2021-09-24: News Headlines

Anonymous103 (2021-09-24). Trumpism With A Biden Face: US Haitian Policy. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | With that orange haired brute of a president supposedly ushered out of the White House with moralising delight, the Biden administration was all keen to turn over a new leaf. There would be more diplomacy, and still more diplomacy. There would be a more humanitarian approach to refugees and asylum seekers — forget, he claimed, the Border Wall. Kindness would come over border officials and guards of the imperium. | Instead, we have had secret diplomacy culminating in the trilateral security pact of AUKUS, one reached unbeknownst to allies in Europe, Asia…

Editor (2021-09-24). Borders, Blackness, and Empire. mronline.org The spectacle of violence against Haitians at the U.S.-Mexico border needs to be seen in light of ongoing U.S. imperialism in Haiti.

Staff (2021-09-24). Declaration Issued in NYC by 18 Countries of UN Anti-Sanctions Group. orinocotribune.com The First Ministerial Meeting of the Group of Friends in Defense of the United Nations Charter, also know as the UN Anti-Sanctions Group, was held this Thursday, September 23, in New York, USA, at the Venezuelan Diplomatic Mission to the United Nations. The meeting was attended by representatives of 18 countries that promote multilateralism, compliance with the declarations of the United Nations' founding charter, and denounce illegal coercive measures (or "sanctions"), within the framework of the 76th UN General Assembly in New York. | According to experts, there are more than 33 countries illegally sanctioned b…

Editor2 (2021-09-24). CELAC: Political Declaration of Mexico City. orinocotribune.com By CELAC — September 18, 2021 | 6th Summit of Heads of State and Government of CELAC | 1.- The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), aware of the importance of this mechanism of concertation, unity and political dialogue that includes the thirty-three countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, on the basis of the historical ties of its peoples, the mutual trust between its governments, the respect to differences, shared principles and values, and the need to address common challenges and advance unity in diversity based on regional consensus, meet in Mexico City on September 18, 2021.

teleSUR, SH (2021-09-24). Cuba anuncia reapertura gradual del sector gastronómico. telesurtv.net El gobernador de la Habana indicó que para decidir la reapertura gradual se evaluó la situación sanitaria de la capital cubana.

WSWS (2021-09-24). Biden administration sends migrants in chains back to Haiti, prepares Guantanamo camp. wsws.org The US government is violating international law in its forcible deportation of migrants without so much as a hearing.

It's Going Down (2021-09-24). Break the Borders: For Solidarity, Mutual Aid, and Fire to the American Plantation. itsgoingdown.org Poster PDF HERE Zine PDF HERE Recent footage of border patrol agents whipping and herding Haitian migrants fleeing natural disasters and economic collapse like cattle while screaming, "You use your women? This is why your country is shit, because you use your women for this," have shocked millions. They show that life in Biden's America…

Jake Johnston (2021-09-24). US Envoy to Haiti Resigns, Citing Political Intervention and "Inhumane" Deportation Policy. counterpunch.org Exactly two months after his appointment, Dan Foote has submitted his resignation as United States Special Envoy to Haiti, citing a "deeply flawed" US policy toward the nation that includes continued political intervention and the administration's recent decision to ramp up deportations. "I will not be associated with the United States inhumane, counterproductive decision to

teleSUR, SH (2021-09-24). Alertan que mayoría de haitianos deportados son mujeres y niños. telesurtv.net De acuerdo a Unicef algunos de los menores repatriados a Haití son bebés recién nacidos con necesidades específicas e inmediatas.

Haiti Action Committee (2021-09-24). Friday 9/24: Stop the Deportations! Stop US Atrocities on Haitian Asylum Seekers/Refugees! indybay.org New Federal Bldg | 90 7th St | (7th and Mission) | San Francisco…

Anonymous007 (2021-09-24). US Envoy For Haiti Resigns, As Biden Simply Propagates Trump's Migrant Policy. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On September 22nd, US appointed special envoy for Haiti, Ambassador Daniel Lewis Foote resigned as a result of the fiasco that the Haitian migrant crisis has turned into. | Daniel Foote, a career diplomat named to his post in July, said the "collapsed state" was unable to support the infusion of returning migrants. | The tough letter addressed to US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, blamed the "inhumane" and "counterproductive" decision to deport thousands of Haitians bac…

Murray Horton (2021-09-24). How the CIA Tried to Overthrow New Zealand's Progressive Labor Government by Stoking White Racial Rage Against the Indigenous MƒÅori Population. covertactionmagazine.com The effects of this poisonous coup attempt—cooked up at Langley more than 30 years ago—had lingering consequences which exacerbated income …

teleSUR, JL (2021-09-24). Pdte. de Venezuela denuncia secuestro de Alex Saab para impedir compra de alimentos. telesurtv.net "Secuestraron a Alex Saab y han hecho todo lo posible para destruir los CLAP que es el alimento del pueblo", indicó el jefe de Estado.

Staff (2021-09-23). Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab Must be Released, Reiterates UN's Alena Douhan. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, September 22, during her speech at the forum "The Negative Impact of Unilateral Coercive Measures on the Realization of the Right to Development," the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Negative Impact of Unilateral Coercive Measures on the Enjoyment of Human Rights, Alena Douhan, stressed that the Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab must be released. | "I was one of these special rapporteurs who was there and asked for the release of Ambassador Alex Saab," she stated during the event moderated by Venezuela's Permanent Representative to the United Nations based in Geneva, Héctor Constant Rosales.

Editor2 (2021-09-23). Latin America and Caribbean Leaders Approve Historic Agreement. orinocotribune.com By Peoples Dispatch — Sep 22, 2021 | The heads of state of the regional block agreed on a 44-point declaration which addressed the strategy against COVID-19 and climate change and took a stand against the blockade on Cuba. | The VI Summit of the Heads of State of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) was held in Mexico City on Saturday, September 18 and concluded with the approval of a 44-point declaration. The historic summit saw the participation of 31 countries and the presence of several important leaders, such as Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, Bolivian president Luis Arce, P…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-09-23). Haiti and the US "Responsibility to Protect" libya360.wordpress.com Erica Caines "If Haiti just quietly sunk into the Caribbean or just rose up 300 feet, it wouldn't matter a whole lot to our interests." sitting us president, Joe Biden On August 14th, the southern third of Haiti was hit by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake, resulting in a death count of up to 2,200 people…

Staff (2021-09-23). From UN 76th General Assembly, Biden, Duque and Bolsonaro Attack Venezuela. orinocotribune.com The General Assembly session at the UN's annual convention is traditionally a window for debate and political tirades in the international arena. Many times it goes further, and is used as a forum in which powerful countries in the North attack developing nations in the South. Such was the case at this year's UN General Assembly, as the presidents of the US, Brazil and Colombian used the platform to attack Venezuela. | US President Joe Biden praised far-right groups seeking to overthrow the national government of Venezuela, as well as that of Cuba: "The authoritarianism of the world may seek to proclaim the end o…

Staff (2021-09-23). Send Haitian migrants to GITMO? Report that small detention facility in Guantanamo Bay will house migrants sparks outrage. rt.com The Biden administration is seeking guards fluent in Haitian Creole to staff a detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba — but it is far too small to have an impact on the thousands of Haitian migrants currently camped in Texas. | According to an NBC News report on Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security posted a contract

teleSUR, jaa, JL (2021-09-23). Cuba cubre producción de vacunas para inmunización contra Covid. telesurtv.net "Hemos completado la producción de todas las dosis de vacunas que necesitamos para inmunizar a nuestra población", indicó Martínez Díaz.

W. T. Whitney (2021-09-23). Cuban and Mexican Presidents Strengthen Solidarity in Remarkable Display. counterpunch.org The independence of Mexico and of Cuba, got a big hearing in Mexico City on September 16. On that day in 1810, in Dolores, Mexico, Catholic priest Miguel Hidalgo called upon parishioners to join him in rebelling against Spain's viceregal government. Mexico finally gained independence in 1821. Every year, at 11 PM on September 15,

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-09-23). Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel at UNGA. libya360.wordpress.com Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel addresses the 76th UN General Assembly during the September 23, 2021 morning session. [Full address with simultaneous English interpretation from source] Watch President Miguel Diaz-Canel's full address on our Facebook and YouTube pages: t.co/O6XAUA2hgN — Kawsachun News (@KawsachunNews) September 23, 2021…

Editor2 (2021-09-23). Vietnam to Buy 10 Million Covid-19 Vaccine Doses from Cuba. orinocotribune.com The Vietnamese government has agreed to use the provision of "choosing contractors in special cases" to purchase 10 million Abdala vaccine doses from Cuba. | In a resolution issued Monday on buying Cuba's Abdala vaccine, produced by the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB), the government said the doses will be procured by a contractor chosen in line with the Law on Bidding for "special cases." | The resolut…

WSWS (2021-09-23). Cuban musician, composer and band leader Adalberto àÅlvarez (1948-2021). wsws.org A reader has contributed this obituary of the remarkable Cuban musician, composer and band leader Adalberto àÅlvarez.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-09-23). Presidents Call for End of US Blockade on Cuba at UNGA. libya360.wordpress.com The Presidents of Guyana, South Africa, Vietnam and Suriname demand a complete end to the unilateral U.S. blockade on Cuba at #UNGA76 The Presidents of Guyana, South Africa, Vietnam and Suriname demand a complete end to the unilateral U.S. blockade on Cuba üá®üá∫ at #UNGA76 pic.twitter.com/2Jtj00Arvu — Kawsachun News (@KawsachunNews) September 23, 2021…

_____ (2021-09-23). US Envoy To Haiti Resigns. popularresistance.org Exactly two months after his appointment, Dan Foote has submitted his resignation as United States Special Envoy to Haiti, citing a "deeply flawed" US policy toward the nation that includes continued political intervention and the administration's recent decision to ramp up deportations. "I will not be associated with the United States inhumane, counterproductive decision to deport thousands of Haitian refugees," Foote wrote in his resignation letter, which was sent to Secretary of State Antony Blinken on September 22. | The resignation comes as the Biden administration pushes forward with one of the largest mass…

Mark Gruenberg, John Wojcik (2021-09-23). Coast to coast protests erupt against Biden's deportation of Haitians. peoplesworld.org From coast to coast, thousands of people in 25 cities marched Sept. 23 to demand President Biden live up to his campaign promises to end inhumane treatment of migrants, notably the mass deportation of Haitian refugees clustered under a bridge in South Texas, along with whippings and beatings from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents …

C.J. Atkins (2021-09-23). U.S. Communists denounce violent deportations of Haitian refugees. peoplesworld.org The Communist Party USA is adding its voice to the widespread denunciation of the U.S. Border Patrol's violent attacks on Haitian refugees at the border and the Biden administration's mass deportations. In a statement released Wednesday, the party slammed the "notoriously pro-Trump border control cops" who were photographed on horseback last weekend brandishing whips against …

Ann Brown (2021-09-23). Black America Cites Anti-Black Biden Policy Towards Haitian Migrants, Leaders Write Biden For Investigation. moguldom.com Black America is outraged over the U.S. government's treatment of Haitian migrants who have been crossing the Mexican border into Texas over the last few weeks. President Joe Biden's administration has deported thousands of the estimated 14,000 Haitians who have entered the U.S. fleeing turmoil and political unrest in Haiti. Black leaders are not just …

Workers World Party (2021-09-23). Stop racist terror against Haitian refugees! Stop the deportations! workers.org Workers World Party salutes the inspiring bravery of the Haitian People — in Del Rio, Texas, and in Haiti, now and for over two centuries. The racist brutality of the United States is on worldwide display, with pictures of their border guards using whips — which the Border Patrol calls . . . |

Staff (2021-09-23). Headlines for September 23, 2021. democracynow.org Biden Pledges More Vaccine Donations as Poorer Nations Demand Patent Waivers for COVID-19 Shots, Alaska Hospitals, Overwhelmed by COVID-19, Begin Rationing Care, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Taps Anti-Mask Vaccine Skeptic as Surgeon General, DHS Looks to Expand Immigrant Detention at Guantánamo as Humanitarian Crisis at Border Grows, Black Congressmembers Condemn Inhumane, Racist Treatment of Haitian Asylum Seekers, Over 300 Migrant Children Still Separated from Their Families, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Calls for an End to Sanctions, Respect for International Law, Adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Z…

sputniknews (2021-09-23). DHS Looks to Staff Gitmo Migrant Facility With Guards Who Speak Haitian Creole Amid US Border Surge. sputniknews.com In the early 90s, US Coast Guard cutters transported thousands of Haitians fleeing the coup-hit country to refugee camps based at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. At one point, the detention facility came under human rights scrutiny, and was branded an "HIV prison camp" for its quarantining of HIV+ refugees and their relatives.

_____ (2021-09-23). Pfizer CEO—Biden's 'Good Friend'—Is Privately Working to Tank Drug Price Reforms. commondreams.org The Biden administration's move to ramp up deportations at a time of overlapping crises will "add to Haiti's unacceptable misery," wrote Daniel Foote.

Staff (2021-09-23). US Diplomat to Haiti Resigns, Citing "Inhumane" Deportations. truthout.org The U.S.'s special envoy to Haiti has resigned, condemning the Biden administration in his resignation letter as officials double down on deporting and criminalizing Haitian migrants seeking safety and stability in the U.S. | "I will not be associated with the United States inhumane, counterproductive decision to deport thousands of Haitian refugees and illegal immigrants to Haiti, a country where American officials are confined to secure compounds because of the dangers posed by armed gangs in control of daily…

Judy Greenspan (2021-09-23). Thursday 9/23: Emergency Protest: Stop the Deportations of Haitian People. indybay.org Rally with speakers at the SF Federal Building, 7th Street, San Francisco.

sputniknews (2021-09-23). Photo: Armored Vehicles, National Guard Appear on Texas Border Amid Abbott's 'Steel Wall' Deployment. sputniknews.com Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told US senators that he was "horrified to see" viral videos depicting horseback Border Patrol agents chasing down Haitian migrants at the US-Mexico border. Mayorkas also acknowledged that the US would be increasing the frequency and number of repatriation flights for detainees.

_____ (2021-09-23). Biden's Envoy to Haiti Resigns in Protest Over 'Inhumane' Deportations. commondreams.org The regulation will drastically curb the use of "the most potent super-pollutants known to mankind at the moment," one climate campaigner said.

Kevin Mwanza (2021-09-23). Leaked Grant Proposals: Wuhan Scientists Planned To Release Coronaviruses Into Bat Population 18 Months Before Covid. moguldom.com Wuhan scientists planned to release coronaviruses into bat caves more than a year-and-a-half before the first case of covid-19 was reported, according to 2018 grant proposals submitted to the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The proposals showed that scientists wanted to genetically engineer coronaviruses that were infectious to humans and then conduct experiments …

WSWS (2021-09-23). Former French health minister charged for "endangering the lives of others" over COVID-19 policies. wsws.org Buzyn's indictment underscores the widely felt sense in the population that the ruling class pursued a policy of social murder in response to the pandemic.

Rick Rozoff (2021-09-23). Erdogan to deliver diktat to Putin over Syria. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com From Turkey's Daily Sabah. Expectations and choices for Erdogan, Putin at Sochi Summit Although all world capitals, especially Ankara, seem to be focused on the issue of Afghanistan, the lack of a political solution in Syria…will be the most critical issue on the table in Sochi. Erdogan will…convey to Putin how important Turkey's military presence …

Andreína Chávez Alava (2021-09-23). Italian Court Rejects Extradition of Former Venezuelan Oil Minister Rafael Ramírez. venezuelanalysis.com The ex-PDVSA chief, accused of corruption, said the ruling was based on his "refugee status." Venezuelan authorities have yet to comment.

Daniela Jimenez (2021-09-23). Venezuela Denounces Cyber-Attack Originating in the United States. orinocotribune.com The cyber-attack against the Banco de Venezuela system, which put the bank out of service since September 15, came from the United States, informed the Executive Vice President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez. | At a press conference in the Simón Bolívar press room of the Miraflores Palace on Wednesday, September 22, the Venezuelan vice president reported that since September 15, the Banco de Venezuela has been the victim of a series of computer attacks that tried to degrade the operation of its computer system, and these attacks originated in the United States. | She also specified that, according to the prelimina…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-09-23). Leopoldo López Embarks on New Tirade Against his Own Country — 21N Mega-Elections. orinocotribune.com In an public campaign against Venezuela's regional elections scheduled for November 21, far-right politician Leopoldo López met with representatives of the European Union (EU) and insisted on a so-called "lack of conditions" in place for electoral observers. | López, a fugitive from Venezuelan justice who remains protected in Spain, met with Vice President of the European Parliament, Dita Charanzová, and expressed his "concern" about the possibility of the EU providing support for a delegation to assist in upcoming regional and local elections in Venezuela. | In this regard, López is acting against the will of ma…

Staff (2021-09-23). The Boston Group Supports Mexico Talks. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, September 22, the Boston Group, a group originally made up of Venezuelan and US parliamentarians, made public its support for the negotiation process taking place in Mexico City between the Venezuelan government and the opposition represented in the Unitary Platform, with the facilitation of Norway, and accompanied by the Netherlands and Russia. | In a statement, the group recognized the government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, and expressed its support for the talks being held in Mexico City. | In this regard, it welcomed the efforts of the governments of Mexico, Norway, Russia, and th…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-09-23). President Maduro at 76th UN General Assembly: 'The World Needs a New UN'. orinocotribune.com President Nicolás Maduro, in his speech at the 76th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN), condemned the fierce campaign against Venezuela unleashed by the elites that govern the United States, in complicity with power groups in Europe and other governments. | In this regard, he denounced the attack against Venezuela's right to buy what it needs and the right to sell what it produces, like the great oil and mineral resources that exist in the Venezuelan territory. | "Venezuela denounces a permanent and systematic aggression through cruel economic, financial and oil sanctions, through a persec…

teleSUR -him, JL (2021-09-23). Pdte. Maduro: Debemos construir un mundo libre del dominio económico de un imperio. telesurtv.net El presidente venezolano destacó la fortaleza de su país para avanzar en la reconstrucción económica sobre bases de diálogo y entendimiento.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-09-23). Southern Command and its "Maximum Pressure Plan" against Venezuela. libya360.wordpress.com Hernan Cano Craig Faller's second visit to Colombia in less than three months is interpreted in Caracas as a new step towards destabilization in Venezuela. Two analysts consulted by Sputnik agree that the presence of the head of the US Southern Command seeks to generate greater pressure on the government of Nicolas Maduro. "He is…

José Mireles Alcalá (2021-09-23). Sanciones e ineficiencia gubernamental afectan vacunación contra la COVID-19 en Venezuela. peoplesworld.org CARACAS—La pandemia de la covid-19 avanza en el país sudamericano, quien arriba a los 355.061 casos de contagio y 4.301 personas fallecidas para la fecha del domingo 19 de septiembre según reportes de las autoridades sanitarias de Venezuela. La crisis capitalista mundial ha generado grandes consecuencias en la población venezolana, quien padece producto a la …

Staff (2021-09-23). Venezuela acusa que desde EE.UU. realizaron ataque a entidad bancaria. telesurtv.net El Banco de Venezuela fue víctima de un ataque cibernético el pasado 16 de septiembre.

teleSUR, drl, JCM (2021-09-23). Venezuela anuncia ampliación con Perú del Plan Vuelta a la Patria. telesurtv.net El mandatario venezolano Nicolás Maduro dijo que han hecho las primeras coordinaciones con el presidente de Perú, Pedro Castillo.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-09-23). Conversation with Felix Plasencia, Foreign Minister of Venezuela. libya360.wordpress.com This roundtable will allow for in depth conversation on the current context in Venezuela, upcoming elections, as well prospects for the future of US-Venezuela relations. During this prolonged period of global crisis, the US has continued to escalate programs of hybrid warfare across the world. Venezuela has also continued to resist, and the US has…

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