Daily Archives: October 19, 2021

2021-10-19: News Headlines

teleSUR, jaa, JL (2021-10-19). Pdte. de Venezuela: Secuestro de Alex Saab viola los instrumentos de protección diplomática. telesurtv.net El mandatario venezolano destacó la integridad del diplomático Alex Saab en su labor de colaborar para ayudar al país.

Fight Back (2021-10-19). Entrevista con un líder de los embotelladores Peruanos de Coca-Cola: "Vamos a parar la producción" fightbacknews.org °Lucha y Resiste! entrevistó a Cristiano Mayta, un sindicalista peruano y un internacionalista, el 14 de octubre para aprender sobre de la lucha de su sindicato. | °Lucha y Resiste!: øCuál es su organización? | Cristiano Mayta: Tengo el cargo de secretario de exteriores del sindicato SINATREL (Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de Embotelladora Arca Continental Lindley), también soy militante de la organización política Izquierda Socialista Perú. | °Lucha y Resiste!: øCuándo se va a comenzar la huelga? | Cristiano Mayta: el 20 de octubre a las 7am hora peruana, del presente año reci…

Fight Back (2021-10-19). Interview with leader of Peruvian Coca-Cola workers: "We are stopping production" fightbacknews.org On October 14, Fight Back! interviewed Cristiano Mayta, a trade unionist in Peru, to learn more about an upcoming strike of Coca-Cola bottling plant workers. | Fight Back!: What is your organization? | Cristiano Mayta: I am the International Secretary of the union SINATREL at a Coca-Cola bottling plant. I am also a member of an organization called Socialist Left of Peru (Izquierda Socialista Perú). | Fight Back!: When is the strike set to begin? | Mayta: At 7 a.m. in the morning of October 20 this year. | Fight Back!: Why is your union going on strike? | Mayta: Because the company does want to offer a solution to…

teleSUR, JCM (2021-10-19). Bolivia denuncia intento de magnicidio contra Luis Arce. telesurtv.net El plan se ejecutaría antes de que Luis Arce asumiera el poder en noviembre de 2020.

Ana Perdigón (2021-10-19). Leopoldo López will Sue Calderón Berti — Monómerosgate. orinocotribune.com The fugitive from Venezuelan justice, Leopoldo López, announced that he will sue Humberto Calderón Berti, also a prominent opposition politician, for "slander and unfounded attacks." López issued the statement after Calderón Berti—who served as the supposed ambassador to Colombia of the former deputy and would-be usurper Juan Guaidó—held López responsible for the problems faced by the multi-million dollar petrochemical corporation Monómeros, belonging to the Venezuelan state. | During an interview, López said that he made the decision to file a criminal complaint in Spain against Calderón Berti, accus…

WSWS (2021-10-19). US kidnaps Venezuelan diplomat for defying sanctions regime. wsws.org Dragged before a Florida federal court on charges of money laundering, Alex Saab's real "crime" is negotiating international deals to evade Washington's economic blockade against Venezuela.

Editor (2021-10-19). The U.S. flies Alex Saab out from Cabo Verde without court order or extradition treaty. mronline.org On October 16, Colombian businessman and Venezuelan Special Envoy Alex Saab was in practical terms kidnapped for the second time, first by Cabo Verde under pressure from Washington, and now by the U.S., in flagrant violation of international law.

Victoria Torres (2021-10-19). CNE Considers Impasse Over Borrell's Statements Resolved — EU's Electoral Observation Mission. orinocotribune.com This Monday, October 18, Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE), through its Twitter account, issued a statement consisting of several posts in a lengthy thread, confirming that the impasse generated by Joseph Borrell's comments regarding the upcoming elections of November 21 has been overcome. | After a telephone conversation between the president of the electoral body, Pedro Calzadilla, and the head of the European Union (EU) Election Observation Mission (EOM), Isabel Santos, the impasse resulting from statements made by the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Joseph Borrell,…

Staff (2021-10-19). Headlines for October 19, 2021. democracynow.org Trump Sues to Block Release of Documents to Congressional Committee on Jan. 6 Riots, FDA Panel Recommends Third Shot of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine for Certain Groups, Colin Powell Died of COVID-19 Complications After Blood Cancer Left Him Immunocompromised, Sen. Joe Manchin Wants Strict Limits and Work Requirements for Child Tax Credit, Justice Department Asks Supreme Court to Halt Texas's Near-Total Ban on Abortions, SCOTUS Decisions Bolster Doctrine of Qualified Immunity for Police Officers, Kenosha, WI Police Accused of "Deputizing" White Nationalists Ahead of Shooting Deaths, Venezuelan President Maduro Says U.

teleSUR, JL (2021-10-19). Pdte. de Ecuador decreta estado de excepción por 60 días. telesurtv.net El banquero y también presidente del Ecuador instó a las Fuerzas Armadas y de Policía a actuar con "valentía y contundencia".

teleSUR, lvm, JGN (2021-10-19). Exigen liberación de presos chilenos a dos años de la revuelta. telesurtv.net También quienes se manifestaron recordaron a Mauricio Fredes, quien cayó luego de la represión policial en una fosa electrificada y murió ahogado.

teleSUR, JGN (2021-10-19). Denuncian que persisten asesinatos de venezolanos en Colombia. telesurtv.net Saab calificó este hecho como un plan de exterminio contra los ciudadanos venezolanos en Colombia.

teleSUR, JL (2021-10-19). Responsabilizan al Estado colombiano por torturas a periodista. telesurtv.net La Corte determinó que el Estado colombiano es responsable por la violación de los derechos de Jineth Bedoya en el 2000.

teleSUR, JDO, JCM (2021-10-19). Hallan sin vida en Colombia a líder Víctor Orlando Mosquera. telesurtv.net Trabajaba en defensa del medioambiente, la restitución de tierras y la soberanía alimentaria. Participó en el Paro Nacional.

John Feffer (2021-10-18). The Embarrassment of Riches. counterpunch.org What was surprising about many of the 35 current and former world leaders that appear in the Pandora Papers was not so much their presence on the list— Gabon's Ali Bongo, for instance, is notoriously corrupt while Chile's Sebastian Pinera was already linked to 14 corruption investigations before he became president again at the end of 2017—but that they went to such great lengths to hide their purchases from the public.

Eds. (2021-10-18). [BREAKING] Venezuelan Government envoy Alex Saab extradited to the United States. mronline.org The Maduro administration blasted the contractor's "kidnapping" and suspended dialogue with the US-backed opposition.

teleSUR (2021-10-18). Colombians Involved in Attempted Assassination of Luis Arce. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Bolivia's Interior Minister Eduardo del Castillo denounced that Colombian mercenaries were involved in a magnicide attempt against Luis Arce in 2020. | Related | Del Castillo presented audiotapes, emails, and documents showing that former Defense Minister Fernando Lopez, who was part of the coup-born regime led by Jeanine Añez, had contact with illegal groups that were planning a new coup d'état in this Ande…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-10-18). Mercenaries implicated in assassinating Jovenel MoàØse may also have plotted against Luis Arce, says Bolivian govt. peoplesdispatch.org Bolivian minister Eduardo del Castillo said the government had identified the mercenaries who were involved in a plot to assassinate Luis Arce before he took office. The conspiracy and potential invasion of Bolivia by US troops last year had earlier been revealed by The Intercept…

Ken Livingstone (2021-10-18). Bolivia shows us what is possible. zcomm.org Bolivia's rapid social progress under a left-wing government and ability to suffer a right-wing coup then overcome it through mass mobilisation is a source of hope and optimism for the international left…

teleSUR (2021-10-18). 10 Key Facts About The Arbitrary Extradition Of Ambassador Saab. telesurenglish.net During the weekend, evidencing its submission to the wishes of the United States, the Cape Verde government extradited Venezuela's Special Envoy Alex Saab without waiting for all the legal processes to be completed as required by the laws of this African country. The main facts showing the arbitrariness of Cape Verde's proceedings are summarized below. | RELATED: | 1). On June 12, 2020, Alex Saab was detained by the Interpo…

Dave DeCamp (2021-10-18). Iran, Venezuela to Sign 20-Year Economic Cooperation Deal. news.antiwar.com Iran and Venezuela have announced Venezuelan Foreign Minister Felix Plasencia met with his Iranian officials in Tehran on Monday. After meeting with Plasencia, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said the deal will be signed when Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro visits Tehran in the "next few months." | The Iranian Foreign Mini…

teleSUR, drl, JL (2021-10-18). Venezolanos se concentran en rechazo al secuestro de Alex Saab. telesurtv.net Con un acto en la capitalina Plaza Bolívar, los venezolanos exigieron la liberación del diplomático secuestrado por EE.UU.

teleSUR (2021-10-18). Campaign for Release of Venezuelan Diplomat Intensifies. telesurenglish.net Revolutionary organizations and social movements in Venezuela are intensifying their campaign on Monday for the release of diplomat Alex Saab, after Cape Verde's decision to extradite him to the United States. | RELATED: | After learning the news, the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), the Socialist youth, solidarity groups, personalities and other figures joined the campaign to denounce the illegality…

A Guest Author (2021-10-18). U.S. illegally extradites Venezuelan diplomat from Cabo Verde to the U.S. workers.org The Free Alex Saab Committee issued the following news release October 18. For further information see afgj.org/free-alex-saab. The Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab was renditioned and kidnapped to the U.S. on October 16 without waiting for a final extradition decision. The action was taken in secret, without notifying his defense team . . . |

Paul Dobson (2021-10-18). US Extradition of Alex Saab Blocks Gov't-Opposition Negotiations in Mexico. venezuelanalysis.com Caracas has suspended its participation in the talks in protest, as well as reversing house arrest orders for the "CITGO 6."

teleSUR, JL (2021-10-18). Pdte. de Venezuela condena secuestro del diplomático Alex Saab por parte de EE.UU. telesurtv.net "Alex Saab iba como enviado especial para comprar alimentos y gasolina para Venezuela, en el momento en que se recrudeció el bloqueo", indicó el presidente.

teleSUR, JL (2021-10-18). Oposiciones de Venezuela esperan reanudar diálogo tras secuestro de Alex Saab. telesurtv.net La suspensión de la Mesa de Diálogo se dio tras confirmarse el secuestro del diplomático del Gobierno Alex Saab a EE.UU.

teleSUR, JL (2021-10-18). Claves para entender el secuestro del diplomático Alex Saab. telesurtv.net Las autoridades constitucionales de Venezuela anunciaron que recurrirán a todas las instancias internacionales para la liberación de su diplomático.

Staff (2021-10-18). Iranian Oil Supertanker Leaves Venezuela with 2 Million Barrels of Heavy Crude. orinocotribune.com An Iranian supertanker is ready to set sail from Venezuela with two million barrels of heavy crude, under an agreement that strengthens bilateral strategic cooperation between Venezuela and Iran. | As part of an agreement forged between Tehran and Caracas, the Venezuelan national oil company Petróleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) will exchange heavy Venezuelan crude with the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) for Iranian condensate, as was revealed last month by the news outlet The Cradle. | The Dino I supertanker, operated by NIOC, arrived in Venezuela in September with 2.1 million barrels of Iranian condensate. On…

Latino Rebels (2021-10-18). U.S. Extradites Colombian Businessman Tied to Venezuelan Government for Money Laundering. latinorebels.com The United States extradited a high-profile business associate of the Venezuelan government on Saturday to face money laundering charges. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro responded by suspending negotiations with the opposition.

Staff (2021-10-18). President Maduro: Venezuela Has Enough Doses to Vaccinate 80% of Population (Reopening in November and December). orinocotribune.com On Sunday, October 17, the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, informed that the country has enough doses of COVID-19 vaccines to vaccinate 80% of Venezuelans. | President Maduro, who specified that Venezuela has reached a vaccination rate of 53.5% of the population with at least one dose, emphasized an important milestone to achieve—vaccination of 70% of the population by October 31. | "This goal is important because the scientific centers of the world, the World Health Organization, have stated that the objective is to generate what they call herd immunity," continued the president. "We must study wel…

_____ (2021-10-18). Alex Saab To Appear Today Before A Judge In Miami. popularresistance.org On the afternoon of Monday, October 18, Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab will appear before a judge in Miami, United States, after having been illegally extradited from Cape Verde. This action has been classified by the Venezuelan government as a kidnapping by the US with the complicity of Cape Verdean authorities. | A spokeswoman for the US Justice Department, Nicole Navas, reported that Saab is scheduled to appear at 1 p.m. on Monday, October 18 before Judge John J. O'Sullivan of the US Federal Court for the Southern District of Florida. "Saab was extradited today from Cape Verde to the United States to be process…

Editor2 (2021-10-18). Free Alex Saab Delegation at the African Bar Association. orinocotribune.com By John Philpot and Roger D. Harris — Oct 17, 2021 | John Philpot and Roger D. Harris offer an update on the legal aspects surrounding the case of Alex Saab. | Venezuelan government envoy Alex Saab was flown to the US on Saturday after more than a year detained in Cape Verde. The Venezuelan government denounced the "kidnapping" of the businessman, recalling that he carries a diplomatic passport, while his defense team pointed the finger at irregularities and political pressure as the extradition request moved through the Cape Verdean legal system. | In the following piece, written before the extradition, law…

teleSUR (2021-10-18). The US Took Saab Away In Violation of International Law: Maduro. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro strongly condemned the arbitrary extradition of Special Envoy Alex Saab from Cape Verde to the United States. | RELATED: | "The U.S. empire took Saab away in violation of international law, which grants protection to diplomats abroad," Maduro stated, adding that his administration will bring this case before all multilateral human rights organizations. | On June 1…

teleSUR (2021-10-18). Ecuadorian Farmers Take Over The Roads In Guayas. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Ecuadorean farmers and teachers took to the streets of the Guayas province to protest against the increase in prices of fuels and basic products. | Related | Organizations such as the National Agricultural Front for Ecuadorean Food Sovereignty (FENASAE), the Teacher's National Union (UNE), and the Popular Front (PF) are taking part in the protests. Local outlets reported that citizens have closed at least…

Jorge Marchini (2021-10-18). Posiciones en disputa en torno al acuerdo de la Argentina con el FMI. globalizacion.ca Una de las primeras declaraciones de la directora gerente del Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI), Kristalina Georgieva, en el marco de la reunión anual conjunta del organismo con el Banco Mundial que tuvo lugar esta última semana en Washington, fue en…

Mempo Giardinelli (2021-10-18). Argentina — La plaza que sí y que no. globalizacion.ca Domingo peronista, el de ayer. No sólo por 17 y por Octubre, sino también por el sol y la multitud, que parecía pobretona a las dos y a las tres de la tarde, hasta que de pronto fue estallido. Decenas…

teleSUR (2021-10-18). 'Hope Bolsonaro Gets Kicked Out Of Office': Nobel Prize In Physics. telesurenglish.net During an interview with BBC News Brazil, the winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics, Giorgio Parisi, lamented the over 600,000 COVID-19 deaths caused by President Jair Bolsonaro's denialism. | RELATED: | "I know the Brazilian situation well. I very much regret the election of Jair Bolsonaro… And I very much regret the situation of the pandemic, the increase in poverty," Parisi said | "Having Bolsonaro as president…

Mark Gruenberg (2021-10-18). Flight Attendants detail passenger air rage over masks, safety. peoplesworld.org CHARLOTTE, N.C.—When Teddy Andrews, a Charlotte, N.C.-based unionized flight attendant for American Airlines, returned home from a roundtrip flight to Chile at the start of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020, he wasn't feeling so well. And he felt even worse after testing positive and almost dying from the coronavirus. Andrews, a member of the …

teleSUR (2021-10-18). Chileans Pay Tribute to Denisse Cortes. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, hundreds of demonstrators paid tribute to Denisse Cortes, a human rights defender who was killed during the Mapuche Resistance March on Oct. 10. | Related | Rallies in honor of her memory took place the day before the anniversary of the social unrest against President Sebastian Piñera that began on Oct 18, 2019. Several protests and demonstrations are also planned to take place throughout the country on Monday. | Citizen…

teleSUR (2021-10-18). Almost 3 Out Of 4 Chileans Support The Dismissal Of Piñera. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the monthly opinion poll Pulso Ciudadano revealed that 67.6 percent of Chileans agree with the impeachment of President Sebastian Piñera. | RELATED: | Around 70 percent of those who want to see him out of office are citizens between the ages of 18 and 30 and people over 51 years of age. On the other hand, only 14.9 percent of those interviewed said they are against his impeachment and 15.5 percent of citizens neither a…

teleSUR (2021-10-18). Chileans Commemorate Second Anniversary of 2019 Social Uprising. telesurenglish.net Movements and organizations are mobilizing this Monday in various points of Chile, in acts of protest that recall the two years of the social outbreak of October and November 2019 in the South American nation. | According to local media, about 50 demonstrations are occurring throughout the country with the participation of workers, students, members of collectives and community organizations. | RELATED: | Calls for a national strike on October 18 and 19 have be…

teleSUR, drl, JL (2021-10-18). Masacre deja cinco fallecidos en Antioquia, Colombia. telesurtv.net De acuerdo a Indepaz, el país suramericano contabiliza 76 masacres en lo corrido del año.

Francis Newton (2021-10-18). Disonancias en el Mercosur. globalizacion.ca La celebración de los 30 años del nacimiento del Mercosur, fueron el inicio de una serie de disonancias, en el seno del mismo. La arremetida del presidente de la República Oriental del Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou, reclamando la flexibilidad, fue…

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