Daily Archives: December 16, 2020

2020-12-16: News Headlines

Alan MacLeod (2020-12-16). U.S. Embassy caught scrubbing Tweets urging Venezuelans not to vote. mronline.org It is not clear why the embassy decided to go back and delete its posting history, especially as undermining Venezuela's elections continues to be the official line of the U.S. government.

Max Blumenthal (2020-12-16). Rafael Correa on Venezuela, Assange, and 'preventing the total destruction of our homeland'. mronline.org Max Blumenthal interviews former Ecuador President Rafael Correa, who was in Venezuela to observe its legislative elections and show support to a government under sustained economic and political attack by the U.S.

Mehr News Agency (2020-12-16). Taliban delegation arrives in Pakistan for afghan peace talks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 16 (MNA) — Led by the deputy political chief and head of the political office of the Taliban Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, a Taliban delegation arrived in Pakistan to negotiate Afgan Peace Talks.

_____ (2020-12-16). The Black Alliance For Peace Calls For People(s)-Centered Human Rights. popularresistance.org The global economic crisis of neoliberal capitalism—exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic—has exposed the ethical, moral and political contradictions of the liberal interpretation of human rights that contends these rights can be viewed separately from the political economy, global structures and power relationships. Operating from the false premise that human rights are objective and politically neutral, neoliberals began weaponizing the framework in the 1990s as an instrument that rationalized naked imperialist interventions. Humanitarian interventionism and the "responsibility to protect" became the…

Peter Koenig (2020-12-16). China's Economy of Peace. The End of Dollar Hegemony? globalresearch.ca Transcript of Peter Koenig's presentation to webinar Conference (14 December 2020), on "China's New Development Paradigm and High-Quality Belt and Road Cooperation", China Center for Contemporary World Studies, and the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China, …

news.un (2020-12-16). Peace dividend for Libya economy, as oil flows and Central Bank unifies exchange rate after years of deadlock. news.un.org The ceasefire that halted Libya's civil war in October has begun to pay economic dividends that should improve living standards for ordinary Libyans, with a first central bank board meeting in five years and a full resumption of oil production helping to build momentum for political change.

teleSUR (2020-12-15). Nicolas Maduro Proposes a COVID-19 Vaccine Bank for ALBA Members. telesurenglish.net At the summit, the President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro Moros, proposed the creation of a vaccine bank for the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) member countries. | RELATED: | The President highlighted that the region has the four vaccines currently being developed by Cuba, but also other options in the world. | "There is the Sputnik V vaccine from Russia, we are doing the tests in Venezuela a…

John Catalinotto (2020-12-15). A look at Venezuela's National Assembly election. workers.org Venezuela's December 6 National Assembly (AN) elections overcame the prior pro-imperialist majority in that body and catapulted the ruling United Socialist Party (PSUV) into an overwhelming majority. President Nicolás Maduro, also of the PSUV, won big. Voting is smooth and fair in Venezuela. The imperialist politicians and corporate media, especially . . . |

Federico Fuentes (2020-12-15). Socialist election win masks deeper problems. mronline.org With a majority of the opposition boycotting and an abstention rate of almost 70%, the governing United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) obtained 69% of the vote in the country's December 6 National Assembly (AN) elections.

Zoe PC (2020-12-15). Elections and building socialism under hybrid war: A Venezuelan perspective. peoplesdispatch.org Hernán Vargas of the Movimiento de Pobladores y Pobladoras discusses the legislative elections in Venezuela held on December 6 and what they mean for politics in the country…

US Peace Council (2020-12-15). Regardless of Who Occupies the White House, The Decadent Trajectory of Neoliberalism Continues. globalresearch.ca November 3rd has passed and slightly more than a third of the eligible electorate chose the Democrat, slightly less than a third the Republican, and the remaining third chose none of the above by either not voting or casting …

Andrew Bacevich (2020-12-15). The Endless War to Preserve American Primacy. commondreams.org Unable to achieve victory abroad, the United States has been battered by an accumulation of crises at home. The two are related. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/peace_11.jpg

Orinoco Tribune (2020-12-14). Venezuelan Gold Seized by the Bank of England: British Court Accepts Guaidó's Appeal. globalresearch.ca Thursday December 10 the British Supreme Court accepted the appeal issued by the lawyers of the opposition for exiting deputy Juan Guaidó, and ruled in favor of hearing his appeal regarding control of Venezuela's gold reserves, valued at $1.3 …

Eric A. Gordon (2020-12-14). 'Speaker for the God': Historical fiction about Jeremiah illuminates enduring social issues. peoplesworld.org Henry (Hank) Millstein is a long-time peace, interfaith, and labor activist living in Northern California. He's a fiction writer and journalist whose work often appears in People's World, and he's a longtime member of the National Writers Union. Staff writer Eric A. Gordon sat Hank down for a friendly chat about his newest book. People's …

Paul Dobson (2020-12-14). [UPDATED] Venezuela Investigates Maritime Accident on Migrant Route. venezuelanalysis.com An estimated twenty died presumably travelling to Trinidad and Tobago in a small boat.

RT (2020-12-13). Venezuela's Guaido-led opposition holds alternative vote and then BURNS BALLOTS after boycotting legislative elections. rt.com Venezuelan opposition led by US-backed 'interim president' Juan Guaido has held "popular consultations" to demonstrate rejection of the nation's government after boycotting parliamentary vote but ended up burning ballots instead. | The so-called "popular consultations" organized by the supporters of the self-styled "interim president" started online on Monday and concluded with an in-person participation on Saturday. The move was held after an official election held earlier this month handed control over the Venezuelan National Assembly to President Nicolas Maduro's Socialist PSUV party. | Also on rt.com