2020-09-12: News Headlines

Walter Smolarek (2020-09-12). Colombia erupts in struggle against police murder. liberationnews.org A popular uprising against police violence has broken out across Colombia following the shockingly brutal murder of Javier Ordóñez in Bogotá on September 8. In footage taken by witnesses that quickly spread and outraged the nation, Ordóñez was pinned to the ground and shocked over and over with a taser. Ordóñez, who was unarmed, repeatedly …

Alan MacLeod (2020-09-11). Why is the US Government Using Stolen Cash To Pay Doctors in Venezuela? thealtworld.com The US government is using cash stolen from the Venezuelan government as part of a hearts and minds campaign on behalf of opposition figure Juan Guaidó. | MPN— Venezuelan doctors currently fighting COVID-19 are receiving funding from an unlikely source: U.S. backed coup leader Juan Guaidó. Health workers, who sometimes earn less than $20 per month, are receiving $100 dollars monthly from the self-declared president of Venezuela. Where is Guaidó getting all this money from? The U.S. government, who, in turn, is using the billions of dollars it has confiscated from Venezuela to fund his latest political stunt.

Anya Parampil (2020-09-11). US govt & Democrat-tied troll farm boosts Bolivian coup regime, meddles in Mexico, Venezuela. thegrayzone.com Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with The Grayzone's Ben Norton about US troll farm CLS Strategies that boosted Bolivia's coup regime and sought to destabilize leftist Venezuelan and Mexican governments. Ben Norton joined Red Lines to discuss his recent piece, "U.S. govt-linked PR firm ran fake news networks for right-wing Latin American regimes." He …

Peoples Dispatch (2020-09-11). Brazilian leaders Lula and Dilma express solidarity with Julian Assange, reject extradition. peoplesdispatch.org Ex-president of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defended the innocence of Australian journalist Lula said that the activist should have transformed into a global hero due to the work that he did to expose the war crimes committed by the US army. | "Assange should have been treated like a hero for having denounced to the world the lies of the US State Department, investigating the world, investigating the government. All of the democratic countries should cry for his freedom," declare…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2020-09-11). Chile, September 11, 1973: The Inauguration of Neoliberalism,"Shock Treatment" and the Instruments of Economic Repression: The Junta's Deadly "Economic Medicine" globalresearch.ca The Junta ordered a hike in the price of bread from 11 to 40 escudos. While food prices had skyrocketed, wages had been frozen. From one day to the next, an entire country had been precipitated into abysmal poverty; in less than a year the price of bread in Chile increased thirty-six fold.

sputniknews (2020-09-11). Venezuela's Maduro Announces Capture of Alleged US Spy Planning Explosion. sputniknews.com Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced on Friday that a US spy who had been targeting the country's oil refineries for an attack has been captured.

RT (2020-09-11). Venezuela says it captured 'US spy' targeting two oil refineries with 'heavy, specialized' weapons. rt.com President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela has announced the capture of "an American spy" with heavy weapons and money near two refineries in the state of Falcon. The man is said to be a Marine who worked for the CIA in Iraq.

WSWS (2020-09-11). Colombian security forces massacre 10 youth protesting police murder. wsws.org The massacre in Bogotá signals the willingness of the Colombian ruling elite to turn to authoritarian rule to crush social opposition in the midst of the uncontrolled pandemic.

Prensa Latina (2020-09-11). Ofrendas florales en Chile en recordación a Salvador Allende. peoplesworld.org SANTIAGO DE CHILE, 11 sep (Prensa Latina) El monumento a Salvador Allende, frente al palacio de La Moneda, se cubrió hoy de flores en homenaje al presidente mártir en el 47 aniversario del golpe de Estado contra el gobierno de la Unidad Popular. A pesar de las limitaciones en la participación a causa de las …

RT (2020-09-11). Bolsonaro must testify in person over alleged interference with police, Brazil's Supreme Court says. rt.com Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Celso de Mello has ordered President Jair Bolsonaro to give evidence in person over allegations that he tried to interfere in the work of the federal police. | The justice ruled on Friday that the president could not be questioned in writing, according to local media. | The Supreme Court authorized the probe in April following accusations made by former Minister of Justice and Public Security Sergio Moro. The minister had resigned saying that Bolsonaro pressed him to change the chief of the federal police. Moro also accused the president of seeking to interfere in investigations…

RT (2020-09-11). Help on its way: Russia set to ship up to 50 MILLION doses of pioneering coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V to badly-hit Brazil. rt.com Brazil, which has suffered the world's second highest Covid-19 death toll, is planning to receive up to 50 million doses of the Russian made Sputnik V, the planet's first registered coronavirus vaccine. | "Deliveries are expected to start in November," according to the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), which bankrolled the formula's development. The matter is still awaiting final approval by Brazilian regulators. | As of now, the multimillion dose agreement involves only a single Brazilian state, Bahia, but it is expected it be eventually be rolled out at national level. | After some Western criticism, th…

teleSUR (2020-09-11). Colombia: Defense Minister Apologizes for Police Brutality. telesurenglish.net Colombia's Minister of Defense apologized on Friday for the police abuses that unleashed a wave of protests for the second day, the capital Bogotá as hundreds have been injured, and the death toll rises to 13. | RELATED: | "The National Police apologizes for any violation of the law or ignorance of the regulations incurred by any of the members of the institution," Defense Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo said in a…

teleSUR (2020-09-11). Chile: September 11 Protesters Clash with Police All Over Chile. telesurenglish.net Chileans took to the streets to pay homage to former president Salvador Allende, in the 47th anniversary of his death, and to condemn the coup d'etat which brought about the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. | RELATED: | According to Telesur's reporter in Chile, Alejandro Kirk, dozens of demonstrators marched in Heroes Square (Plaza Los Heroes), in Rancagua, to remember not only Allende but also the losses caused by Pi…

teleSUR (2020-09-11). Chile To Remember Allende and Victims of Pinochet Dictatorship. telesurenglish.net Human rights defenders Friday will hold a procession in Santiago to honor late President Salvador Allende and all those killed during the coup that happened on September 11, 1973. | RELATED: | The pilgrimage will be held amidst strong health measures. However, relatives and friends of those arrested, executed, and disappeared will march to demand justice as many of the victim's whereabouts are still unknown. | Presiden…

teleSUR (2020-09-11). Ecuador: Court Allows Million-Dollar Budget Cut to Universities. telesurenglish.net Ecuador's Constitutional Court (CC) Friday issued a verdict that allows the Economy Ministry to reduce US$98 million from the public budget assigned to universities and polytechnics. | RELATED: | The CC sentence revoked the precautionary measures that were accepted on May 12, which sought to stop the budget cuts to 32 public educational institutions in the country. | "The Economy Ministry has the power to increase or decrease the edu…

teleSUR (2020-09-11). Bolivia: Evo Morales' Supporters Claim Political Persecution. telesurenglish.net Prosecutors, lawyers, and human rights defenders Friday denounced political persecution and abuse of power by Bolivia's coup-born regime led by Jeanine Añez over President Evo Morales' collaborators and supporters. | RELATED: | "Bolivia's justice system is promoting unfounded charges on Morales' supporters, as it is applying preventive arrest arbitrarily," Ombudsman Nadia Cruz assured. | The Añez regime launched criminal investigations agains…

teleSUR (2020-09-11). Colombia: Ex-FARC Combatant Assassinated in Antioquia. telesurenglish.net John Jairo Davila Aguirre, demobilized member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP) and signer of the 2016 Peace Accords, was assassinated in the municipality of Remedios in the Colombian department of Antioquia. | RELATED: | Davila Aguirre, who led a productive project in his territory, had been kidnapped Thursday by non-identified individuals, presumably members of an illegal armed group,…

Pedro Grigori (2020-09-11). For European Chemical Giants, Brazil Is an Open Market for Toxic Pesticides Banned at Home. globalresearch.ca Brazil is the world's largest user of pesticides, including more than a dozen considered highly hazardous, thanks to permissive legislation that allows some of Europe's biggest agrochemical companies to continue selling products that have been banned in their home market….

teleSUR (2020-09-11). Venezuela: Commission Announces Contingency Plan for Fuel Supply. telesurenglish.net The government entity denounced in a communiqué the negative impact of the unilateral coercive measures imposed by the government of the United States on the Venezuela people and economy, and especially the sanctions in the past two years on Venezuela's oil industry by U.S. President Donald Trump. | RELATED: | With the goal of suffocating the economy, Washington's punitive measures and actions against Venezuela, and particularly aga…

teleSUR (2020-09-11). Colombia: Death Toll Rises to 13 in Protests Over Police Abuse. telesurenglish.net At least 13 people have been killed by the police during the demonstrations against police brutality that have been shaking Colombia since Wednesday. | RELATED: | "The 13 victims were killed by Public Force's exclusive weapons during the protests. Eight of them were young people between 17 and 27 years old. Three are women between 18 and 36 years old," Bogota's Mayor Claudia Lopez explained. | The assassinations "were reported…

Shane Quinn (2020-09-11). Chile, September 11, 1973: The Horrors of 'the First 9/11' Are Routinely Overlooked. globalresearch.ca On September 11, 1973, Salvador Allende's democratic government in Chile was ousted by US-backed forces in one of the Cold War's defining moments. Allende himself was killed during the coup while his presidential palace, La Moneda, was extensively bombed.

Kenn Orphan (2020-09-11). Fascism and the Quickening of History. counterpunch.org Over the last few months I have been revisiting research I did a long time ago on fascism. Pinochet's Chile, Sukarno's Indonesia, Montt's Guatemala, Hitler's Germany and beyond. I've spent time poring over the accounts of the survivors, the details of the crimes, the descriptions of the torture, of the camps, the ghettos, the dehumanization,

sputniknews (2020-09-11). Peru's Congress Votes to Begin Process of Removing President Vizcarra for Corruption. sputniknews.com Peru's Congress on Friday voted to begin the process of removing Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra after accusing the president of "moral incapacity."

sputniknews (2020-09-11). Brazil's Bahia State Calls Purchase of Russian Sputnik V Vaccine 'Step to Save Lives'. sputniknews.com MOSCOW/MEXICO (Sputnik) – Rui Costa, the governor of the Brazilian state of Bahia, said on Friday that the agreement with Russia to purchase the Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus disease was life-saving.

yenisafak (2020-09-11). Earthquake of magnitude 6.5 strikes northern Chile. yenisafak.com An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck near the coast of Northern Chile, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said.The quake was at a depth of 44 km, it added.

Peoples Dispatch (2020-09-10). Venezuela launches Simón Bolívar Institute for Peace and Solidarity among Peoples. peoplesdispatch.org The Simón Bolívar Institute for Peace and Solidarity among Peoples was launched on September 6, with the presence of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The Institute was created to strengthen the international relations between Venezuela, Latin America and the world. The launch event was held virtually and broadcasted on YouTube through the institute's official account. Around 106 political and social leaders from across the globe joined the video conference. | International activists and intellectuals including Laura Capote, a Colombian activist and member of the ALBA Movements Secretariat, Vijay Prashad, exec…

_____ (2020-09-10). New: Simón Bolívar Institute For Peace And Solidarity Among Peoples. popularresistance.org Caracas, VZ – On Sunday, September 6, 205 years since the publication of the Jamaica Letter, the Simón Bolívar Institute for Peace and Solidarity among Peoples was inaugurated as a new space for the research, dissemination, debate, solidarity and strengthening of international relations. | The inauguration took place via YouTube on the Institute's Spanish and English channels. | "Our institute is formally inaugurated today, but the truth is that it already existed. The peoples have raised their voices in favor of Venezuela, and we at the same time have raised our voices for humankind's great causes," said the Pre…

Manuela Solé (2020-09-10). Venezuela Backs Bolivia's Morales and Ecuador's Correa Following Court Rulings. venezuelanalysis.com The Maduro government recently launched the Simon Bolivar International Institute to strengthen international solidarity.

Staff (2020-09-10). "Democratic Public Health": Big Pharma Relies on Developing World While Limiting Access to Treatment. democracynow.org We look at the history of clinical vaccine trials and exploitation of vulnerable people in the U.S. and India, which recently surpassed Brazil as the country with the second most infections worldwide. Kaushik Sunder Rajan, an anthropologist at the University of Chicago, says there is a documented history of "ethical lapses" and lack of accountability in vaccine studies in India. "The critical issue here is not whether vaccines are good or bad, but … even more, I would suggest what is at stake is a democratic public health," he notes.

Matt Sedlar (2020-09-10). Interview with Mark Weisbrot on the US Election, the Brazilian Economy, and US-Brazil Relations. cepr.net Carta Capital, based in Brazil, interviewed CEPR Co-Director Mark Weisbrot about the upcoming US elections. The Portuguese version is on Carta Capital's website here. CC: The Trump administration's economic performance was doing better than expected and had a 43 percent approval rating in April, according to Gallup. Last year, GDP grew 2.3 percent, but this …

Center For Biological Diversity (2020-09-10). Ecuador: Halt Mining Concessions to Protect Forests in Key Biodiversity Area. globalresearch.ca Environmental groups filed a

Peoples Dispatch (2020-09-10). Colombia erupts in protests against police violence. peoplesdispatch.org Bogotá is in flames following the murder of 46-year-old Javier Ordóñez by police officers early on September 9, Colombian Human Rights Day. In neighborhoods across the country, people marched to the local police posts and participated in cacerolazos, banging pots and pans and raising chants against the police and demanding justice.

Peoples Dispatch (2020-09-10). Several killed as protests against police killing rage on in Colombia. peoplesdispatch.org Protests erupted across Bogotá and other cities in Colombia and were met with heavy, violent repression from the National Police leading to several civilian deaths…

yenisafak (2020-09-10). Seven dead in anti-police protests in Colombia. yenisafak.com Defense Minister Carlos Holmes sent troops to patrol capital Bogota after more than 80 police officers and 55 civilians were reported injured.A total of 53 police stations and 77 cars were damaged after clashes erupted between protesters and security forces, mainly in Bogota.Protests also erupted in Medellin, Ibague and Pereira overnight Wednesday.The unrest followed the death of Javier Ordonez, 44, and father of two, who was writhing in pain as two police officers used a taser while pinning him to the ground with their knees.According to his friends, he was on the street drinking alcohol, which was a violation o…

Julia Conley, staff writer (2020-09-10). 'Autocrats Deliver?' US Joins Brazil and Hungary as Only Countries Where Quality of Life Is Getting Worse, Social Progress Index Finds. commondreams.org The annual report offers a "reality check against the drumbeat of U.S. triumphalism," one observer said. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1217879512_1.jpg

Virmalia García (2020-09-09). Venezuela y Angola acuerdan fomentar la hermandad entre sus capitales. mppre.gob.ve Durante un fructífero encuentro este martes entre Joana Lina Ramos, gobernadora de Luanda, capital de la República de Angola, y Marlon Peña Labrador, embajador de Venezuela en dicho país africano, formalizaron acuerdos con el objetivo de trabajar en pro de fomentar la hermandad de las capitales que constituyen ambas naciones. En el desarrollo de la […] | Publicado en la Cancillería de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela

Joselyn Ariza (2020-09-09). Conviasa retorna a venezolanos varados en México y EEUU. mppre.gob.ve El Consorcio Venezolano de Industrias Aeronáuticas y Servicios Aéreos (Conviasa), trasladó a Venezuela a más de 50 connacionales que se encontraban varados en México y Estados Unidos a la espera de un vuelo para volver a su Patria. Con estrictos protocolos de bioseguridad para prevenir la propagación del COVID-19, los connacionales abordaron el vuelo V09704 […] | Publicado en la Cancillería de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela

Staff (2020-09-09). Headlines for September 9, 2020. democracynow.org California Governor Has "No Patience for Climate Change Deniers" Amid Historic Fires, Report Estimates Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Led to Quarter-Million COVID-19 Cases, Peru COVID-19 Death Toll Reaches 30,000, Senate Republicans Abandon New Stimulus Checks Despite Economic Crisis, Tropical Storm Rene Forms, Continuing Record Atlantic Hurricane Season, Sudan Under State of Emergency as Nile River Flooding Sets Records, Senegal's Capital Partially Submerged Following Record-Shattering Rainfall, Trump Extends Offshore Drilling Bans in Republican-Led States, DOJ Seeks to Defend Trump from Rape Accuser's Defamation Laws…

Peoples Dispatch (2020-09-09). Indignation following police killing of law student in Bogotá. peoplesdispatch.org The killing of 46-year-old law student and taxi driver Javier Ordóñez in Bogotá early September 9 has been met with widespread rejection. The killing of the law student and father of two comes in a particularly tense time in Colombia where

teleSUR Desk (2020-09-09). Bolivia Court denies Evo Morales candidacy for October 18 elections. mronline.org "History shows that they will be able to disqualify Evo, but they will not be able to outlaw the people," Evo Morales replied as he urged Bolivians no to "fall into any provocation," instead "abide by that decision because our commitment and priority is for the people to come out of the crisis."

pip.hinman (2020-09-09). Activists discuss latest attacks on Venezuela. greenleft.org.au Organised by the Melbourne-based Venezuelan Solidarity Campaign and the Latin American Solidarity Network (LASNET)…

pip.hinman (2020-09-09). Forum discusses latest attacks on Venezuela. greenleft.org.au Organised by the Melbourne-based Venezue…

Mehr News Agency (2020-09-09). Brazilian found. calls for improving joint research with Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 10 (MNA) —In a meeting with the New Iranian Ambassador to Brazil, the representative of Brazil's CAPES called for expanding joint research cooperation between Tehran and Brasilia in the field of cognitive sciences.

Brett Wilkins, staff writer (2020-09-09). Lula Blasts Bolsonaro and Brazil's Oligarchs for 'Creating a Monster' in Video Seen as Launching Political Comeback. commondreams.org Former President Luis In√°cio Lula da Silva also accused the current administration of using the coronavirus pandemic as a "weapon of mass destruction." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/lula.jpg

Matt Sedlar (2020-09-08). The OAS Misused Its Own Data to Help Fabricate Its Accusation of Fraud Against Evo Morales. cepr.net Jacobin See article on original site August 20 was a day that shook a small world of scientists that had all but given up — short of legal threats — on getting a glimpse into the data and methods behind the analyses that took down the Bolivian government. Slowed by stonewalling and gaslighting, researchers had …