(2021-09-10). Biden Was Right to Leave Afghanistan, But Sanctions are for Sore Losers. counterpunch.org Afghanistan now joins a very big club, including Venezuela, Cuba, Iran and others, of those the U.S. aims to starve into regime change. How's that going? Well might you ask. It appears to be utterly ineffective at anything aside from tormenting ordinary people. In the face of sanctions, leaders clutch at power more ferociously than ever, because they see themselves endangered, while cancer patients can't buy chemo. In short, these sanctions will break Afghanistan financially, probably cause famine and will doubtless engender huge emigration, while serving no purpose besides random cruelty, because sanctions are w…
(2021-09-10). 'It means everything to him': Messi in tears as he celebrates Copa America in Argentina after breaking Pele record (VIDEO). rt.com 
Lionel Messi was unable to hold back the tears as he lifted the Copa America trophy in front of Argentina fans for the first time, after scoring a hat-trick to overtake Pele as South America's top scorer in international football. | Messi and Argentina ended their long wait for a Copa America title by beating hosts Brazil back in July, but Thursday marked the first time the team was able to celebrate the achievement in front of their fans. | Facing Bolivia in a World Cup qualifier at Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, Messi ran riot as he scored three times — taking him to 79 goals for his country and el…
(2021-09-10). Brazil Escaped a January 6-Style Insurrection — For Now. zcomm.org Bolsonaro's September 7 rally made clear the crisis of Brazilian democracy isn't over…
(2021-09-10). Rebuilding Latin America's Economies: Interview. orinocotribune.com We spoke to Andrés Arauz, former Presidential candidate in Ecuador for the Revolución Ciudadana (Citizens' Revolution). Andrés won the first round, with an advantage of more than 10 points over second place candidate, the neoliberal banker Guillermo Lasso. However, many liberal voters who backed third place Yaku Perez in the first round, cast a null vote or swung for Lasso in the second round, granting victory to the right. | Andrés is also an expert economist. At just 20 years old, he began working at the Central Bank and would go on to take senior roles in Rafael Correa's economic management team. We discuss La…
(2021-09-10). Venezuela Produces 95% of the Rice it Consumes. orinocotribune.com During an inspection of the planting of grains, and specifically of rice, for the 2021 winter cycle, the Venezuelan President, Nicolás Maduro, reported that Venezuela produces more than 95% of the rice that reaches Venezuelan households. From the Gran Cacique Yare Agricultural Production Unit, in the state of Aragua, Faiez Kassen Castillo, vice minister for Agrarian Development and Land Management, made a satellite connection with the Potrero de Armo sector, in the Araure municipality, of the Portuguesa state, and reported that the rice crop is in its final phase. | "We a…
(2021-09-10). Venezuela Reports Newsletter N ∞ 25. mppre.gob.ve We did it again in Mexico! We concluded agreements in defense of our inalienable rights over the Essequibo and for the protection of the people. Along with the dialogue, we made progress in the construction of a new economic map and the dissemination of our fight against the blockade. In Issue 25 of Venezuela Reports […] | La entrada
(2021-09-10). The Three-Act Tragicomedy of the Venezuelan Opposition. orinocotribune.com By Ricardo Vaz — Sep 8, 2021 | VA writer and editor Ricardo Vaz takes stock of the Venezuelan opposition's antics in recent years. | The history of the Venezuelan opposition since the arrival of Hugo Chávez's Bolivarian Revolution has been one of gaffes, violence, infighting and shortsightedness. | While the corporate media has done its utmost to
(2021-09-10). Venezuelan Paralympic Delegation Returns Home, Meets President Maduro. orinocotribune.com 
This Thursday, September 9, the delegation that represented Venezuela at the 2020 Paralympic Games held in Tokyo landed in the country and was welcomed by its people as heroes. | The 26 Venezuelan athletes returned home from the best performance in the country's Paralympic history, having obtained seven medals, including three golds, two silvers, two bronze medals, and 17 Paralympic diplomas. | With a red carpet prepared for them by the Venezuelan government, several Olympic athletes and medalists were waiting also, along with friends and relatives, to welcome the Paralympic delegation. Olympic athletes including…
(2021-09-09). What United Us Was Empathy: Community Organizations Help Tackle Hunger in Argentina. libya360.wordpress.com Julián Inzaugarat, Ana Dagorret Children's Day in Villa del Parque, Luján, organized by the people's organizations. Photo: Victoria Nordenstahl The pandemic brought with it more inequality and injustice. Grassroots movements responded with solidarity and organization and food for those who were struggling What will the world be like when we emerge from the pandemic? Will we…
(2021-09-09). 'Coup Pusher' Bolsonaro Increasingly Isolated In Brazil. popularresistance.org The far-right leader did not achieve the tide in his favor that he himself expected to gather to commemorate Independence Day. However, the center of Brasilia, and especially Sao Paulo (125,000 demonstrators), were filled with fervent followers dressed in green and yellow, the national colors. | "Despite his isolation, the president has shown that he is still capable of mobilizing a noisy minority," wrote journalist Bernardo Mello Franco in the daily O Globo. | The marches saw a heterogeneous mix of far-right activists, pro-gun supporters, evangelicals, bikers, conspiracy and anti-vaccine activists. | The fact th…
(2021-09-09). Bolsonaro's coup plots in Brazil, under the shadow of January 6. wsws.org The Brazilian and international media's recognition of the imminent threat of a coup is unprecedented in the 35 years since the fall of the US-backed military regime.
(2021-09-09). Colombia: NATO's foothold in Latin America. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Deputy Secretary General meets Colombian Vice President and Foreign Minister On Thursday (9 September 2021), NATO's Deputy Secretary General Mircea GeoanƒÉ met Vice President and Foreign Minister of Colombia Marta Lucía Ramírez de Rincón, and discussed the deepening of bilateral cooperation between Colombia and NATO. Colombia and NATO will agree a new partnership programme in …
(2021-09-09). Chevron Used The Legal System And FBI To Target Steven Donziger. popularresistance.org Human rights attorney Steven Donziger has now been under house arrest in his New York City apartment for two years. The reason for his detainment, as Lee Camp puts it in this clip from "Redacted Tonight," is that Donziger made it his business to hold Chevron accountable for how the Big Oil megacorp "harmed, sickened and killed tens of thousands in Ecuador" and tried to avoid paying "billions of dollars" in restitutions. | Donziger's battle against American oil companies and on behalf of indigenous communities and farmers in Ecuador spans nearly three decades. He was part of an international legal team that repres…
(2021-09-09). President Maduro Responds to "Leftists" Criticizing Mexico Talks. orinocotribune.com Dialogue, instead of violence, is the only way that will resolve political differences and promote a new stage of economic, political and social well-being of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, said President Nicolás Maduro this Wednesday, September 8, in support of the Mexico Talks. | He expressed this opinion during a working meeting with the economic cabinet, reiterating the willingness of the Bolivarian Revolution to continue with the dialogues between the government and sectors of the opposition, taking place in Mexico. There have already been two rounds of dialogue, and the talks will resume on September…
(2021-09-09). Yulimar Rojas Goes for Historic Leap to Secure Her First Diamond League. orinocotribune.com 
One month and one week after having broken the world record for open sky triple jumping, and winning the first Olympic gold by a Venezuelan woman with a mark of 15.67 m at Tokyo 2020, this Thursday, September 9 at 1: 40 p.m. (VE) Yulimar Rojas will attempt a new leap to secure her first Diamond League Trophy. With her participation in this competition she will entertain the possibility of breaking her own records and exceeding the 16-meter mark in the grand final of the tournament in Zurich. | "I have had a sensational year, full of marks above 15 meters that have given me a consistency that I needed to achieve my…
(2021-09-09). CNE Signs Observation Agreement with Electoral Experts from Latin America (CEELA). orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, September 8, Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) and the Latin American Council of Electoral Experts (CEELA) signed an agreement to formalize the deployment of a delegation of electoral observers to the regional and municipal "mega"-elections to be held on November 21. | "It is a reason for joy and contentment, to feel that we are accompanied by you (CEELA), that your wisdom and experience guide us in this complex, difficult, and important task of carrying out an electoral process, which in Venezuela is of enormous significance," said Pedro Calzadilla, president of the electoral body. | I…
(2021-09-09). Venezuela Receives First Batch of COVAX Doses, Prepares for In-Person Classes. venezuelanalysis.com President Maduro announced schools would re-open in October, with children (ages 3-18) included in the Covid-19 vaccination campaign.