Daily Archives: August 17, 2022

2022-08-17: News Headlines

Benjamin Norton (2022-08-17). Top Biden official: US would overthrow Colombia's new left-wing president 40 years ago. multipolarista.com Biden's top Latin America advisor Juan González threateningly said of Colombia's new left-wing president, "40 years ago, the United States would have done everything possible to prevent the election of Gustavo Petro" and "sabotage his government."

TeleSUR, DRL (2022-08-17). Exjefe paramilitar colombiano acepta cargos por asesinatos. telesurtv.net Según la Fiscalía, "Jorge 40", condenado en EE. UU., y llevado a Colombia desde 2020, fue responsable de 13 crímenes.

TeleSUR -ysm- JL (2022-08-17). Intelectuales quechuas celebrarán encuentro en Bolivia. telesurtv.net La cita pretende debatir, reflexionar e intercambiar ideas que contribuyan a la construcción del Estado Plurinacional y del Vivir Bien.

TeleSUR, gao, SH (2022-08-17). Venezuela apoyará reconstrucción de base petrolera en Matanzas. telesurtv.net Nicolás Maduro afirmó que Cuba no quedará solo bajo ninguna circunstancia, pues siempre contará con el apoyo de los pueblos del mundo.

Atilio Boron (2022-08-17). Lawfare as an Imperialist Weapon: The Case of the Venezuelan Plane. orinocotribune.com By Atilio Borón — Aug 16, 2022 | The subject relayed in the title is becoming more and more complicated. The Argentine "justice" system, through the actions of the federal judge of Lomas de Zamora, Federico Villena, and Federal Attorney Cecilia Incardona, is determined to retain the EMTRASUR plane and its crew in Argentina even at the price of violating the fundamentals of law (such as the presumption of innocence) to comply with the seizure order issued by US authorities. In this situation, the Argentine government can do very little now—I insist on now. If it had acted more quickly, as soon as the p…

TeleSUR, hvh, JCM (2022-08-17). Ministro de Defensa de Perú presenta renuncia al cargo. telesurtv.net El ahora extitular de Defensa enumeró una parte de los avances en las políticas sectoriales desarrolladas en su gestión.

TeleSUR- jaa- JL (2022-08-17). Presidente venezolano recibe cartas credenciales de embajadores. telesurtv.net El canciller venezolano había recibido el pasado lunes en Casa Amarilla a los nuevos representantes de las cinco naciones.

Cuba, Venezuela Solidarity Committee (2022-08-17). Sunday 8/28: Cuba Film Festival Fundraiser. indybay.org 2969 Mission Street, San Francisco…

TeleSUR, ysm, JL (2022-08-17). Ecuador llega a los 19 casos de la viruela del mono. telesurtv.net Fueron reportados tres casos en la provincia de Azuay, uno en Cañar, tres en El Oro, cuatro en Guayas, uno en Los Ríos, cinco en Pichincha y dos en Santa Elena…

TeleSUR-mcs- JL (2022-08-17). Presidente Maduro condecora brigada por combatir incendio en Cuba. telesurtv.net El reconocimiento reivindica el mérito sobresaliente de especialistas y técnicos que, desde el 7 de agosto, se mantenían prestando servicio en la provincia de Matanzas.

TeleSUR- hvh (2022-08-17). Colombia da el beneplácito a embajador designado por Venezuela. telesurtv.net El canciller venezolano señaló que es un "momento histórico que marca una nueva etapa en las relaciones diplomáticas".

TeleSUR- JL (2022-08-17). Reportan 300 personas desplazadas tras enfrentamientos armados en Almaguer, Colombia. telesurtv.net Los enfrentamientos armados se han extendido en las veredas de El Chilco, Pitayas, El Garbanzal, Casa Blanca, Higuerillos, El Silencio, La Tarabita y La Honda.

TeleSUR -ysm- JL (2022-08-17). Trabajadores venezolanos marchan en apoyo al presidente Maduro. telesurtv.net La movilización celebra conquistas sociales, económicas y laborales de la Revolución Bolivariana en medio del ilegal bloqueo impuesto por EE.UU.

____ (2022-08-17). Chinese FM holds phone talk with Chilean counterpart. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a phone talk with his Chilean counterpart Antonia Urrejola on Tuesday at the latter's request.

TeleSUR, ysm, SH (2022-08-17). Embajador argentino reconoce secuestro del avión venezolano. telesurtv.net El embajador de Argentina, Oscar Laborde, aseguró que las relaciones bilaterales entre Venezuela y Argentina no se han dañado pese al incidente.

TeleSUR- jaa- JL (2022-08-17). FIFA, Brasil y Argentina acuerdan no terminar partido pendiente. telesurtv.net El 25 por ciento de la suma que deben abonar ambas federaciones, será donado directamente por la AFA a la OMS.

Staff (2022-08-17). PSUV Bases to Elect Grassroots Speakers Starting This Weekend. orinocotribune.com In its weekly meeting, the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) reviewed and defined organizational strategies for the profound renewal of grassroots leadership and support for the plans of the National Executive, such as the 1àó10 plan for Good Government, reported its President Nicolás Maduro. | "We have reviewed three lines of deep action and the renewal of grassroots leadership, which are a priority within the 3R.Nets," Maduro said. | The lines are: | ‚Ä¢ First: The 1àó10 plan for Good Government and the PSUV as the ruling party "and all the events that this implies, of cri…

TeleSUR, gao, SH (2022-08-17). Presidente peruano mantiene encuentros con movimientos sociales. telesurtv.net El presidente Castillo niega todo cargo de corrupción en su contra y pide el apoyo de organizaciones sociales contra ataques en su contra.

Ana Perdigón (2022-08-17). Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega Lashes Out at President of Argentina re: EMTRASUR Boeing 747 Case. orinocotribune.com The president of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, criticized his Argentinian counterpart, Alberto Fernández, for following orders from the United States and for having the Venezuelan Boeing 747-300 detained in Buenos Aires, along with its crew. | During an event for the 42nd anniversary of the naval force, Ortega repudiated the Argentinian government for kidnapping Venezuelan brothers and sisters, only because the White House ordered it. | "They have kidnapped 11, 12 Venezuelan brothers because that is how the Yankees ordered it from Washington, and they wash their hands saying that it is a matter of justice," Ortega sa…

TeleSUR, SH (2022-08-17). Centrales obreras argentinas se movilizarán contra la especulación. telesurtv.net Las organizaciones sociales y de trabajadores también se movilizarán para denunciar a los sectores que buscan desestabilizar al Gobierno del país.

TeleSUR -ysm- JL (2022-08-17). Allanan vivienda del exministro paraguayo, Arnaldo Giuzzio. telesurtv.net La Fiscalía investiga los presuntos vínculos de Arnaldo Giuzzio durante su gestión con el narcotraficante brasileño Marcus Vinicius Espíndola Marques de Padua.

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-08-17). Iglesia destaca avances entre Gobierno e indígenas en Ecuador. telesurtv.net Conferencia Episcopal resalta voluntad de diálogo de los representantes del Ejecutivo y las organizaciones que convocaron al paro.

TeleSUR, hvh, JCM (2022-08-17). Movimiento indígena y Gobierno de Ecuador retoman diálogo. telesurtv.net El diálogo se reanudará con la mesa de Fomento Productivo y la mediación de la Conferencia Episcopal Ecuatoriana.

Staff (2022-08-17). Maduro entrega reconocimiento a los bomberos que apoyaron en la extinción del incendio en Matanzas. cubadebate.cu El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, reconoció la labor de los venezolanos que prestaron su apoyo a la extinción del incendio registrado en la Base de Supertanqueros de Matanzas. Se le entregó de una réplica del sable victorioso de Carabobo e imposición de la Orden "Francisco de Miranda" al personal de bomberos de Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA).

Daniel Kovalik (2022-08-16). Colombia's First Leftist President Will Bring Historic Change, if the US Lets Him. orinocotribune.com By Daniel Kovalik Aug 7, 2022 | Colombia is the latest Latin American country to turn from the right, and possibly stand up to Washington, with the inauguration of Gustavo Petro | It's a historic day in Colombia, as the country inaugurates former guerrilla Gustavo Petro as its first leftist president, and Francia Marquez as its first vice president of African descent. This was unthinkable not long ago, and before this unlikely team now lie the combined challenges of standing up to US domination and fixing decades of social injustice. | The last time it appeared Colombia would have a leftist president was in…

Staff (2022-08-16). Webinar Next Thursday 25th: Lessons From the 2022 National Strike in Ecuador. orinocotribune.com Lessons From The 2022 National Strike In Ecuador will be a public webinar in English and Spanish on the Indigenous-led protests in Ecuador this past June. | The webinar will be Thursday, August 25 at 8: 00 PM (EST) | For 18 days in June, the people of Ecuador, led by the Indigenous and poorest, fought austerity to a halt. Tens of thousands barricaded highways, paralyzed the capital and much of the nation. Eight people were killed and hundreds injured by police. Led by the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE), poor and working people won major economic and political concessions, and other d…

_____ (2022-08-16). Pompeo Sued Over Surveillance Of Assange Visitors. popularresistance.org Four U.S. citizens who were surveilled by the C.I.A. during visits to WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange in the Ecuador embassy in London have sued the C.I.A, former C.I.A. Director Mike Pompeo, the Spanish security firm UC Global and its director David Morales Guillen for allegedly violating their constitutional rights protecting them from illegal searches and seizure. | The lawsuit was filed at 8 a.m. Monday in the Southern District of New York federal court. | Assange spent seven years in the embassy as a political asylee. He is being held on remand in London's Belmarsh prison after the U.S. indicted him in 20…

Dan Collyns (2022-08-16). Sixth federal investigation opened into Peru's President Castillo. america.cgtn.com A sixth federal investigation has been launched against Peru's President Pedro Castillo. It's the first time a sitting president in Peru has been criminally investigated, but Castillo cannot be charged while in office. Dan Collyns reports from Lima on why lawmakers are working to oust …

KWORINOCO (2022-08-16). Firefighters Who Helped With Cuba's Matanzas Fire Return to Venezuela. orinocotribune.com This Monday, the 43 firefighters and technicians from Venezuela's state-owned oil company PDVSA, sent to help put out the fire in Matanzas, Cuba caused by a lightning strike on August 5, returned safely to the Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maequetía, in the state of La Guaira. | àöLTIMO MINUTO | | Acaba de aterrizar el vuelo de Conviasa que trae de regreso a los bomberos y profesionales de 43 hombres y m…

TeleSUR, mcs, SH (2022-08-16). Bolivia y ONU fortalecen colaboración para el desarrollo. telesurtv.net El organismo internacional destacó que la visita del titular del PNUD para Latinoamérica es un hito relevante en la agenda que respalda el organismo en el país.

TeleSUR- jaa- JL (2022-08-16). Arriban a Venezuela bomberos que lucharon contra incendio en Cuba. telesurtv.net "Le agradezco a ustedes (bomberos) por tenderles la mano a los hermanos cubanos, arriesgando sus propias vidas", afirmó el embajador cubano en Venezuela.

TeleSUR, jaa, JL (2022-08-16). Confirman tres fallecidos tras balacera en Guayaquil, Ecuador. telesurtv.net Las autoridades indicaron que cuatro delincuentes atacaron a las víctimas, identificando el hecho como un crimen de sicariato.

Staff (2022-08-16). President Maduro Removes National Budget Office (ONAPRE) Director Due to Workers' Discontent. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro removed Marco Polo Cosenza as director of the National Budget Office (ONAPRE) and appointed Jennifer Quintero de Barrios in his place, according to the The Gazette also named Christiam Moisés Hernández Verdecanna as acting national treasurer | The National Budget Office is the governing body of the National Public Budget System, providing technical assistance in the different stages of the budget process to the bodies and…

TeleSUR, JL (2022-08-16). Presidente de Nicaragua cuestiona posición de Argentina por secuestro de avión venezolano. telesurtv.net "Nuestra solidaridad a las familias de los retenidos y a nuestro hermano Nicolás Maduro", indicó el mandatario nicaragüense.

TeleSUR, jaa, SH (2022-08-16). Irán pide la salida de tripulación iraní retenida en Argentina. telesurtv.net El diplomático iraní, Naser Kanani, resaltó la importancia que tiene para su nación la liberación de los cinco iraníes detenidos en Argentina.

Staff (2022-08-16). Colombia's President Petro: Guaidó's Presidency is Non-Existent. orinocotribune.com On Sunday, August 14, during a conversation with a journalist from the Colombian news outlet Semana, the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, said that it is time for the normalization of relations with Venezuela to be reflected in binational trade and production. | "There is already a normal flow, now we have to expand that to the issue of trade, to the issue of production," said the Colombian president in relation to progress in resuming diplomatic relations with Venezuela. | On Thursday, August 11, Caracas and Bogotá appointed ambassadors to consolidate the reestablishment of diplomatic ties, fractured during…

Diegoramos718 (2022-08-15). CIA, Pompeo Sued for Allegedly Spying on US Attorneys and Journalists Who Met With Assange. scheerpost.com By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter A group of journalists and lawyers, who visited WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange while he was living under political asylum in the Ecuadorian embassy, sued the CIA and former CIA director Mike Pompeo. They allege that the agency under Pompeo spied on them in violation of their privacy rights. Undercover …

Mariana àÅlvarez Orellana (2022-08-15). Ni por las buenas ni por malas la derecha peruana logra asaltar el poder (por ahora). globalizacion.ca Lo que ha demostrado la derecha peruana en el primer año de gobierno de Pedro Castillo es que su fin es asaltar el poder por las buenas o por las malas, que no cree en la democracia ni en los…

Staff (2022-08-15). Matanzas fires solidarity firefighters with honors. en.cubadebate.cu Yurisbel Estrada Carrasco, Chief of the Cárdenas Firefighters Command, thanked the work of colleagues from the rest of the country and also those from other sister nations, the Cuban Red Cross, rescuers, combatants, volunteers, and those who sent humanitarian aid. The fire spread and caused the explosion at the supertanker base, in the industrial zone of this city; it was extinguished on the last 12 thanks to the work of specialized forces and media from Cuba, Mexico and Venezuela.They recognize Mexicans and Venezuelans who fought the fire in Matanzas…

José Luis Granados Ceja (2022-08-15). Venezuela and Colombia Appoint Ambassadors in Effort To Reestablish Diplomatic Relations. venezuelanalysis.com The Maduro government named a new board of directors of Monómeros after Petro made the decision to return the company.

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