Daily Archives: November 22, 2019

2019-11-22: News Headlines

Staff (2019-11-23). Colombia President Orders Curfew in Capital Following Unrest. truthdig.com The move follows a massive march that brought tens of thousands to the streets in a message of rejection of his conservative government.

Ryan Cristián (2019-11-23). Iran False Flag Prep, US Government's Staggering Bolivia Hypocrisy, Netanyahu Indicted & Patriot Act. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (11/22/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …

Jessica Corbett, staff writer (2019-11-22). Lula Vows to 'Battle for Democracy' Against Bolsonaro Push to 'Destroy' Decades of Progress in Brazil. commondreams.org Leftist former Brazilian President Luiz In√°cio Lula da Silva declared in an exclusive interview published Friday by The Guardian that his mission now is to "battle for democracy" against the efforts of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro to "destroy" the South American country. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/lula_0.jpeg

Medea Benjamin (2019-11-22). They're Killing Us Like Dogs: A Massacre in Bolivia and a Plea for Help. mintpressnews.com I am writing from Bolivia just days after witnessing the November 19 military massacre at the Senkata gas plant in the indigenous city of El Alto, and the tear-gassing of a peaceful funeral procession on November 21 to commemorate the dead. These are examples, unfortunately, of the modus operandi of the de facto government that seized control in a coup that forced Evo Morales out of power. | The coup has spawned massive protests, with blockades set up around the country as part of a national strike calling for the resignation of this new government. One well-organized blockade is in El Alto, where residents set u…

W. T. Whitney Jr. (2019-11-22). The coup in Bolivia has U.S. fingerprints all over it. peoplesworld.org The socialist government of Bolivian President Evo Morales took power in February 2006. He and Vice President àÅlvaro García Linare on Oct. 20 had been elected to their fourth terms in office. A coup culminating on Nov. 10 removed them—a coup that the U.S. government had a big role in bringing it about. A motive …

Ed Rampell (2019-11-22). 'The Two Popes': The god couple. peoplesworld.org Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles, who was Oscar-nominated for 2002's City of God and Golden Globe-nommed for 2005's The Constant Gardener, is back with another topical film, The Two Popes. At a gala in the TCL Chinese Theatre, 81-year-old Anthony Hopkins, who portrays Pope Benedict, told the American Film Institute audience Popes had a "message" of …

Max Blumenthal (2019-11-22). CIA helped shape 'Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan' series into bigoted Venezuela regime change fantasy. thegrayzone.com Analysis by researcher Tom Secker reveals how Amazon's regime change fantasy "Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan" was shaped by CIA and…

Derek Royden (2019-11-22). A return to feudalism? The aftermath of Bolivia's coup. nationofchange.org This coup is a disaster, and besides Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, no major North American politician has pushed back against it.

Medea Benjamin (2019-11-22). "They're Killing Us Like Dogs"—A Massacre in Bolivia and a Plea for Help. commondreams.org Bolivian riot police breaks up a massive funeral procession that turned into an anti-government demonstration in La Paz on November 21, 2019. (Photo: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/bolivia_killing_us_like_dogs1.jpg

Medea Benjamin (2019-11-22). "They're Killing us Like Dogs" — A Massacre in Bolivia and a Plea for Help. counterpunch.org I am writing from Bolivia just days after witnessing the November 19 military massacre at the Senkata gas plant in the indigenous city of El Alto, and the tear-gassing of a peaceful funeral procession on November 21 to commemorate the dead. These are examples, unfortunately, of the modus operandi of the de facto government that More

Staff (2019-11-22). Hundreds of Thousands Join National Strike in Colombia. truthout.org In Colombia, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets Thursday in the largest national strike the country has seen in years. Labor unions, students, teachers, Indigenous and Afro-Colombian activists joined in peaceful marches across urban and rural Colombia as anger mounts against right-wing President Iván Duque and his cabinet. The protests were triggered by Duque's proposed labor reforms and cuts to the pension system, as well as a recent military airstrike against a camp of alleged dissident rebel drug…

Telesur (2019-11-22). Jeremy Corbyn, Bernie Sanders Back Ecuador Anti-IMF Protests. globalresearch.ca U.K. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders have both sent messages of solidarity to the recent anti-IMF protests in Ecuador, which have succeeded in forcing the government to scrap a controversial austerity decree. | "Let's give a …

Shamus Cooke (2019-11-22). What Bolivia Needs From Bernie. counterpunch.org Coups are delicate actions that require ideal conditions to congeal. As quickly as they spring into life they can dissolve into mush. When things hang in the balance a final push is still required, and Bolivia's far-right military coup is in jeopardy of failing. Mass protests have engulfed the nation to the point where food More

Mark Weisbrot (2019-11-22). The OAS Has Deceived the Public, Terribly, on the Bolivian Election. counterpunch.org What is the difference between an outright lie — stating something as a fact while knowing that it is false — and a deliberate material representation that accomplishes the same end? Here is an example that really pushes the boundary between the two, to the point where the distinction practically vanishes. And the consequences are More

Stephen Lendman (2019-11-22). Bolivia's US Installed Coup d'Etat Regime Authorizes Brute Force. globalresearch.ca Following Evo Morales' democratic reelection on October 20, a CIA-orchestrated coup d'etat unconstitutionally replaced him with hard-right, political nobody senator Jeanine Anez. | Article 169 of Bolivia's Constitution states: | "In case of impediment or definitive absence of the president …

Laura Carlsen (2019-11-22). The Calling Cards of a Rightwing Coup. counterpunch.org The coup d'etat in Bolivia has divided not only that country but the world. The mainstream press, the Trump administration, the Washington-compliant Organization of American States, and right-wing governments have hailed the ousting of Evo Morales, Bolivia's first indigenous president. That's to be expected. The U.S. has long plotted regime change for a government that More

Glenn Greenwald (2019-11-22). Watch: Betsy Reed Talks to Glenn Greenwald About Our Brazil Exposés — With an Overview From Jeremy Scahill. theintercept.com Intercept editors and journalists discuss how our reporting has had an explosive impact on Brazilian politics and the Bolsonaro government.

Harald Neuber (2019-11-22). Sanctions Are Like Bombs. indybay.org Venezuela is one of 41 states that depend on external food assistance to avoid a humanitarian crisis. The US government is copying its blockade policy against Cuba since the beginning of the 1960s. There is hardly any criticism of the US sanctions. Six million households, more than 60% of the population, are sustained by the food program.

Alan Macleod (2019-11-22). The CIA's Jack Ryan Series Is 'Regime-Change' Propaganda Aimed At Venezuela. mintpressnews.com Dr. Matthew Alford of the University of Bath told MintPress that the new Amazon product is a "disgrace of a series," unfairly demonizing a nation at a time when the United States has its boot on the throat of Venezuelan society.

Andre Vltchek (2019-11-22). Lies Which the West Manufactures and Then Consumes. globalresearch.ca After my work in the Middle East had finished, at least for the time being, I was waiting for my flight to Santiago de Chile. In Paris. I could count on a few 'free' days, processing what I had heard …

Fabio Resmini (2019-11-22). The Long Coup in Ecuador. globalresearch.ca Elected on a progressive platform, the Moreno government has resorted to the politicization of justice and the militarization of politics to repress its former allies and constituents. | *** | Ecuador is facing some of its darkest days. The country is …

teleSUR (2019-11-22). Macri Repealed Abortion Protocol: Rubinstein's Resigned. telesurenglish.net After the controversy unleashed nationwide in Argentina, after the publishing on the Official Gazette and immediately repealed by the Government, of the Care Protocol for the Legal Interruption of Pregnancy (ILE), the secretary of Health, Adolfo Rubinstein handed in his resignation. | RELATED: | Argentina: Rubinstein's Protocol Unleashes National Debate | His departure opens a new internal conflict in the governing coalition Cambiemos, which backs current President Mauricio Macri and…

WSWS (2019-11-22). National strike shakes Colombia's right-wing government. wsws.org In the latest eruption of the global class struggle, hundreds of thousands marched in over 100 cities demanding the ouster of President Duque.

Sasha Abramsky (2019-11-22). The New Global Insurrection. thenation.com The New Global Insurrection…

W. T. Whitney (2019-11-22). The Coup in Bolivia: Who is Responsible? counterpunch.org Brighter days were ahead for Bolivia in early 2006. Elected overwhelmingly, Evo Morales, Bolivia's first indigenous president, took office in company with Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linare. They'd been candidates of the Movement toward Socialism party and would build a political revolution with socialist characteristics. It ended abruptly on November 10 with their forced removal. More

Jason Hirthler (2019-11-22). Silencing the Beast of Bolivian Populism. counterpunch.org The risible tension between the tailored elitism of the Bolivian bourgeoisie and the restive pueblo of indigenous peasants was memorably captured in the 2005 film Our Brand Is Crisis. The documentary colorfully exposes the sleazy underbelly of American political influence. Yes, the very thing our wizened mandarins in Washington have been raising such a clamor over since the wrong candidate was elected by the dull, unseeing demos. Congressional luminaries like the walleyed Adam Schiff, presiding like a demented pontiff over his carnival of moral outrage, continually effect, with little effect, the most astonished…

National Lawyers Guild (2019-11-22). NLG Statement on the Coup in Bolivia. indybay.org The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) strongly condemns the military coup that took place in Bolivia on November 10, followed by the self-declared presidency of extreme right-wing Bolivian senator Jeanine àÅñez, in violation of the Constitution of Bolivia.

Alan Macleod (2019-11-22). Bolivia's Coup Gov't Targets Alternative Media as Crackdown Turns Increasingly Violent. mintpressnews.com Facing increased resistance to its rule, the new "coup" gov't in Bolivia is purging any potential threats to its authority, including teleSUR and other alternative media.

teleSUR (2019-11-22). Lula Defends PT's Candidacies for 2020 Municipal Elections. telesurenglish.net Former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday promoted the candidates representing the Workers' Party (PT) of Brazil, of which he is a founder, ahead of the 2020 municipal elections, as well as a few dissenters. | RELATED: | Lula As Opposition To Bolsonaro, Right Wants Him Back In Jail | "Nobody is going to defend the PT like the PT itself," Lula stated in Sao Paulo, a day before the beginning of the seventh congress of the political party, which will close on Nove…

Staff (2019-11-22). U.N. Rapporteur: Julian Assange Has Faced Psychological Torture; He Should Not Be Extradited to U.S. democracynow.org This week Swedish prosecutors dropped an investigation into sexual assault allegations against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, stemming from 2010. Assange, who has always denied the allegations, took refuge inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London for over seven years to avoid extradition to Sweden on the charges. British authorities dragged him out of the Ecuadorian embassy in April and he has since been jailed in London's Belmarsh prison on charges related to skipping of bail in 2012, when he first entered the embassy to avoid extradition to Sweden over the now-dropped sexual assault charges. The United States…

Staff (2019-11-22). "In Defense of Julian Assange": Why WikiLeaks Founder's Case Threatens Press Freedom. democracynow.org This week Swedish prosecutors dropped an investigation into sexual assault allegations against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, stemming from 2010. Assange, who has always denied the allegations, took refuge inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London for over seven years to avoid extradition to Sweden on the charges. British authorities dragged him out of the Ecuadorian embassy in April and he has since been jailed in London's Belmarsh prison on charges related to skipping of bail in 2012, when he first entered the embassy to avoid extradition to Sweden over the now-dropped sexual assault charges. The United States…

Staff (2019-11-22). Hundreds of Thousands Join National Strike in Colombia in Rebuke to Right-Wing President Iván Duque. democracynow.org In Colombia, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets Thursday in the largest national strike the country has seen in years. Labor unions, students, teachers, Indigenous and Afro-Colombian activists joined in peaceful marches across urban and rural Colombia as anger mounts against right-wing President Iván Duque and his cabinet. The protests were triggered by Duque's proposed labor reforms and cuts to the pension system, as well as a recent military airstrike against a camp of alleged dissident rebel drug traffickers, which killed eight children. Police responded to the movements with repressive tactic…

Staff (2019-11-22). Headlines for November 22, 2019. democracynow.org Ex-White House Adviser Warns Impeachment Probe of GOP's "Fictional Narrative" on Ukraine, Senate Republicans May Limit Trump's Impeachment Trial to Two Weeks, Mass Protests in Colombia Oppose Right-Wing Government, Bolivian Soldiers Tear Gas Funeral Procession for Slain Protesters, Iran Continues Internet Blackout After Violently Repressing Protests, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Indicted on Corruption Charges, Protesters Confront Joe Biden Over Obama-Era Deportations, Over 100 Lawmakers Call on President Trump to Fire Stephen Miller, Seven Arrested at UC Berkeley Protest of Ann Coulter Speech, Syracu…

RT (2019-11-22). Authorities impose curfew in capital of Colombia, deploy 20k police against protesters. rt.com Colombian President Iván Duque instructed the authorities in Bogota to impose an overnight curfew on the entire Colombian capital, as 20,000 uniformed police were deployed to "establish order" amid anti-government protests. | "What we are facing is not a march," said Bogota Mayor Enrique Peñalosa, announcing the measure on Friday evening, describing the protesters as a small number of "criminals, vandals, looting, stealing and wanting to practically end our city." | Initially, the curfew was to apply only to Bosa, Kennedy and Ciudad Bolivar — three districts on the south side of the capital, whose…

RT (2019-11-22). Bolivian coup government seeks to prosecute Morales for TERRORISM over alleged call to block roads in protest. rt.com Bolivia's new government is prosecuting former President Evo Morales on terrorism and sedition charges, alleging the exiled leader, who fled to Mexico in fear for his life, is masterminding protesters' blockades of the cities. | "We are seeking the maximum penalty for sedition and terrorism," Interior Minister Arturo Murillo told reporters on Friday after filing the legal complaint against Morales with prosecutors. He accused the exiled president of pushing supporters to maintain roadblocks in order to keep food out of the cities, pointing to a recording allegedly found on a cell phone confiscated from a prote…

RT (2019-11-22). Model arrested on suspicion of gun-running after taking TOPLESS PHOTOS with assault rifle & pistol. rt.com A teenage Instagram model has found herself behind bars in Brazil after police discovered incriminating photos of her posing and dancing with a range of deadly firearms. | 19-year-old Gabriela Sara Vasconcelos Assunção was arrested on suspicion of arms trafficking on Saturday, after officers came across saucy images showing the teen kissing a pistol and, posing topless, brandishing an assault rifle. | | © Gaby Assunàßà£o/ Instagram | Assunção was first arrested alongside her boyfriend in October when a cache of guns was discovered in the car they were travelling i…

Eoin Higgins, staff writer (2019-11-22). 'We Cannot Continue to Live Like This': Mass Protests in Colombia Latest in Latin American Uprisings. commondreams.org www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/colombia_protests.jpg

Jake Johnson, staff writer (2019-11-22). Pompeo Calls It 'Democracy' in Bolivia as Post-Coup Violence Grows and Fear of Civil War Intensifies. commondreams.org "The military has guns and a license to kill; we have nothing. Please, tell the international community to come here and stop this." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/bolivia_2.jpg

teleSUR (2019-11-22). Bolivia: Ilegitimate Government Attempts to Sue Evo Morales. telesurenglish.net The illegitimate government of Bolivia introduced a criminal lawsuit against President Evo Morales, exiled in Mexico, for alleged sedition, terrorism and three other crimes. | RELATED: | Bolivia: Coup-Born Government Takes TeleSUR Spanish Off The Air | The accusation was filed by Arturo Murillo, appointed as Interior Minister by the coup-installed government. It is based on the recording of an alleged telephone conversation between Morales and a leader of the Tropic of Cochabam…

Alan MacLeod (2019-11-22). How Human Rights Watch Whitewashed a Right-Wing Massacre in Bolivia. globalresearch.ca Bolivia is currently in turmoil after President Evo Morales was deposed in a U.S.-supported coup d'état on November 10. The new coup government forced Morales into exile, began arresting politicians and journalists while pre-exonerating security services of all crimes …

Medea Benjamin (2019-11-22). "They're killing us like dogs": A Massacre in Bolivia and a Plea for Help. dissidentvoice.org Photo by Medea Benjamin I am writing from Bolivia just days after witnessing the November 19 military massacre at the Senkata gas plant in the indigenous city of El Alto, and the tear-gassing of a peaceful funeral procession on November 21 to commemorate the dead. These are examples, unfortunately, of the modus operandi of the …

Beverly Longid (2019-11-22). Stand With the Bolivian People for Self-Determination. commondreams.org Relatives of Antonio Ronaldo Quispe Ticona lead the procession of the victims killed during clashes with police at the Senkata fuel plant, on November 21, 2019 in La Paz, Bolivia. Police and military forces on Tuesday escorted gasoline tankers from a major fuel plant of YPFB in Senkata that had been blockaded for five days by Evo Morales' backers and at least eight people were reported killed during the operation. (Photo: Gaston Brito Miserocchi/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/stand_with_bolivia.png

Eds. (2019-11-21). Thousands march in response to Cochabamba massacre as the dictatorship prepares for a State of siege. mronline.org The Bolivian security forces set up road blocks across Cochabamba today as mass demonstrations are taking place against the brutal attacks carried out against the people last week. | Source

Janine Jackson (2019-11-21). 'Years From Now, It'll Be Clear to Everyone There Was a Coup in Bolivia' – CounterSpin interview with Alex Main on Bolivia coup. fair.org Janine Jackson interviewed CEPR's Alex Main about the Bolivian coup for the November 15, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Media…

Graham Holton (2019-11-21). Bolivia coup: Personal memories of an earlier military massacre. peoplesworld.org In January 1974, I was standing outside the Presidential Palace in La Paz, the capital of Bolivia. The president was General Hugo Bánzer Suárez, of German ancestry, who held old Nazi ideals. A group of Indigenous protesters demanded the end to 200% inflation, low wages, and no rice or sugar. A truckload of soldiers pulled …

Ben Norton (2019-11-21). Elizabeth Warren endorses Trump's economic war on Venezuela, then soft-pedals far-right Bolivia coup. mronline.org In a nauseating interview on Pod Save America, Elizabeth Warren endorsed suffocating US sanctions on Venezuela, backing Trump's strategy to stop its "ability to have an economy" while parroting neocon regime-change myths. She then whitewashed the far-right military coup in Bolivia. | Source

teleSUR (2019-11-21). Colombian Police Clashes with Protesters After Massive March. telesurenglish.net Colombia's militarized anti-riot Police (Esmad) violently dispersed protesters with tear gas on Thursday in the Plaza de Bolívar de Bogotá as they were blocking roads at the end of the demonstrations against the economic and social policy of the Government of President Iván Duque. | RELATED: | Colombia Scandal: Diplomats Evidence Plot Against Venezuela | In other departments of the country, organizations of students, indigenous people, campesinos and workers also took part of the anti-…

teleSUR (2019-11-21). Chile: Most Vulnerable Victims of State Violence are Minors. telesurenglish.net From October 18 to November 15, Chile's military police (Carabineros) violated the human rights of at least 327 children and adolescents. They physically hit 118 children, wounded 48 with pellets and shot at 11 with bullets, as Ombudsman for Children Patricia Muñoz reported on Wednesday. | RELATED: | Chile: Thousands Take to Streets to Mark One Month of Protests | As a reaction to this situation, she decided not to celebrate Universal Children's Day on November 20, a holiday tha…

teleSUR (2019-11-21). Bolivia: Police Attack Protesters Carrying Coffins of Killed. telesurenglish.net Supporters of ousted Bolivian leader Evo Morales marched into the capital La Paz on Thursday carrying coffins of people killed in clashes with the military and police, condemning the coup d'etat and drawing attention to the human cost of the crisis gripping the South American nation. | RELATED: | Bolivian Senate Approves Debate for New Presidential Elections | Security forces fired tear gas to disperse the crowds according to eyewitnesses and local media. | Roadblocks were rep…

teleSUR (2019-11-21). Evo Denounces Set Up to Prosecute Him Internationally. telesurenglish.net President Evo Morales denounced the coup regime in Bolivia, headed by Jeanine Añez, for trying to create a set up with the intention of creating an international trial to discredit him, reported Prensa Latina. | RELATED: | Bolivia: Police Attack Protesters Carrying Coffins of Killed | In a tweet from his asylum in Mexico, the leader of Movement to Socialism said that they will appeal against judicial manipulation to imprison anti-imperialist, leftist and progressive figures, somet…

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Colombia President Orders Curfew in Capital Following Unrest
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-11-23
The move follows a massive march that brought tens of thousands to the streets in a message of rejection of his conservative government.
truthdig.com/articles/colombia-president-orders-curfew-in-capital-following-unrest/

Iran False Flag Prep, US Government's Staggering Bolivia Hypocrisy, Netanyahu Indicted & Patriot Act
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-11-23
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (11/22/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/daily-wrap-up/iran-false-flag-prep-us-governments-staggering-bolivia-hypocrisy-netanyahu-indicted-patriot-act/

CIA helped shape 'Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan' series into bigoted Venezuela regime change fantasy
Max Blumenthal | thegrayzone.com | 2019-11-22
Analysis by researcher Tom Secker reveals how Amazon's regime change fantasy "Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan" was shaped by CIA and…
thegrayzone.com/2019/11/22/tom-clancy-jack-ryan-cia-propaganda-john-krasinski/

A return to feudalism? The aftermath of Bolivia's coup
Derek Royden | nationofchange.org | 2019-11-22
This coup is a disaster, and besides Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, no major North American politician has pushed back against it.
nationofchange.org/2019/11/22/a-return-to-feudalism-the-aftermath-of-bolivias-coup/

"They're Killing us Like Dogs" — A Massacre in Bolivia and a Plea for Help
Medea Benjamin | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-22
I am writing from Bolivia just days after witnessing the November 19 military massacre at the Senkata gas plant in the indigenous city of El Alto, and the tear-gassing of a peaceful funeral procession on November 21 to commemorate the dead. These are examples, unfortunately, of the modus operandi of the de facto government that…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/22/theyre-killing-us-like-dogs-a-massacre-in-bolivia-and-a-plea-for-help/

"They're Killing Us Like Dogs"—A Massacre in Bolivia and a Plea for Help
Medea Benjamin | commondreams.org | 2019-11-22
Bolivian riot police breaks up a massive funeral procession that turned into an anti-government demonstration in La Paz on November 21, 2019. (Photo: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/bolivia_killing_us_like_dogs1.jpg
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"They're killing us like dogs": A Massacre in Bolivia and a Plea for Help
Medea Benjamin | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-11-22
Photo by Medea Benjamin I am writing from Bolivia just days after witnessing the November 19 military massacre at the Senkata gas plant in the indigenous city of El Alto, and the tear-gassing of a peaceful funeral procession on November 21 to commemorate the dead. These are examples, unfortunately, of the modus operandi of the …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/11/theyre-killing-us-like-dogs-a-massacre-in-bolivia-and-a-plea-for-help/

They're Killing Us Like Dogs: A Massacre in Bolivia and a Plea for Help
Medea Benjamin | mintpressnews.com | 2019-11-22
I am writing from Bolivia just days after witnessing the November 19 military massacre at the Senkata gas plant in the indigenous city of El Alto, and the tear-gassing of a peaceful funeral procession on November 21 to commemorate the dead. These are examples, unfortunately, of the modus operandi of the de facto government that seized control in a coup that forced Evo Morales out of power. | The coup has spawned massive protests, with blockades set up around the country as part of a national strike calling for the resignation of this new government. One well-organized blockade is in El Alto, where residents set u…
mintpressnews.com/human-rights-massacre-bolivia-plea-help/262930/

Hundreds of Thousands Join National Strike in Colombia
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-11-22
In Colombia, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets Thursday in the largest national strike the country has seen in years. Labor unions, students, teachers, Indigenous and Afro-Colombian activists joined in peaceful marches across urban and rural Colombia as anger mounts against right-wing President Iván Duque and his cabinet. The protests were triggered by Duque's proposed labor reforms and cuts to the pension system, as well as a recent military airstrike against a camp of alleged dissident rebel drug…
truthout.org/video/hundreds-of-thousands-join-national-strike-in-colombia/

Jeremy Corbyn, Bernie Sanders Back Ecuador Anti-IMF Protests
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-22
U.K. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders have both sent messages of solidarity to the recent anti-IMF protests in Ecuador, which have succeeded in forcing the government to scrap a controversial austerity decree. | "Let's give a | …
globalresearch.ca/jeremy-corbyn-bernie-sanders-back-ecuador-anti-imf-protests/5695656

What Bolivia Needs From Bernie
Shamus Cooke | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-22
Coups are delicate actions that require ideal conditions to congeal. As quickly as they spring into life they can dissolve into mush. When things hang in the balance a final push is still required, and Bolivia's far-right military coup is in jeopardy of failing. Mass protests have engulfed the nation to the point where food…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/22/what-bolivia-needs-from-bernie/

The OAS Has Deceived the Public, Terribly, on the Bolivian Election
Mark Weisbrot | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-22
What is the difference between an outright lie — stating something as a fact while knowing that it is false — and a deliberate material representation that accomplishes the same end? Here is an example that really pushes the boundary between the two, to the point where the distinction practically vanishes. And the consequences are…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/22/the-oas-has-deceived-the-public-terribly-on-the-bolivian-election/

Bolivia's US Installed Coup d'Etat Regime Authorizes Brute Force
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-22
Following Evo Morales' democratic reelection on October 20, a CIA-orchestrated coup d'etat unconstitutionally replaced him with hard-right, political nobody senator Jeanine Anez. | Article 169 of Bolivia's Constitution states: | "In case of impediment or definitive absence of the president | …
globalresearch.ca/bolivia-us-installed-coup-detat-regime-authorizes-brute-force/5695639

The Calling Cards of a Rightwing Coup
Laura Carlsen | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-22
The coup d'etat in Bolivia has divided not only that country but the world. The mainstream press, the Trump administration, the Washington-compliant Organization of American States, and right-wing governments have hailed the ousting of Evo Morales, Bolivia's first indigenous president. That's to be expected. The U.S. has long plotted regime change for a government that…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/22/the-calling-cards-of-a-rightwing-coup/

Watch: Betsy Reed Talks to Glenn Greenwald About Our Brazil Exposés — With an Overview From Jeremy Scahill
Glenn Greenwald | theintercept.com | 2019-11-22
Intercept editors and journalists discuss how our reporting has had an explosive impact on Brazilian politics and the Bolsonaro government.
theintercept.com/2019/11/22/watch-intercept-editor-in-chief-betsy-reed-talks-to-glenn-greenwald-about-our-brazil-exposes-with-an-introduction-from-jeremy-scahill/

The CIA's Jack Ryan Series Is 'Regime-Change' Propaganda Aimed At Venezuela
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2019-11-22
Dr. Matthew Alford of the University of Bath told MintPress that the new Amazon product is a "disgrace of a series," unfairly demonizing a nation at a time when the United States has its boot on the throat of Venezuelan society.
mintpressnews.com/cia-jack-ryan-propaganda-venezuela/262956/

Sanctions Are Like Bombs
Harald Neuber | indybay.org | 2019-11-22
Venezuela is one of 41 states that depend on external food assistance to avoid a humanitarian crisis. The US government is copying its blockade policy against Cuba since the beginning of the 1960s. There is hardly any criticism of the US sanctions. Six million households, more than 60% of the population, are sustained by the food program.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/11/22/18828361.php

Lies Which the West Manufactures and Then Consumes
Andre Vltchek | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-22
After my work in the Middle East had finished, at least for the time being, I was waiting for my flight to Santiago de Chile. In Paris. I could count on a few 'free' days, processing what I had heard …
globalresearch.ca/lies-west-manufactures-consumes/5695623

The Long Coup in Ecuador
Fabio Resmini | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-22
Elected on a progressive platform, the Moreno government has resorted to the politicization of justice and the militarization of politics to repress its former allies and constituents. | *** | Ecuador is facing some of its darkest days. The country is …
globalresearch.ca/long-coup-ecuador/5695635

Macri Repealed Abortion Protocol: Rubinstein's Resigned
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-22
After the controversy unleashed nationwide in Argentina, after the publishing on the Official Gazette and immediately repealed by the Government, of the Care Protocol for the Legal Interruption of Pregnancy (ILE), the secretary of Health, Adolfo Rubinstein handed in his resignation. | RELATED: | Argentina: Rubinstein's Protocol Unleashes National Debate | His departure opens a new internal conflict in the governing coalition Cambiemos, which backs current President Mauricio Macri and…
telesurenglish.net/news/macri-repealed-abortion-protocole-rubinstein-resigned–20191122-0007.html

National strike shakes Colombia's right-wing government
wsws.org | 2019-11-22
In the latest eruption of the global class struggle, hundreds of thousands marched in over 100 cities demanding the ouster of President Duque.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/22/colo-n22.html

NLG Statement on the Coup in Bolivia
National Lawyers Guild | indybay.org | 2019-11-22
The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) strongly condemns the military coup that took place in Bolivia on November 10, followed by the self-declared presidency of extreme right-wing Bolivian senator Jeanine àÅñez, in violation of the Constitution of Bolivia.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/11/20/18828320.php

Bolivia's Coup Gov't Targets Alternative Media as Crackdown Turns Increasingly Violent
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2019-11-22
Facing increased resistance to its rule, the new "coup" gov't in Bolivia is purging any potential threats to its authority, including teleSUR and other alternative media.
mintpressnews.com/bolivia-coup-gov-targets-alternative-media-crackdown-increasingly-violent/262944/

Stand With the Bolivian People for Self-Determination
Beverly Longid | commondreams.org | 2019-11-22
Relatives of Antonio Ronaldo Quispe Ticona lead the procession of the victims killed during clashes with police at the Senkata fuel plant, on November 21, 2019 in La Paz, Bolivia. Police and military forces on Tuesday escorted gasoline tankers from a major fuel plant of YPFB in Senkata that had been blockaded for five days by Evo Morales' backers and at least eight people were reported killed during the operation. (Photo: Gaston Brito Miserocchi/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/stand_with_bolivia.png
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The coup in Bolivia has U.S. fingerprints all over it
W. T. Whitney Jr. | peoplesworld.org | 2019-11-22
The socialist government of Bolivian President Evo Morales took power in February 2006. He and Vice President àÅlvaro García Linare on Oct. 20 had been elected to their fourth terms in office. A coup culminating on Nov. 10 removed them–a coup that the U.S. government had a big role in bringing it about. A motive …
peoplesworld.org/article/the-coup-in-bolivia-has-u-s-fingerprints-all-over-it/

The New Global Insurrection
Sasha Abramsky | thenation.com | 2019-11-22
The New Global Insurrection…
thenation.com/article/revolution-bolivia-iraq-corruption/

The Coup in Bolivia: Who is Responsible?
W. T. Whitney | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-22
Brighter days were ahead for Bolivia in early 2006. Elected overwhelmingly, Evo Morales, Bolivia's first indigenous president, took office in company with Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linare. They'd been candidates of the Movement toward Socialism party and would build a political revolution with socialist characteristics. It ended abruptly on November 10 with their forced removal.
counterpunch.org/2019/11/22/the-coup-in-bolivia-who-is-responsible/

Silencing the Beast of Bolivian Populism
Jason Hirthler | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-22
The risible tension between the tailored elitism of the Bolivian bourgeoisie and the restive pueblo of indigenous peasants was memorably captured in the 2005 film Our Brand Is Crisis. The documentary colorfully exposes the sleazy underbelly of American political influence. Yes, the very thing our wizened mandarins in Washington have been raising such a clamor over since the wrong candidate was elected by the dull, unseeing demos. Congressional luminaries like the walleyed Adam Schiff, presiding like a demented pontiff over his carnival of moral outrage, continually effect, with little effect, the most astonished…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/22/silencing-the-beast-of-bolivian-populism/

'The Two Popes': The god couple
Ed Rampell | peoplesworld.org | 2019-11-22
Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles, who was Oscar-nominated for 2002's City of God and Golden Globe-nommed for 2005's The Constant Gardener, is back with another topical film, The Two Popes. At a gala in the TCL Chinese Theatre, 81-year-old Anthony Hopkins, who portrays Pope Benedict, told the American Film Institute audience Popes had a "message" of …
peoplesworld.org/article/the-two-popes-the-god-couple/

Lula Defends PT's Candidacies for 2020 Municipal Elections
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-22
Former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday promoted the candidates representing the Workers' Party (PT) of Brazil, of which he is a founder, ahead of the 2020 municipal elections, as well as a few dissenters. | RELATED: | Lula As Opposition To Bolsonaro, Right Wants Him Back In Jail | "Nobody is going to defend the PT like the PT itself," Lula stated in Sao Paulo, a day before the beginning of the seventh congress of the political party, which will close on Nove…
telesurenglish.net/news/Lula-Defends-PTs-Candidacies-for-2020-Municipal-Elections-20191122-0008.html

"In Defense of Julian Assange": Why WikiLeaks Founder's Case Threatens Press Freedom
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-11-22
This week Swedish prosecutors dropped an investigation into sexual assault allegations against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, stemming from 2010. Assange, who has always denied the allegations, took refuge inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London for over seven years to avoid extradition to Sweden on the charges. British authorities dragged him out of the Ecuadorian embassy in April and he has since been jailed in London's Belmarsh prison on charges related to skipping of bail in 2012, when he first entered the embassy to avoid extradition to Sweden over the now-dropped sexual assault charges. The United States…
www.democracynow.org/2019/11/22/julian_assange_tariq_ali_margaret_kunstler

U.N. Rapporteur: Julian Assange Has Faced Psychological Torture; He Should Not Be Extradited to U.S
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-11-22
This week Swedish prosecutors dropped an investigation into sexual assault allegations against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, stemming from 2010. Assange, who has always denied the allegations, took refuge inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London for over seven years to avoid extradition to Sweden on the charges. British authorities dragged him out of the Ecuadorian embassy in April and he has since been jailed in London's Belmarsh prison on charges related to skipping of bail in 2012, when he first entered the embassy to avoid extradition to Sweden over the now-dropped sexual assault charges. The United States…
www.democracynow.org/2019/11/22/nils_melzer_julian_assange

Hundreds of Thousands Join National Strike in Colombia in Rebuke to Right-Wing President Iván Duque
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-11-22
In Colombia, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets Thursday in the largest national strike the country has seen in years. Labor unions, students, teachers, Indigenous and Afro-Colombian activists joined in peaceful marches across urban and rural Colombia as anger mounts against right-wing President Iván Duque and his cabinet. The protests were triggered by Duque's proposed labor reforms and cuts to the pension system, as well as a recent military airstrike against a camp of alleged dissident rebel drug traffickers, which killed eight children. Police responded to the movements with repressive tactic…
www.democracynow.org/2019/11/22/colombia_protests_ivan_duque

Authorities impose curfew in capital of Colombia, deploy 20k police against protesters
rt.com | 2019-11-22
Colombian President Iván Duque instructed the authorities in Bogota to impose an overnight curfew on the entire Colombian capital, as 20,000 uniformed police were deployed to "establish order" amid anti-government protests. | "What we are facing is not a march," said Bogota Mayor Enrique Peñalosa, announcing the measure on Friday evening, describing the protesters as a small number of "criminals, vandals, looting, stealing and wanting to practically end our city." | Initially, the curfew was to apply only to Bosa, Kennedy and Ciudad Bolivar — three districts on the south side of the capital, whose…
rt.com/news/474139-colombia-curfew-bogota-police/

Bolivian coup government seeks to prosecute Morales for TERRORISM over alleged call to block roads in protest
rt.com | 2019-11-22
Bolivia's new government is prosecuting former President Evo Morales on terrorism and sedition charges, alleging the exiled leader, who fled to Mexico in fear for his life, is masterminding protesters' blockades of the cities. | "We are seeking the maximum penalty for sedition and terrorism," Interior Minister Arturo Murillo told reporters on Friday after filing the legal complaint against Morales with prosecutors. He accused the exiled president of pushing supporters to maintain roadblocks in order to keep food out of the cities, pointing to a recording allegedly found on a cell phone confiscated from a prote…
rt.com/news/474131-morales-charged-terrorism-coup-bolivia/

Model arrested on suspicion of gun-running after taking TOPLESS PHOTOS with assault rifle & pistol
rt.com | 2019-11-22
A teenage Instagram model has found herself behind bars in Brazil after police discovered incriminating photos of her posing and dancing with a range of deadly firearms. | 19-year-old Gabriela Sara Vasconcelos Assunção was arrested on suspicion of arms trafficking on Saturday, after officers came across saucy images showing the teen kissing a pistol and, posing topless, brandishing an assault rifle. | | © Gaby Assunàßà£o/ Instagram | Assunção was first arrested alongside her boyfriend in October when a cache of guns was discovered in the car they were travelling i…
rt.com/news/474124-model-arrested-pose-guns-photos/

'We Cannot Continue to Live Like This': Mass Protests in Colombia Latest in Latin American Uprisings
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-11-22
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Pompeo Calls It 'Democracy' in Bolivia as Post-Coup Violence Grows and Fear of Civil War Intensifies
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-11-22
"The military has guns and a license to kill; we have nothing. Please, tell the international community to come here and stop this." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/bolivia_2.jpg
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Lula Vows to 'Battle for Democracy' Against Bolsonaro Push to 'Destroy' Decades of Progress in Brazil
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-11-22
Leftist former Brazilian President Luiz In√°cio Lula da Silva declared in an exclusive interview published Friday by The Guardian that his mission now is to "battle for democracy" against the efforts of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro to "destroy" the South American country. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/lula_0.jpeg
commondreams.org/news/2019/11/22/lula-vows-battle-democracy-against-bolsonaro-push-destroy-decades-progress-brazil?cd-origin=rss

Bolivia: Ilegitimate Government Attempts to Sue Evo Morales
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-22
The illegitimate government of Bolivia introduced a criminal lawsuit against President Evo Morales, exiled in Mexico, for alleged sedition, terrorism and three other crimes. | RELATED: | Bolivia: Coup-Born Government Takes TeleSUR Spanish Off The Air | The accusation was filed by Arturo Murillo, appointed as Interior Minister by the coup-installed government. It is based on the recording of an alleged telephone conversation between Morales and a leader of the Tropic of Cochabam…
telesurenglish.net/news/bolivia-coup-government-criminally-sued-evo-morales-20191122-0010.html

How Human Rights Watch Whitewashed a Right-Wing Massacre in Bolivia
Alan MacLeod | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-22
Bolivia is currently in turmoil after President Evo Morales was deposed in a U.S.-supported coup d'état on November 10. The new coup government forced Morales into exile, began arresting politicians and journalists while pre-exonerating security services of all crimes …
globalresearch.ca/human-rights-watch-whitewashed-right-wing-massacre-bolivia/5695665

Elizabeth Warren endorses Trump's economic war on Venezuela, then soft-pedals far-right Bolivia coup
Ben Norton | mronline.org | 2019-11-21
In a nauseating interview on Pod Save America, Elizabeth Warren endorsed suffocating US sanctions on Venezuela, backing Trump's strategy to stop its "ability to have an economy" while parroting neocon regime-change myths. She then whitewashed the far-right military coup in Bolivia. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/11/21/elizabeth-warren-endorses-trumps-economic-war-on-venezuela-then-soft-pedals-far-right-bolivia-coup/

Colombian Police Clashes with Protesters After Massive March
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-21
Colombia's militarized anti-riot Police (Esmad) violently dispersed protesters with tear gas on Thursday in the Plaza de Bolívar de Bogotá as they were blocking roads at the end of the demonstrations against the economic and social policy of the Government of President Iván Duque. | RELATED: | Colombia Scandal: Diplomats Evidence Plot Against Venezuela | In other departments of the country, organizations of students, indigenous people, campesinos and workers also took part of the anti-…
telesurenglish.net/news/Colombian-Police-Clashes-with-Protesters-After-Massive-March-20191121-0015.html

Chile: Most Vulnerable Victims of State Violence are Minors
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-21
From October 18 to November 15, Chile's military police (Carabineros) violated the human rights of at least 327 children and adolescents. They physically hit 118 children, wounded 48 with pellets and shot at 11 with bullets, as Ombudsman for Children Patricia Muñoz reported on Wednesday. | RELATED: | Chile: Thousands Take to Streets to Mark One Month of Protests | As a reaction to this situation, she decided not to celebrate Universal Children's Day on November 20, a holiday tha…
telesurenglish.net/news/Chile-Most-Vulnerable-Victims-of-State-Violence-are-Minors-20191121-0003.html

Bolivia coup: Personal memories of an earlier military massacre
Graham Holton | peoplesworld.org | 2019-11-21
In January 1974, I was standing outside the Presidential Palace in La Paz, the capital of Bolivia. The president was General Hugo Bánzer Suárez, of German ancestry, who held old Nazi ideals. A group of Indigenous protesters demanded the end to 200% inflation, low wages, and no rice or sugar. A truckload of soldiers pulled …
peoplesworld.org/article/bolivia-coup-personal-memories-of-an-earlier-military-massacre/

Evo Denounces Set Up to Prosecute Him Internationally
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-21
President Evo Morales denounced the coup regime in Bolivia, headed by Jeanine Añez, for trying to create a set up with the intention of creating an international trial to discredit him, reported Prensa Latina. | RELATED: | Bolivia: Police Attack Protesters Carrying Coffins of Killed | In a tweet from his asylum in Mexico, the leader of Movement to Socialism said that they will appeal against judicial manipulation to imprison anti-imperialist, leftist and progressive figures, somet…
telesurenglish.net/news/evo-denounces-montage-to-prosecute-him-internationally-20191121-0013.html

Bolivia: Police Attack Protesters Carrying Coffins of Killed
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-21
Supporters of ousted Bolivian leader Evo Morales marched into the capital La Paz on Thursday carrying coffins of people killed in clashes with the military and police, condemning the coup d'etat and drawing attention to the human cost of the crisis gripping the South American nation. | RELATED: | Bolivian Senate Approves Debate for New Presidential Elections | Security forces fired tear gas to disperse the crowds according to eyewitnesses and local media. | Roadblocks were rep…
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Colombia's US Ambassador Advocates 'Covert Actions' Against Venezuela in Leaked Audio
Lucas Koerner | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-11-21
Top Colombian officials acknowledged failure of regime change in Venezuela and total disarray in Washington.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14728

Thousands of Colombians Demonstrate Amid Duque's Militarization
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-21
As a response to the nationwide strike that thousands of Colombians are carrying out on Thursday, President Ivan Duque increased the number of troops patrolling in urban areas, which generated concern at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). | RELATED: | Colombia Scandal: Diplomats Evidence Plot Against Venezuela | "The…
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Argentina: Rubinstein's Protocol Unleashes National Debate
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-21
Just a few hours after passing the protocol that facilitated access to legal abortion for girls between 13 and 16 years old in Argentina, the government repealed it. The decision has generated strong differences within the coalition headed by still President Mauricio Macri, when there are less than 20 days left before he leaves power. | RELATED: | Buenos Aires Subway Workers on Strike Over Asbestos Presence | Representatives from the different parties that conformed Cambiemos, th…
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