(2021-09-14). Baltasar Garzón Describes Cape Verde Supreme Court's Ruling on Alex Saab as 'Legal Barbarism'. orinocotribune.com Baltasar Garzón, the renowned Spanish jurist and member of Alex Saab's defense team, referred to the ruling of the Constitutional Court (TC) of Cape Verde on the Venezuelan diplomat's case as "barbaric." In addition, Garzón expressed his conviction that the ruling constitutes a political decision more than a legal one, according to a recent press release. | In this sense, Garzón stated that "the decision of the TC judges, with due respect, is more political than legal, and it is a legal barbarism. It cannot be said that rights are for Cape Verdeans and not for others." The statement was issued during a conference…
(2021-09-14). Argentina — El Frente de Todos y las primeras reflexiones sobre un fracaso. globalizacion.ca Una fuerte derrota del Frente de Todos ha expresado la falta de respuesta para las acuciantes necesidades populares. La oposición de derecha y el poder económico y mediático ya inician sus presiones para que la respuesta gubernamental frente al contraste…
(2021-09-14). 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.
(2021-09-14). Do They Want Tomás Guanipa as Caracas Mayor? — Persecuted Parliamentarian or a Farce? orinocotribune.com After it was revealed that the opposition politician Tomás Guanipa will run as mayor of Caracas in the upcoming regional elections scheduled for November 21, a flurry of critical comments were unleashed regarding the nomination, some originating from right-wing elements. | Comments on social media platforms mostly questioned Guanipa's apparent "metamorphosis," as until recently he had presented himself as a parliamentarian persecuted by the government and as former deputy Guaidó's so-called ambassador to Iván Duque (Colombia). He recently resigned from that "position" and joined the Mexico Talks. | Similarly, cri…
(2021-09-14). Guaidó's 'Asset' at Monómeros Resigns — Flight Risk. orinocotribune.com Amid alerts about her possible escape from Colombia, Carmen Elisa Hernández, the official appointed by former deputy Guaidó and his primary "asset" within the Monómeros company, has resigned. Monómeros was illegally appropriated by groups controlled by the former ultra-right-wing deputy, in complicity with the government of Iván Duque. | Carmen Elisa Hernández was recognized by Colombian authorities as president of the board of directors of the multimillionaire firm belonging to Venezuela's Petróleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA), which operates in the towns of Barranquilla and Buenaventura in Colombia. | According to…
(2021-09-14). Estudio revela aumento de popularidad de Pedro Castillo en Perú. telesurtv.net El sondeo develó que Castillo goza de mayor popularidad en el interior del país que en Lima (capital).
(2021-09-14). CNE Begins Process for Modifications or Substitutions on Ballot — 21N Mega-Elections. orinocotribune.com This Monday, September 13, the rector of Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE), Tania D'Amelio, reported that the period for modifications and substitutions of candidates made by political organizations and reflected on the voting ballot would begin, lasting until Wednesday, September 22. | El lapso para que las modificaciones y sustituciones de candidatas y candidatos se reflejen en la boleta electoral, inicia a partir del día…
(2021-09-14). Bachelet Calls for Lifting of 'Sectoral Sanctions' Against Venezuela — Venezuela Questions her Complaints (Communiqué). orinocotribune.com During the opening of the 48th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council This Monday, September 13, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, presented a summary of the latest report on Venezuela. In her presentation, she asked all countries that have imposed "sectoral sanctions" against Venezuela to lift them, arguing that these measures have aggravated the humanitarian and economic situation of the population. | "The pre-existing humanitarian and economic situation was aggravated both by the COVID-19 pandemic and by sectoral sanctions, further limiting access to basic services," read Ba…
(2021-09-14). Acción colonial contra el oro venezolano. globalizacion.ca A lo largo de 20 años Venezuela ha sufrido constantes acciones de desestabilización, agresiones armadas, intentos de magnicidios y fuertes bloqueos económicos, financieros y comerciales lanzados por diferentes administraciones estadounidenses con el fin de destruir a la Revolución Bolivariana. | Como…
(2021-09-14). Venezuelan Foreign Minister Meets New EU Chargé d'Affaires: Relations Must be Based on Respect. orinocotribune.com 
This Sunday, September 12, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Felix Plasencia, received the EU Chargé d'Affaires in Venezuela, Rafael Dochao, for a cordial bilateral meeting in Caracas. | "We appreciate the support for the dialogue between the Bolivarian Government and the opposition," Plasencia wrote on his Twitter account @PlasenciaFelix, referring to the "support" that the European bloc has shown for the negotiations and agreements between Venezuelans, taking place in Mexico City, hosted by the government of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and mediated by the Kingd…
(2021-09-13). Primary Elections: Argentina Prepares for Congress Renewal. orinocotribune.com 
On Sunday, September 12, Argentina held primary elections to select candidates who will run for Congress on November 14. Many consider this an opportunity to test support for Kirchnerismo in Argentinian politics. | The opposition forces are betting that the leadership of Alberto Fernández, whose running mate for vice president is the Peronist leader Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, will suffer at the polls, be rejected, or voters are tired of him. | For its part, "the ruling party," as the Argentine right calls Fernández's administration, has its sights set on securing the nominations and achieving a significant v…
(2021-09-13). Argentina — A tiempo de barajar y dar de nuevo. globalizacion.ca Con el diario del lunes, y justo éste, tal vez no haya ocurrido nada que no debía ocurrir. Como se sabe o imagina, escribir tan en caliente sobre los datos es nada fácil. Con el correr de los días, naturalmente,…
(2021-09-13). COVID-19: Pregnant Women and Their Unborn Babies Dying in Brazil as Deaths Set to Pass 500k Mark. globalresearch.ca
(2021-09-13). Brazil: And Now What, Bolsonaro? orinocotribune.com By Emir Sader — Sep 9, 2021 | Weakened by the accumulation of unresolved problems that are worsening, and with support at its lowest level, Bolsonaro played all his cards in the mobilizations of September 7, Brazil's Independence Day. | For two months, since when he started calling for these mobilizations, he had been announcing that they would be the largest the country had ever seen—he later predicted that there would be 2 million people in Sao Paulo. | He proposed direct attacks on the Supreme Federal Court (STF) and even on the Chinese Embassy, predicting that the day would end in a counter-coup. T…
(2021-09-13). Brazilian Manifestation of the Fascist International. libya360.wordpress.com Dave Emory Spitfire Editorial Comment: In numerous programs, we have presented discussion of what brilliant researchers Kevin Coogan and Henrik Kruger have termed the Fascist International or (as Kruger puts it) The International Fascista. The name is precisely what it indicates: a powerful ideological and operational consortium of fascists from around the world. Incorporating veterans…
(2021-09-13). Colombia's Iván Duque Launches Another False Flag Operation Against Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Minister for Defense, Vladimir Padrino López, issued a forceful response to new accusations from the President of Colombia, Iván Duque, who recently launched a new false positive against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. | Calling out Duque's manipulation and conspiratorial plans, Padrino López denounced the Colombian president's pronouncement as a "tormented attempt" to torpedo the Venezuelan government-opposition dialogue that is being held in the Mexico. | In recent days, violent attacks against military and police authorities have plagued Colombia. Without providing any evidence, Colombian auth…
(2021-09-13). Peru: Who Will Lose with the Death of Shining Path Founder, Abimael Guzman? libya360.wordpress.com Ollantay Itzamná On September 11, 2021, at the Callao Naval Base, Peru, the founder and leader of the terrorist group Shining Path (SL), Abimael Guzman, died at the age of 86, on the eve of his 29th anniversary of his arrest. He was serving a life sentence. Is Abimael Guzman the only bloodthirsty perpetrator in…
(2021-09-13). UN High Commissioner for Human Rights reiterates call for lifting of sanctions against Venezuela. mppre.gob.ve The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, reiterated her call for sectorial sanctions imposed on Venezuela to be lifted during the oral update of her report on the human rights situation in the South American country at the 48th session of the Human Rights Council, based in Geneva, Switzerland. Bachelet explained that […] | La entrada
(2021-09-13). US Chamber of Commerce Asks Biden to Modify Illegal Sanctions Policy Towards Venezuela. orinocotribune.com On Thursday, September 9, the US Chamber of Commerce released a statement asking the US government to modify the illegal sanctions policy against Venezuela. The statement called the implementation of coercive measures a "failure" that has deeply affected Venezuela's energy sector. | However, the statement still relies on the same anti-Chavista US narrative that led to the application of these measures in the first place. "While well-intentioned in their aim to rid the longsuffering Venezuelan people of Maduro, the ultimate failure of sweeping cross-sectoral sanctions to spur quick democratic transition unleashed…