Monthly Archives: June 2021

2021-06-16: News Headlines

A Guest Author (2021-06-16). The case of Alex Saab. workers.org By Sara Flounders and Roger D. Harris Facing the possible extradition to the U.S. of a Venezuelan diplomat on bogus charges, an emergency human rights delegation organized by the International Campaign to Free Alex Saab on June 3 flew to Cabo Verde, where Saab is imprisoned. This island archipelago . . . |

_____ (2021-06-16). Solemn Vigil at Shannon Remembers Child Victims of War. popularresistance.org Sunday June 13th saw us returning to Shannon Airport to recommence our monthly peace vigils. We had around 20 peace activists there, watched by around 20 Gardai. | Inside the airport, security personnel, including an Irish army patrol, protecting three US Marine Corps Hercules KC-130J warplanes that had landed the previous night. They stayed overnight at Shannon, meaning that their crews and military passengers were almost certainly in local hotels for the night.

Anonymous007 (2021-06-16). Turkey And Azerbaijan Announced "Shusha Declaration", Armenia Has Everything To Worry About. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On June 15th, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he hoped that regional peace could be reached with a six-nation platform comprising Turkey, Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Armenia. | The Turkish president reached Azerbaijan on June 15th on an official visit. | In a joint news conference with his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev in Azerbaijan's Shusha city, Erdogan said: "We are willing to make all kinds of sacrifices. Mr. Putin as well. … With the steps to be…

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2021-06-16). Yemen announces readiness to resume peace talks in Qatar. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) — A member of Supreme Political Council of Yemen's National Salvation Government said that if Saudi coalition responds positively to Oman mediation, there will be no obstacle for the resumption of peace talks in Qatar.

Ariel Gold (2021-06-16). New Israeli Government, Same Israeli Apartheid. counterpunch.org After 12 years, Israel finally inaugurated a new prime minister. While being hailed by many as the opportunity for a fresh start, Naftali Bennett is at best a continuer of Netanyahu's policies and at worst an ideologue whose positions are to the right of Netanyahu's. In 2013, as Middle East peace talks were set to

Ramzy Baroud (2021-06-16). On 'Conflict', 'Peace' and 'Genocide': Time for New Language on Palestine and Israel. counterpunch.org On May 25, famous American actor, Mark Ruffalo, tweeted an apology for suggesting that Israel is committing 'genocide' in Gaza. "I have reflected and wanted to apologize for posts during the recent Israel/Hamas fighting that suggested Israel is committing 'genocide'," Ruffalo wrote, adding, "It's not accurate, it's inflammatory, disrespectful and is being used to justify

Staff (2021-06-16). Simón Bolívar Study Center to Inaugurate Carabobo XXI Century International Forum Today. orinocotribune.com The Simón Bolívar Study Center will hold the Carabobo International XXI Century Forum in Caracas, Venezuela, from June 16 to June 18, to discuss the "Challenges of Independence." This was informed by the president of the Simón Bolívar Center, Alejandro López, via a telephone interview during the Punto de Encuentro TV broadcast of Venezolana de Televisión (VTV). | According to López, the forum will feature "a group of national and international speakers, who will expound on the Bicentennial of the Battle of Carabobo, which will be conducive to a lively debate and reflection around this important historical event f…

Eds. (2021-06-16). Outrage as COVAX reports blocked vaccine payments, U.S. sanctions blamed. mronline.org Venezuela's efforts at the Copa America football tournament have also been derailed after 15 players and staffers caught the virus, prompting calls for an investigation. | June 16, 2021 | Newswire…

Monica Moorehead (2021-06-16). International webinar pays tribute to Ramsey Clark. workers.org Ramsey Clark, human rights fighter and former U.S. Attorney General, who died April 9 at age 93, was memorialized by hundreds of people, from the U.S. and worldwide, who attended an international webinar June 13. Ramsey Clark and current Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, 2006 in New York City The program . . . |

Staff (2021-06-16). Congressman McGovern Admits the United States Uses Venezuelan Lives as 'Bargaining Chips'. orinocotribune.com A US congressman has asked the US President Joe Biden to "correct the course of US policy" towards Venezuela and lift all the sanctions against the South American country. | "I think the time has come to correct the course of US policy towards Venezuela," wrote Democrat Congressman Jim McGovern in a The Massachusetts legislator condemned the sanctions that have been imposed on the Venezuelan oil industry, on its…

Staff (2021-06-16). Venezuela Denounces Before FAO 83.7% Drop in Food Imports due to Sanctions. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Minister for Food, Carlos Leal Tellería, decried this Tuesday that food imports in Venezuela have fallen by 83.7% due to the unilateral coercive measures imposed on the South American country by the United States and Europe. He made this comment during his speech at the 42nd conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). | "These measures [the sanctions] have caused a 83.7 % drop in food imports, thus preventing the international procurement of raw produce, manufactured goods and inputs for agricultural production, as well as sanctioning most international and national…

_____ (2021-06-15). US Abduction Of Venezuelan Diplomat, A Global Challenge. popularresistance.org With the possible extradition of a Venezuelan diplomat to the US on bogus charges, an emergency human rights delegation organized by the International Campaign to Free Alex Saab was quickly dispatched to Cabo Verde, where he is imprisoned. This island archipelago nation off the west coast of Africa is one of the smallest, poorest, and geographically isolated countries in the world. | The international human rights delegation did not gain Alex Saab's freedom. They were even denied a visit with him. But breakthroughs were made raising the visibility of the case, which involves enormous political, legal, and moral i…

teleSUR (2021-06-15). Guatemala: Mayans Reclaiming Their Land Remain in Detention. telesurenglish.net Guatemala's Center for Legal Action on Human Rights (CALDH) demanded the immediate release of 21 people from the Chicoyoguito community. | Related: | They were arrested a week ago at Coban Penal Center in the Alta Veraz department when they began a peaceful demonstration in defense of their territory. | The Mayan leaders demanded that Guatemala's state give them back ancestral lands stripped by the National Army 53 years ago for the installation of a military zone…

Medea Benjamin (2021-06-15). Why Democracies in G7 & NATO Should Reject U.S. Leadership. zcomm.org The key to a peaceful, sustainable and prosperous future for all the world's people, including Americans, lies in working together, learning from each other and adopting policies that serve the public good…

news.un (2021-06-15). Yemen 'a tale of missed and then lost opportunities', outgoing envoy tells Security Council. news.un.org Yemen's warring sides have been unable to overcome their differences, dashing hopes for peace, the UN Special Envoy for the country said on Tuesday in his final briefing to the Security Council in the role.

Ariel Gold (2021-06-15). New Israeli Government, Same Israeli Apartheid. dissidentvoice.org After 12 years, Israel finally inaugurated a new prime minister. While being hailed by many as the opportunity for a fresh start, Naftali Bennett is at best a continuer of Netanyahu's policies and at worst an ideologue whose positions are to the right of Netanyahu's. In 2013, as Middle East peace talks were set to …

Ramzy Baroud (2021-06-15). On "Conflict", "Peace" and "Genocide": Time for New Language on Palestine and Israel. dissidentvoice.org On May 25, famous American actor, Mark Ruffalo, tweeted an apology for suggesting that Israel is committing 'genocide' in Gaza. "I have reflected and wanted to apologize for posts during the recent Israel/Hamas fighting that suggested Israel is committing 'genocide'," Ruffalo wrote, adding, "It's not accurate, it's inflammatory, disrespectful and is being used to justify …

teleSUR (2021-06-15). Venezuela and Red Cross Reach Agreement on Family Reunification. telesurenglish.net During the agreement signing, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza thanked ICRC's representation in the country for always showing its willingness to assist Venezuela in the most sensitive areas and the most vulnerable populations. | RELATED: | Arreaza stated that Venezuela's migration problems in recent years had been related to the geopolitical strategy implemented by external actors against the Bolivaria…

Pierre LeBlanc (2021-06-15). Canada-Hosted Donors' Conference: Venezuelaphobia at the Service of the Billionaire Class. orinocotribune.com By Pierre LeBlanc — Jun 13, 2021 | The Canadian government has proudly announced that it is hosting an International Donors' Conference in Solidarity with Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants on June 17, 2021. Once again, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, at the beckoning of their corporate giant and US State Department ventriloquists, are orchestrating this well worn albeit disingenuous "humanitarian aid" charade. It is but another chapter in the 20-year-long US-led litany of failed attempts at overthrowing a duly elected government and grinding into a pulp Venezuelans'

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-06-15). Genocide and War Crimes: The Effects of "Sanctions" Against Syria. libya360.wordpress.com Misión Verdad In Venezuela we have experienced the direct offensive of U.S. unilateral coercive measures (UCM) first hand. But we are not the only country that has been a victim of the financial-economic-commercial criminality of the United States and its "partners", nor the last to suffer its consequences. Other peoples in their struggle of resistance…

Staff (2021-06-15). International Criminal Court (ICC) Charges Against Venezuela. orinocotribune.com On June 8, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ( ICC ), Fatou Bensouda, declared that the preliminary investigation carried out against Nicolás Maduro for crimes against humanity could be declared admissible in the coming days. | This announcement raised the alert of a new attack against Venezuelan authorities, who have observed discriminatory and unequal treatment by the ICC in comparison to that received by other countries which are also under preliminary examination. | Bensouda said that she hopes to announce the course of the investigation against the Venezuelan president before the end of her…

_____ (2021-06-15). Truthful Accounts — A View From Nicaragua. popularresistance.org Efforts to depict journalism as if it ever existed in the idealized form of its propagandists have become increasingly ridiculous. Journalism, like accountancy, is just another sub-category of reporting. Like accountancy and other reporting activities, journalistic reporting can be good or bad, exceptional or mediocre, honest or criminal. Among the most insidious fables people in the West tell themselves is that European and North American countries promote honest reporting and freedom of expression. However, countries from Libya, Iran and Syria to Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela offer undeniable examples of how ab…

Steve Lalla (2021-06-15). #HandsOffVenezuela Monthly Picket Draws Attention to Canada's Role in Blockade of Venezuela. orinocotribune.com June 13 (Special for Orinoco Tribune)—On Friday, June 11, the fourth monthly US/Canada Hands Off Venezuela picket action drew together diplomats, activists and labor organizers from Canada and Venezuela for a discussion about the economic blockade of Venezuela and a protest of the criminal coercive measures imposed by the US and its ally Canada. | The virtual event

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2021-06-15: News Headlines

news.un (2021-06-15). Yemen 'a tale of missed and then lost opportunities', outgoing envoy tells Security Council. news.un.org Yemen's warring sides have been unable to overcome their differences, dashing hopes for peace, the UN Special Envoy for the country said on Tuesday in his final briefing to the Security Council in the role.

Ariel Gold (2021-06-15). New Israeli Government, Same Israeli Apartheid. dissidentvoice.org After 12 years, Israel finally inaugurated a new prime minister. While being hailed by many as the opportunity for a fresh start, Naftali Bennett is at best a continuer of Netanyahu's policies and at worst an ideologue whose positions are to the right of Netanyahu's. In 2013, as Middle East peace talks were set to …

Medea Benjamin (2021-06-15). Why Democracies in G7 & NATO Should Reject U.S. Leadership. zcomm.org The key to a peaceful, sustainable and prosperous future for all the world's people, including Americans, lies in working together, learning from each other and adopting policies that serve the public good…

Ramzy Baroud (2021-06-15). On "Conflict", "Peace" and "Genocide": Time for New Language on Palestine and Israel. dissidentvoice.org On May 25, famous American actor, Mark Ruffalo, tweeted an apology for suggesting that Israel is committing 'genocide' in Gaza. "I have reflected and wanted to apologize for posts during the recent Israel/Hamas fighting that suggested Israel is committing 'genocide'," Ruffalo wrote, adding, "It's not accurate, it's inflammatory, disrespectful and is being used to justify …

Pierre LeBlanc (2021-06-15). Canada-Hosted Donors' Conference: Venezuelaphobia at the Service of the Billionaire Class. orinocotribune.com By Pierre LeBlanc — Jun 13, 2021 | The Canadian government has proudly announced that it is hosting an International Donors' Conference in Solidarity with Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants on June 17, 2021. Once again, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, at the beckoning of their corporate giant and US State Department ventriloquists, are orchestrating this well worn albeit disingenuous "humanitarian aid" charade. It is but another chapter in the 20-year-long US-led litany of failed attempts at overthrowing a duly elected government and grinding into a pulp Venezuelans'

Staff (2021-06-15). International Criminal Court (ICC) Charges Against Venezuela. orinocotribune.com On June 8, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ( ICC ), Fatou Bensouda, declared that the preliminary investigation carried out against Nicolás Maduro for crimes against humanity could be declared admissible in the coming days. | This announcement raised the alert of a new attack against Venezuelan authorities, who have observed discriminatory and unequal treatment by the ICC in comparison to that received by other countries which are also under preliminary examination. | Bensouda said that she hopes to announce the course of the investigation against the Venezuelan president before the end of her…

_____ (2021-06-15). Truthful Accounts — A View From Nicaragua. popularresistance.org Efforts to depict journalism as if it ever existed in the idealized form of its propagandists have become increasingly ridiculous. Journalism, like accountancy, is just another sub-category of reporting. Like accountancy and other reporting activities, journalistic reporting can be good or bad, exceptional or mediocre, honest or criminal. Among the most insidious fables people in the West tell themselves is that European and North American countries promote honest reporting and freedom of expression. However, countries from Libya, Iran and Syria to Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela offer undeniable examples of how ab…

_____ (2021-06-15). US Abduction Of Venezuelan Diplomat, A Global Challenge. popularresistance.org With the possible extradition of a Venezuelan diplomat to the US on bogus charges, an emergency human rights delegation organized by the International Campaign to Free Alex Saab was quickly dispatched to Cabo Verde, where he is imprisoned. This island archipelago nation off the west coast of Africa is one of the smallest, poorest, and geographically isolated countries in the world. | The international human rights delegation did not gain Alex Saab's freedom. They were even denied a visit with him. But breakthroughs were made raising the visibility of the case, which involves enormous political, legal, and moral i…

Steve Lalla (2021-06-15). #HandsOffVenezuela Monthly Picket Draws Attention to Canada's Role in Blockade of Venezuela. orinocotribune.com June 13 (Special for Orinoco Tribune)—On Friday, June 11, the fourth monthly US/Canada Hands Off Venezuela picket action drew together diplomats, activists and labor organizers from Canada and Venezuela for a discussion about the economic blockade of Venezuela and a protest of the criminal coercive measures imposed by the US and its ally Canada. | The virtual event

Juan Cole (2021-06-14). Ta'seel Interview with Juan Cole on Muhammad: Prophet of Peace Amid the Clash of Empires (Video). juancole.com Ta'seel Commons | — A wide-ranging and in-depth discussion with Prof. Juan Cole on his recent book "Muhammad: Prophet of Peace Amid the Clash of Empires". The discussion begins with remarks about the question of the sources for such a history, it then situates the life of the prophet in the context of late antiquity …

Tim Wheeler (2021-06-14). Fred Mark, fighter for equality, peace, socialism, dies in Baltimore. peoplesworld.org BALTIMORE—Fred Mark, also known as Cuya Kemet, died of a stroke May 25, 2021, after a long illness. He was such a stalwart Marxist that he organized study groups in his adopted Baltimore to read together classics like The Communist Manifesto, The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State, and V.I. Lenin's Imperialism. …

Ramzy Baroud (2021-06-14). On 'Conflict' 'Peace' and 'Genocide': Time for New Language on Palestine and Israel. mintpressnews.com It will not be easy to deconstruct the seemingly endless edifice of lies, half-truths and intentional misrepresentations of Zionist Israeli colonialism in Palestine. Yet, there can be no alternative to this feat.

Jason Ditz (2021-06-14). Yemen, Houthis Welcome Omani Effort to Renew Peace Process. news.antiwar.com Hope for a new shot at serious peace talks in Yemen are growing, with violence somewhat ont he decline and the Saudis ceasing airstrikes against Sanaa and other cities held by the Houthi movement. | Both sides are crediting Oman with a lot of the effort, as a Perhaps the biggest sign of progress is the return of Houthi negotiator Mohammed Abdulsalam…

Jason Ditz (2021-06-14). Yemen, Houthis Welcome Omani Effort to Renew Peace Process. news.antiwar.com Hope for a new shot at serious peace talks in Yemen are growing, with violence somewhat on the decline and the Saudis ceasing airstrikes against Sanaa and other cities held by the Houthi movement. | Both sides are crediting Oman with a lot of the effort, as a Perhaps the biggest sign of progress is the return of Houthi negotiator Mohammed Abdulsalam…

Staff (2021-06-14). Webinar on revival of JCPOA to be held on June 15. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 14 (MNA) — A Webinar on "The Revival of JCPOA and Its Impact on Peace and Stability in the Region and the World" will be held on June 15, 2021.

Anonymous007 (2021-06-14). Saudi Arabia Boasts End Of Airstrike Campaign On Sana'a, Keeps Bombing Everywhere Else. southfront.org The Saudi-led coalition fighting against Yemen's Ansar Allah (Houthis) claimed that it had halted its airstrike campaign to 'pave the way for a peaceful settlement to the conflict.' | It also followed reports that the coalition had struck a Houthi armoured division near the rebel-held capital Sanaa on June 10th. | Correspondents with the AFP news agency in the city heard loud explosions and saw smoke rising in the sky. The Houthis did not immediately comment on the explosion. | Coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki told Saudi state television that "no military operation has been carried out in the vicinity of Sa…

Anonymous007 (2021-06-14). Number Of Nuclear Warheads Went Down, As 'Combat Ready' Nuclear Arsenal Grew In 2021. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The global nuclear arsenal grew in 2021, despite the overall number of nuclear warheads going down, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) The nine nuclear-armed states—the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, China, India, Pakistan, Israel and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)—together possessed an estimated 13,080 nuclear weapons at…

teleSUR (2021-06-14). Padrino Denounces Drug Traffickers Financing Crime in Caracas. telesurenglish.net On Saturday, the Venezuelan Minister of Interior, Justice and Peace, Carmen Meléndez, informed that, in a large police operation carried out in the La Vega neighborhood in the west of Caracas, 38 citizens were arrested and several firearms were seized, among them 3 pistols, 3 rifles of different calibers, explosives, fragmentary grenades and narcotics. | RELATED: | The Minister considered the operation as a resounding victory against…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-06-14). Global Outcry after Venezuela Financially Blocked from COVAX Initiative. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch Venezuelan vice-president Delcy Rodríguez announced in a press conference that Venezuela's last payment to the COVAX initiative to acquire vaccines was blocked. The member countries of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America — People's Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP), on June 13, rejected the decision of the Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS)…

_____ (2021-06-14). Venezuela conference another example of Liberal hypocrisy. popularresistance.org On the one-year anniversary of Canada's defeat in its bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council the Trudeau government is hosting an International Donors' Conference in Solidarity with Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants. While it may sound like a humanitarian endeavor, it's the latest phase in Canada's multipronged effort to overthrow Nicolás Maduro's government, which has included plotting with the opposition to anoint an alternative president.

_____ (2021-06-14). Venezuela Conference Another Example Of Liberal Hypocrisy. popularresistance.org Was it conscious? Did someone at Global Affairs say, 'we should organize a lofty sounding conference that's a cover for our pro-US and corporate policy on the anniversary of the international community rejecting Trudeau's liberal imperialism'? | On the one-year anniversary of Canada's defeat in its bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council the Trudeau government is hosting an International Donors' Conference in Solidarity with Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants. While it may sound like a humanitarian endeavor, it's the latest phase in Canada's multipronged effort to overthrow Nicolás Maduro's government…

Staff (2021-06-14). Five Hundred Thousand New Sputnik V Vaccines Arrive in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com A batch of 500,000 doses of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine arrived this Saturday, June 12, at the Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, Caracas, the capital of Venezuela. | This is the eighth shipment of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine to arrive in Venezuela from Russia. The batch was flown in by a flight of the Russian airline Azur Air, and was received at the airport by the Venezuelan Minister for Health, Carlos Alvarado, and the Russian Ambassador to Venezuela, Sergey Melik Bagdasarov. | Alvarado informed that with these new doses "we already have enough vaccines in Venezuela today to vaccinate 13% of…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-06-14). Global outcry after Venezuela financially blocked from COVAX initiative. peoplesdispatch.org Last week, the Venezuelan government announced that the Union Bank of Switzerland blocked its latest payments of 10 million USD towards the COVAX initiative for acquiring COVID-19 vaccines…

Staff (2021-06-14). CVG Ferrominera Workers Refurbish Locomotives with National Labor and Technology. orinocotribune.com With the coordination between the workers organized in the Workers' Productive Councils (CPTT) and the retired personnel of the Railroad Management, Venezuelan state company CVG Ferrominera is advancing in its Locomotive Recovery Plan to increase the production and transport of ferrous ore. Locomotive number 1045 has been the first to be put back into operation, the state company reported on its Twitter account @Ferrominera_CVG | With the arrival of spare parts, the 1045 locomotive was the first to receive the components for reincorporation into the ore transport fleet. Progressively other locomotives, eleven (11…

Paul Dobson (2021-06-14). Outrage as COVAX Reports Blocked Vaccine Payments, US Sanctions Blamed. venezuelanalysis.com Venezuela's efforts at the Copa America football tournament have also been derailed after 15 players and staffers caught the virus, prompting calls for an investigation.

Staff (2021-06-14). Uncovered: Parallel Cabinet of Right-Wing Venezuelans Rules El Salvador alongside President Bukele. orinocotribune.com An investigation carried out by the Salvadorian The investigation detailed a hidden structure led by at least 10 Venezuelan advisers, in which their contracts, fees and responsibilities are not available to the public, but are greater than various Salvadoran ministers. | Th…

Editor2 (2021-06-14). Pentagon Gives Ukraine New Military Aid Package Worth $150 Million. orinocotribune.com While crying wolf about Iranian vessels allegedly supplying Venezuela with weapons, the US military continues to send weapon packages to Ukraine, exacerbating a conflict in the autonomous regions of Donetsk and Lugansk, and increasing regional tensions. | The United States is providing Ukraine with another $150 million package of military aid which includes counter-artillery radars and counter-unmanned aerial systems, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters on Friday. | "Today, the [Defense] Department is announcing a new $150 million package as part of the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative to help U…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-06-14). Parallel Cabinet of Right-Wing Venezuelans Rules El Salvador Alongside President Bukele. libya360.wordpress.com Ana Perdigon An investigation carried out by the Salvadorian online media outlet El Faro detailed the relationship and hidden influence that exists between leaders of the Venezuelan right and the government of the President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele. The investigation detailed a hidden structure led by at least 10 Venezuelan advisers, in which their…

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