(2021-09-05). Gorilla Radio with Chris Cook, David Swanson, Jackie Larkin September 9, 2021. warisacrime.org By Gorilla Radio, September 5, 2021 LISTEN HERE. Many took heart when America announced an end to its military occupation of Afghanistan last month. But optimism for a beginning of peace in that benighted country's decades-long state of civil conflict and uncertainty is now clouded by bellicose statements made in Washington by an administration that …
(2021-09-05). Ahmad Massoud Says Afghan Resistance Ready For Talks If Taliban Withdraw From Panjshir. southfront.org 
File image. | On September 5, leader of the Afghan resistance Ahmad Massoud Jr. expressed his readiness to hold talks with the Taliban if the group withdraw all of its fighters from Panjshir and Andarab. | "The National Resistance Front is ready to stop the war immediately in order to achieve stable peace, if the Taliban group ends its military attacks and movements in Panjshir and Andarab," Ahmad Massoud said in a statement. "The National Resistance Front is committed to peacefully resolving difference…
(2021-09-05). Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson: What Are The Prospects For Peace? popularresistance.org Events are unfolding at a quickening pace. Facing an alarming escalation in tensions around the world, we are looking to our most respected and renowned thought leaders for an honest assessment of both U.S. foreign and military policy to offer their most current thoughts and insights. We know they have some ideas for improving the prospects for peace. | Larry Wilkerson is a renowned defense analyst and a Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Government & Public policy at the College of William and Mary. He is a retired United States Army colonel and was the former Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Colin Powe…
(2021-09-05). Tokyo 2020 Paralympics: Lisbeli Vera Wins Her Third Medal, the Seventh for Venezuela (Photos). orinocotribune.com 
On Saturday, September 4, Venezuelan Paralympic athlete Lisbeli Vera won another gold medal in the 200 meter race, category T47, at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, under heavy rain. The athlete from Tucaní, Mérida state, reached the 200m mark in 24.52 seconds, winning her second gold metal in the universal appointment. This is the third medal for Lisbeli at this year's Games, the second gold and the seventh medal for the country. | American athlete Brittni Mason won the silver (25.00 seconds) and Poland's Alicja Jeromin the bronze (25.05 seconds). | Lisbeli registered the best mark of the year in the event and w…
(2021-09-05). Mexico Talks Second Round — Day 2: Optimism on Early Agreements, 'Ambassador' Vecchio Removed. orinocotribune.com 
Caracas, September 4, 2021 (OrinocoTribune.com)—Jorge Rodríguez, leader of the Venezuelan government delegation in the ongoing dialogue in Mexico, reported this Saturday, September 4, that the second day of the talks was focused on reaching partial agreements related to lifting US and European illegal sanctions and the illegal seizure of assets affecting millions of Venezuelans. | "There is a willingness to put all our efforts to achieve partial agreements soon," Rodríguez said, adding that "this is a great opportunity for Venezuelans to regain their right to economic freedom." | "We are very attentive to t…
(2021-09-05). On Messi, YouTubers, Migration, and 'Venezuela Got Fixed'. orinocotribune.com By Franco Vielma — Sep 3, 2021 | Let us begin by admitting that a good part of what we call "political debate" in Venezuela is a disorderly dispute over personal anecdotes and the country's issues. | Sometimes that diatribe has little or nothing to do with politicians or with political affairs but with other issues. However, of course, those issues are also political, because in Venezuela we have the ability to turn Messi's visit to Venezuela for the Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifiers into a political issue. | Allow me not to comment on our national soccer team, so as not to digress into national tragedies.
(2021-09-05). Venezuela Denounces COVAX for Not Sending Vaccines Despite Receiving Full Payment. orinocotribune.com Executive Vice President Delcy Rodríguez stressed that Venezuela had completed the necesseary payment to COVAX but is yet to receive a single dose. | Venezuela has denounced the fact that it has not received any COVID-19 vaccines from COVAX, the international mechanism created by the World Health Organization (WHO) for the purpose of equitable distribution of vaccines to countries with less resources. Venezuela has not received a single vaccine dose despite having completed the necessary payment months ago. | "COVAX has distributed more than 236 million doses to countries all over the world," stressed Executiv…
(2021-09-04). 'Thank You, Mexico' for sending aid to Cuba. workers.org 
Credit: Viviana Weinstein An international statement of solidarity with revolutionary Cuba was delivered Aug. 26 at the Mexican Consulate in Denver, as Deputy Consul Jose Frederico Bass Villarreal warmly received a delegation from the Denver Peace Council. Council members presented the deputy consul with a letter of gratitude to the . . . |
(2021-09-04). Afghanistan and the Purdue Pharma case are reminders that the US is a failed narco-state, too. nationofchange.org The Sacklers said they wanted "global peace" from future lawsuits, and they got what they wanted. Meanwhile, in the failed narco-state they helped create, the war goes on.
(2021-09-04). Colombia: Ex-Combatant Blanca Monroy Is Murdered in Pereira. telesurenglish.net Colombia's Institute for Development and Peace Studies (INDEPAZ) reported the assassination of Blanca Rosa Monroy, who was a signatory of the 2016 Peace Agreements. | RELATED: | Monroy was murdered during a meeting in the Pereira department. After fighting in the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP) militias, she was undergoing her reincorporation process. | INDEPAZ also reported the m…
(2021-09-04). Statement Of The International Delegation To Nicaragua. popularresistance.org We have come to Nicaragua this week to see for ourselves the lived reality of the Nicaraguan people. We are here from the United States, Brazil, Canada, and Mexico. From July 18 to July 25 our delegation, organized by the Nicaragua Network, had the opportunity to visit Managua, Granada, Estelí and Masaya. We have seen the beauty of this country and its people — a people struggling mightily to live in peace and prosperity despite constant U.S. aggression and brutal sanctions. | We heard from health care providers, teachers and vocational instructors in Estelí who are working to make sure that working class p…
(2021-09-04). Iran pioneer in building intl. peace, friendship. en.mehrnews.com Army's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani said that Iran is a leader in establishing relations and creating grounds for international peace and friendship.
(2021-09-04). What Ending a War Could Look Like. warisacrime.org 
By David Swanson When you imagine ending a war, do you imagine the U.S. President lamenting the human cost of the war's financial expense while simultaneously demanding that Congress increase military spending — and while mentioning new wars that could potentially be launched? Do you picture him blowing up families with missiles from robot airplanes, …
(2021-09-04). Round 2 of Mexico Talks Begin — Jorge Rodríguez: 'I Believe This Work will Bear Fruit'. orinocotribune.com 
In compliance with the recent request by the Venezuelan head of state, Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan government's delegation for the Mexico Talks, headed by deputy Jorge Rodríguez, arrived in Mexico today for the second round of talks with a segment of the opposition. | In his first statements at Benito Juárez airport, in the Mexican capital, Rodríguez introduced the entire delegation to be seated at the negotiating table on behalf of the Venezuelan government, and expressed his conviction that the sessions would be fruitful. | pic.twitter.com/ObmdUF2ks3 | — Jorge Rodríguez (@jorgerpsuv) (2021-09-04). Venezuela/Claudio Katz accepts Liberator Award for latest book/ Part 2. workers.org 
By Claudio Katz Caracas Claudio Katz Dec. 17 — The following is from a lecture the author, an Argentine Marxist economist and political analyst, gave at the reception for the 12th Liberator Award for Critical Thinking 2019. It was given for his book, "La Teoría de la Dependencia, 50 Años . . . |
(2021-09-04). Venezuela: Cordial Atmosphere Marks Political Talks in Mexico. telesurenglish.net On Saturday, Venezuela's National Assembly President and head of the official delegation Jorge Rodriguez reaffirmed his government's willingness to reach partial agreements for the welfare of the Venezuelan people within the framework of the second round of political talks with opposition sector representatives in Mexico. | RELATED: | Rodriguez informed that the dialogue is taking place in a cordial atmosphere th…
(2021-09-04). Catholic Church and Anti-Chavista Media Spread False News Against FANB in Mérida. orinocotribune.com The Bolivarian government of Venezuela has made an extraordinary deployment of its forces to rescue and protect the lives of people affected by torrential rains that have caused damages in 11 states of Venezuela. Special attention has been focused on the state of Mérida, that has suffered tremendously due to overflowing of rivers and streams, floods, and landslides. | Redi Los Andes, y Zodi Mérida reciben la visita de la Vicepresidenta de la República, Delcy Rodríguez quien pasó revista a los trabajos de protección ciudadana que se efectúan en el Mcpio Tovar producto de las fuertes precipitaciones en el área, en…
(2021-09-04). China's CNPC Set to Jumpstart Joint Oil Ventures in Venezuela. venezuelanalysis.com China's top oil producer had wound down its Venezuela operations as a consequence of US sanctions.
(2021-09-04). Venezuela, Iran draw up join cooperation agenda in different areas. mppre.gob.ve The Foreign Minister of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Félix Plasencia, met on Friday with the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Caracas, Hojatollah Soltani, to move forward with a common agenda contributing to strengthening bilateral cooperation. The two diplomatic authorities reviewed strategic cooperation projects with a shared vision of strengthening binational exchange […] | La entrada
(2021-09-04). Alex Saab remains defiant. workers.org 
By Roger Harris These are the opening paragraphs of an Aug. 26 update on the struggle to free Alex Saab, published in Resumen LatinoAmericano. See Alex Saab's own letter on his struggle, 'No retreat, No surrender!' in Workers World, Aug. 23. Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab remains defiant after over 14 . . . |