Staff (2021-10-14). Venezuela Points Finger at Iván Duque for the Murder of Venezuelan Children—VP Rodríguez to File Complaint with International Criminal Court. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's Office of the Attorney General has blamed the government of Iván Duque for the murder, on October 8, of two young Venezuelans, one of them a minor, in the municipality of Tibu in the department of Norte de Santander, Colombia | Tarek William Saab offered a press conference this Tuesday, October 12, to speak about the actions that the Attorney General's Office will take, and assured that justice will be demanded for the events in question. | "We speak about the existence of structural violence against Venezuelans in that country, provoked by the anti-Venezuelan discourse that predominates within the po…

Staff (2021-10-14). Raúl Isaías Baduel Dies of COVID-19 Complications—Venezuela Rejects Bachelet's Statements. orinocotribune.com After suffering complications associated with a COVID-19 infection, Raúl Isaías Baduel, former Venezuelan defense minister and military officer, died this Tuesday, October 12, in Caracas. A top commander, Baduel deserted from the ranks of Chavismo and faced charges for acts of corruption that led to his arrest in 2009. | Baduel's death was reported via Twitter by the Attorney General of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, who sent condolences to the family and friends of the general, who served as commander-in-chief of Venezuela's Army from 2004 to 2006, and minister of defense from 2006 to…

teleSUR, drl (2021-10-14). Rafael Correa critica el escándalo de corrupción de Lasso. telesurtv.net El expresidente ecuatoriano calificó de inmoral que el nombre de Guillermo Lasso aparezca en los Pandora Papers.

teleSUR, jaa, JL (2021-10-14). Venezuela exige Justicia por asesinato de menores en Colombia. telesurtv.net El presidente Maduro reiteró que actuarán con la verdad para exigir Justicia ante la situación que viven los venezolanos en el exterior.

Jorge Majfud (2021-10-14). Las universidades de EE.UU. y sus "invitados" globalizacion.ca El expresidente de Argentina Mauricio Macri anunció: "fui convocado por el Adam Smith Center for Economic Freedom de la FIU para ser parte de su programa de liderazgo académico". Como aman la palabra "liderazgo" la ensartan también en eso de…

Shane Quinn (2021-10-14). Hiroshima 1945, Chile's 1973 Coup d'état, Afghanistan 2001, Iraq 2003: Four Key Anniversaries Glossed over by Western Media. globalresearch.ca

teleSUR, JDO (2021-10-14). Militarización de Macrozona Sur de Chile concita más críticas. telesurtv.net Subrayan que el diálogo es la única vía para atender las demandas de las comunidades del área y solucionar la violencia.

teleSUR, jaa, JL (2021-10-13). Investigan a expresidente peruano por presunto lavado. telesurtv.net Pedro Pablo Kuszynski está siendo formalmente investigado por presunto lavado de dinero desde el 1 de julio.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-10-13). Thousands protest against right-wing coup attempts in Bolivia and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org Today we look at mobilizations in defense of the Indigenous Wiphala flag in Bolivia, protests for democracy and quality education across schools in Swaziland, and more…

Editor2 (2021-10-13). Anti-Government Strike by Far-Right in Bolivia Diminished by Counter-Mobilizations by Working Class. orinocotribune.com In response to the anti-government strike called for by the far-right sectors in Bolivia, hundreds of citizens took to the streets in different parts of the country to express their support for the socialist national government. Meanwhile, local media reported that the business activities are running normally across the country | A 24-hour strike called for today, October 11, by the far-right sectors in Bolivian against the socialist government of President Luis Arce has been diminished by massive counter-mobilizations by the working class and popular sectors in the country. Since midnight, hundreds of Bolivians…

teleSUR (2021-10-13). 378,000 Sputnik V Vaccines Arrived in Bolivia. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Bolivia received 378,000 Sputnik V doses to complete the vaccination schedule for those citizens who have only got one injection of this COVID-19 vaccine so far. | RELATED: | Foreign Trade Vice Minister Benjamin Blanco reported that 189,000 doses were sent to La Paz City and the rest to the departments of Santa Cruz and Cochabamba. I have also recalled that his country has gotten 7.62 million COVID-19 vacci…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-10-13). Luis Arce: An Anti-Imperialist Climate Agenda. libya360.wordpress.com The Red Nation Luis Arce Catacora: President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia October 11, 2021 Thank you very much brothers and sisters, hugs to the city of La Paz, Bolivia and to everyone that follows us via social media around the world. I want to salute: to the jilata David Choquehuanca, Vice President of…

Boris Acosta Reyes (2021-10-13). Marchas y tensión política en Bolivia y amenazas de desestabilización. globalizacion.ca El presidente boliviano Luis Arce afrontó este lunes su primer paro, convocado contra un proyecto de ley que combate el blanqueo de las ganancias ilícitas y contra la ´persecución política ª que denuncia la oposición, una medida que el gobierno ve…

teleSUR, him, JL (2021-10-13). Venezuela denunciará ante la ONU asesinato de niños en Colombia. telesurtv.net La vicepresidenta venezolana acusó que Iván Duque promueve el odio, la discriminación y xenofobia contra los migrantes.

teleSUR (2021-10-13). Venezuela Offers Legal Guarantees to Russian Investors. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, during the Second Russia-Venezuela Bussiness Forum, the Venezuelan Foreign Trade Vice-Minister Hector Silva offered guarantees to protect Russian investors | Related | President Nicolas Maduro's administration expressed its interest to increase Russian investments in sectors such as farming, mining, and energy. It highlighted the country's strong and effective legal framework for the protection of fore…

José Luis Granados Ceja (2021-10-13). Venezuela Denounces US-Colombia 'False Flag' Plot at UN Security Council. venezuelanalysis.com UN Ambassador Samuel Moncada argued that US policy toward Venezuela had remained unchanged under the Biden administration.

Staff (2021-10-13). Venezuela's Plasencia Participates in Second Meeting of Group of Friends in Defense of the UN Charter. orinocotribune.com On Tuesday, October 12, Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Félix Plasencia informed that the second meeting of the Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations has taken place, in which the newest member of the group, Zimbabwe, participated. | Plasencia announced this via Twitter: "We have just had the second meeting of the Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations, with the news that Zimbabwe has now joined the 18 member countries in raising our voice in defense of international law and the principles of the UN." | Acabamos de instalar la Segunda Reunión del Grupo de A…

Marcos Salgado (2021-10-13). Venezuela: El complicado camino a las elecciones de noviembre. globalizacion.ca Falta mes y medio para las elecciones para gobernadores y alcaldes en Venezuela, unas elecciones que tienen un condimento central: el regreso a las urnas de toda la oposición, incluída la que adoptó el esquema del "poder dual" diseñado en…

teleSUR (2021-10-13). Venezuela's Oil Output Reaches 650 Thousand Barrels per Day. telesurenglish.net Venezuela's oil production reached 650 thousand barrels per day in September, according to the official statistics bulletin of the Organization of Petroleum Producing Countries (OPEC), disclosed today by the local press. | RELATED: | According to direct OPEC sources, the South American nation increased its crude oil extraction by 9,000 barrels per day with respect to August, according to the digital edition of the…

Staff (2021-10-13). CNE: Electoral Data Audit for 21N Regional Elections Has Started. orinocotribune.com On Monday, October 11, the National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela started the first phase of the Electoral Data Audit, with the purpose of verifying the integrity of the voter fingerprint databases. The CNE seeks to guarantee the non-duplication of fingerprint records in the database that will be used during the regional and municipal elections. | An audit of the Voter Files Archive (ADE) allows the CNE to determine the data quality of the registered fingerprints and verify that they correspond with those of the Venezuelan citizens who are registered and authorized to vote in the regional and municipal ele…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-10-13). Indigenous Resistance Day: Venezuela Condemns Historic Crimes of Europe. orinocotribune.com Venezuela joins the voice of the peoples of America who suffered for over 300 years from the genocide that followed the invasion by the Spanish empire, and announced forceful political actions of an international scope to vindicate the struggle of the peoples, when commemorating the Day of indigenous Resistance, this Tuesday, October 12. | President Nicolás Maduro reported that his government will issue formal communications directly to the King of Spain, with reflections on the historical consequences of the conquest. Venezuela will also petition the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) to tr…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-10-13). María Corina Machado Targets EU High Representative Borrell for His 'Deception' (Electoral Observation Mission). orinocotribune.com Far-right politician, Vente Venezuela leader María Corina Machado criticized European Union High Representative Josep Borrell for his deception and lies about the role of the European Union (EU) in the upcoming regional elections in Venezuela. | Through a post on her social media accounts, Machado questioned Borrell's altercation with the National Electoral Council (CNE) and Venezuelan political leaders. On Friday, October 8, Borrell had commented that the EU electoral observation mission's report will "legitimize or delegitimize" the November 21 elections, and the CNE asked Borrell for an explanation regarding h…

teleSUR (2021-10-13). Duque Is Responsible For Crimes Against Venezuelan Migrants. telesurenglish.net Venezuela's Vice President Delcy Rodriguez announced that the United Nations Secretary General will be informed about the murder of two Venezuelan teenagers, who were found dead after being accused of stealing items in a supermarket in Tibu in Colombia on Oct. 9. | RELATED: | During an press conference, Rodriguez pointed out that the United States and the European Union have donated over US$1.5 billion to the Colombian S…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-10-13). Colombia Accuses Julio Borges of Plotting Against Guaidó. orinocotribune.com Amid recent confrontations between formerly allied factions of the Venezuelan right, the fugitive from justice Julio Borges was the subject of criticism and denunciations on the part of sectors of the national and international extreme right, who accused him of wanting to "knock down," or deliver a "low blow," to former deputy Juan Guaidó. | In this case, the criticism came from the former Colombian Ambassador to the United States, Francisco Santos, who spoke through his Twitter account to attack his former partner in conspiracies against Venezuela. | "He has done everything possible to overthrow Juan Guaidó, des…

teleSUR (2021-10-13). Argentina: Indigenous People Claim Their Land Rights. telesurenglish.net As part of the National Day for the Respect of Cultural Diversity held on Tuesday, Indigenous organizations demonstrated in front of the Argentine Congress to demand the extension of Law 26.160, which protects Indigenous peoples from being evicted from the lands they inhabit. | RELATED: | This "emergency law" was approved in late 2006 for a term of four years and was extended three times. However, it will expire…

Mempo Giardinelli (2021-10-13). Argentina — Por qué votar al Frente de Todos. globalizacion.ca Más allá de reparos, todos genuinos y justificables, lo verdaderamente importante en esta etapa política es no ceder terreno frente a la Bestia. Incluso más allá y a pesar de los duros cuestionamientos que en diversos textos esta columna ha…

teleSUR (2021-10-13). Argentine Solidarity Stops Attack Cuban Embassy in Buenos Aires. telesurenglish.net The attempt was made by a gusano-Cuban group financed by CADAL, Center for the Opening and Development of Latin America, an Argentine anti-communist NGO linked to the US State Department, the CIA and USAID. | RELATED: | The tiny anti-revolutionary group had the support of the right-wing faction of the Libertarian Party, which openly adheres to the policies of Bolsonaro in Brazil and VOX in Spain, and tries, with violent act…

W. T. Whitney Jr. (2021-10-13). U.S. intervention and capitalism have created a monster in Honduras. peoplesworld.org Chilean author and human rights advocate Ariel Dorfman recently memorialized Orlando Letelier, former Chilean President Salvador Allende's foreign minister. Agents of dictator Augusto Pinochet murdered Letelier in Washington in 1976. Dorfman noted that Chile and the United States were "on excellent, indeed obscenely excellent, terms (like they are today, shamefully, between the United States and …

Ed Rampell (2021-10-13). Where Can You Go to Hiss Kissinger, Boo Nixon and Pelt Pinochet with Squishy Tomatoes? covertactionmagazine.com Try Mark Wilding's Wildly Funny, But Razor-Sharp, Satirical Dramatization of the CIA-Backed Fascist Coup in Chile. You may think you …

teleSUR (2021-10-13). Chile Declares State of Emergency in Conflict Zones. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Chile's President Sebastian Piñera declared a a 15-day State of Emergency on 4 provinces due to recent clashes between Mapuche Indigenous people and security forces. | Related | The measure involves an increase in military presence and its involvement in the La Araucania and Biobio regions. Rights of assembly and freedom of movement could be restricted. The emergency could be extended for another 15 days.

Monica Cruz (2021-10-13). Workers rally against tobacco giant Philip Morris in three countries. peoplesdispatch.org Labor unionists and activists in Colombia, Mexico, and New York City, took part in protests against the largest tobacco company in the world, Philip Morris International, on Friday October 8. Philip Morris owns over 130 cigarette brands, including the world-famous Marlboro. Sintraintabaco, Colombia's National Union of Tobacco Industry Workers, coordinated the protests as part of an international plan of action to call out the company's anti-worker practices. These workers made history as it was the first ever international day of action against the tobacco giant. | Around 60 protesters rallied outside the Philip…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-10-13). Homeless in Colombia Under Attack. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch The fire consumed the shacks and belongings of over 300 poor displaced people, recyclers and immigrants, who had been living in temporary camps since last year. Photo: El Espectador Colombian police allegedly set fire to temporary camps during an eviction operation in Bogotá. The fire consumed the huts and belongings of over 300…

Staff (2021-10-13). 'Havana syndrome' cases reported at US Embassy in Colombia ahead of Blinken visit. rt.com The embassy in Bogota, Colombia is reportedly looking into claims by multiple staff about the 'Havana Syndrome' ahead of a visit by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and just as a new law providing money for victims is passed. | At least five US families have come down with symptoms of the mysterious condition, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, based on "people familiar with the matter" in Bogota. The State Department declined to comment, citing privacy concerns. | The 'Havana Syndrome' was named after the first cases of it were reported at the US Embassy in Cuba in 2016. Among the symptoms are dizz…

Karen Conner (2021-10-13). Labor Market Facts from Recent CEPR Research for Hispanic* Heritage Month. cepr.net Hispanic Heritage Month started in 1968 to celebrate the traditions and contributions of those "whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America." The term Hispanic is somewhat ambiguous as it's used to describe over 60 million Americans from various countries and ancestries. But this month is an opportunity to highlight …