(2021-10-01). CUBA SÂ: Solidarity against blockades, COVID and empire. workers.org 
The following excerpted remarks were given during a Philadelphia Workers World webinar promoting the upcoming November Caravan to Cuba sponsored by IFCO/Pastors for Peace. Speakers were Gail Walker, executive directive of IFCO; Dr. Samira Addrey, IFCO's ELAM (Latin America School of Medicine) coordinator; and Vijay Prashad, executive director of Tri-Continental . . . |
(2021-10-01). NATO chief, top body, EU rep discuss 21-year "peace" mission in Kosovo. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO Secretary General discusses implementation of Kosovo de-escalation with EU Special Representative NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with the EU Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue and other Western Balkan regional issues Miroslav Lajƒçák at NATO Headquarters in Brussels. During his visit, Special Representative Lajƒçák also exchanged views with the Permanent Representatives of the …
(2021-10-01). El Aissami: Venezuela Won't Allow Robbery of CITGO & Monómeros. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's Minister for Oil, Tareck El Aissami, announced that Venezuela will not allow the planned theft of CITGO and Monómeros. The country will appeal to all the necessary authorities to recover and restore its rights to the assets of the Venezuelan people. | "We are advancing with the truth, and with vigor, to rescue our assets," he said. "Very soon we will see results, in favor of justice. We are invoking international law to halt this arbitrariness." | He criticized the intention of the Justice First [Primero Justicia] political party which, he explained, intends to "wash its hands and distance itself from…
(2021-10-01). Antonio Ledezma Berates EU for Planned Electoral Observation Mission: 'Are You Going to Validate Fraud?'. orinocotribune.com 
After learning that the European Union will send an Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) to the regional and municipal elections scheduled for November 21, the far-right Venezuelan politician Antonio Ledezma laced into the EU's diplomatic chief, Josep Borrell, whom he rebuked for planning to "validate a fraud." | "What are scheduled for November 21 are fraudulent elections," said Ledezma. "What is this EU mission about? To see if 'El Diablo' (the Devil) is going to participate in a first communion? Because in Venezuela we are victims of a diabolical regime." Ledezma made the comments at a meeting of the People's P…
(2021-10-01). Pdte. Maduro denuncia infiltración de grupos terroristas colombianos conocidos como Tancol. telesurtv.net "La oligarquía colombiana tiene como propósito infiltrar en nuestro país grupos terroristas, narcotraficantes armados", acusó el mandatario.
(2021-10-01). U.S. Sanctions Blamed as Venezuela Laments Frozen Order for Medicine. zcomm.org One of Portugal's largest banks is holding up a $12.7 million order to fund shipment of medical supplies and vaccines to Venezuela…
(2021-09-30). Black Alliance For Peace Launches International Month Of Action. popularresistance.org The Black Alliance for Peace's Africa Team and the U.S. Out of Africa Network are organizing an international month of action to raise the public's awareness as a contribution to the effort to build a popular movement for demilitarization and anti-imperialism on the African continent. This month's events will focus on raising the public's awareness about the use of western military power to impose western control of African land, resources, and labor on behalf of the world's corporations. | AFRICOM continues to militarily occupy Africa, with thousands of U.S. troops now stationed in some 30 African countries with…
(2021-09-30). The Heat: interview with presidents of Sierra Leone and UNGA. america.cgtn.com 
Sierra Leone calls for a renewed commitment to fight climate change. And the incoming president of the United Nations General Assembly talks to us about challenges facing the world today.
(2021-09-30). What Are The Prospects For Peace? An Interview With Coleen Rowley. counterpunch.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
(2021-09-30). Text, video: U.S. airborne troops participate in NATO war games in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Airborne Operations Rapid Trident 2021 Members of the US 173rd Airborne Brigade, Ukrainian 13th Airborne Battalion, and Polish 25th Air Cavalry Brigade conduct airborne operations during rapid Trident 2021. Rapid Trident 2021 involves approximately 6,200 personnel from 12 nations, Sept. 20- Oct. 1, 2021, at the International Peacekeeping Security Centre near Yavoriv, Ukraine.
(2021-09-30). Venezuela's 17th International Book Fair (FILVEN): Registration Deadline Extended Until October 5. orinocotribune.com Through the National Book Center (Cenal), Venezuela's Ministry for Culture (MPPC) extended until October 5 the call for the registration of exhibitors, academic, and literary activities for the 17th International Book Fair of Venezuela (FILVEN), to be held from November 4 to 14, 2021, under the slogan "Read Independence." | The call is addressed to publishers, distributors, bookstores, companies, or entities related to the book publishing, cultural, or educational sectors, national and international literary agents, and any activity that is linked to the world of books and the publishing sector, which will be abl…
(2021-09-30). New Chapter in Stormy 21N Opposition Electoral Battle: Lara State (Marquina vs. Florido). orinocotribune.com 
A new chapter was written this week in the turbulent chronicle of frequent clashes between factions of the Venezuelan opposition. The most recent tensions occurred in the ongoing competition for nominations to the candidacy of governorships and mayoralties among right-wing politicians, this time in Lara state. | The spat involved Alfonso Marquina and Luis Florido, as the former expressed his annoyance on social media networks at what he considered the imposition of the latter by the self-styled Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD), which brings together several opposition parties. … Yo pedí una explicación y rec…
(2021-09-30). President Maduro Approves Funding to Complete Infrastructure Projects Abandoned by Odebrecht. orinocotribune.com 
On Tuesday, September 28 the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, approved financing to restore railway projects abandoned by Odebrecht within the framework of the Great Venezuela Transportation Mission. | The giant Brazilian construction company Odebrecht paralyzed projects in different part of the world, evading hundred of millions of dollars in contracts, as a result of the complex corruption scheme unveiled by the Panama Papers in 2017. It involved more than 10 countries including Venezuela. In the case of Venezuela, despite great media fanfare, the only politician revealed to have connections with the sca…
(2021-09-30). 21N: Venezuela's CNE Signs Agreement with EU for Electoral Observation Mission. orinocotribune.com According to the CNE, the EU observation mission will respect the national legal framework during the regional elections in Venezuela. | The National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela signed an agreement with the European Union (EU) on Wednesday, September 29, in which the European body agreed to send an international mission of observers for the regional and municipal elections to be held on November 21 in the South American country. | "The document highlights that the European Union Electoral Observation Mission (EU-EOM) and its members will maintain strict conduct of impartiality, objectivity, independence…
(2021-09-30). EU To Send Observation Mission to Venezuela for Regional Elections. venezuelanalysis.com The EU mission, the first since 2006, is a step towards total normalization of relations between Caracas and Brussels after years of tension.
(2021-09-30). The Media Myth of 'Once Prosperous' and Democratic Venezuela Before Chávez. zcomm.org The following piece is adapted from the authors' new book, Extraordinary Threat: The US Empire, the Media and 20 Years of Coup Attempts in Venezuela, published by Monthly Review Press.
(2021-09-30). Allow Humanitarian Aid To Reach Venezuela. popularresistance.org We are writing to you to urge Novo Banco to execute the transfer of a modest portion of the now technically unfrozen assets belonging to Bandes, the Venezuelan economic and social development bank, so they may be transferred directly to the Brazil-based Pan-American Health Organisation to pay for vaccines and medicines for infants in Venezuela. | Bandes informed us that they submitted this request to Novo Banco on 22nd July and have yet to receive a response. At this point in time there is no legal or extralegal obstacle that would preclude a Portuguese bank from making a transfer of Bandes' own funds in Brazilia…