by elements of…
by James Jordan CLICK HERE to support Peace in Colombia! During peace talks in Havana, Cuba to reach a settlement to the war that has torn Colombia apart for almost 50 years, negotiators weren’t sure whether or not they had the backing of the people. Despite polls that have shown that more than 70% of…
by Stansfield Smith I recently returned from a late March trip to North Korea [Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK)], along with 45 others, through Koryo Tours. On that tour I had the opportunity to discuss with the Korean tour guides their views on the current situation. I only recall the DPRK view mentioned here…
