Daily Archives: May 24, 2021

2021-05-24: News Headlines

Saheli Chowdhury (2021-05-24). Syrian Refugees and Residents Abroad Vote Massively in Presidential Elections. orinocotribune.com May 23 (Special for OrinocoTribune.com)—On Thursday, May 20, Syrian refugees and residents in different countries around the world voted in massive numbers at Syrian diplomatic missions that were turned into polling centers for the presidential elections. This was the first day of voting in a two-day process—within Syria, citizens will go to polls on May 26. | The generally peaceful electoral process was only marred by xenophobic attacks against Syrian voters in Beirut, Lebanon, that killed one voter, reported Syria News. | The first country to open the polling centers was Australia, where Syrians reg…

Danny Shaw (2021-05-24). This is not a Crisis — This is a Rebellion: A Report from the Front Lines of Haiti. orinocotribune.com By Danny Shaw — May 11, 2021 | All of Haitian society is in revolt. | A mambo and hougan—the traditional voudou priestess and priest—lead ancestral ceremonies before rallies take the streets and block the central arteries of Port-au-Prince, Cap HaàØtien, and other Haitian cities and towns. After one of their members was kidnapped, leaders of the Protestant Church directed its congregation to halt all activities at noon on Wednesday and bat tenèb. Bat tenèb, literally "beat the darkness," is a call for all sectors of Haitian society to beat pots, pans, street lights and anything else as a g…

Roger Harris (2021-05-24). U.S. trying to extradite Venezuelan Diplomat for the "crime" of securing food for the hungry: the case of Alex Saab v. The Empire. mronline.org The case of Alex Saab raises dangerous precedents in terms of extraterritorial judicial abuse, violation of diplomatic status, and even the use of torture to extract false confessions. | May 24, 2021…

Staff (2021-05-24). Venezuela's COVID-19 Sunday Brief: 1,293 New Cases, 14 Deaths and 93% Recovery Rate. orinocotribune.com On Sunday, May 23, Venezuelan Minister for Communication and Information, Freddy àëáñez, informed that in the last 24 hours 1,293 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Venezuela, of which 1,291 were community transmissions and 2 were imported cases. | àëáñez informed that the state with the most infections is Zulia, with 299 cases in 16 of its 21 municipalities. | The rest of…

Staff (2021-05-24). Venezuela to Start New Vaccination Phase with 1.3 Million Doses from China. orinocotribune.com The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, announced that 1.3 million new COVID-19 vaccines have arrived in the country from China, which would help to accelerate mass vaccination in the country. | During his speech this Sunday, May 23, the president clarified that a new phase of vaccination will start this week, with the aim to get 70% of the population vaccinated by the end of August. | "This week, a new phase of vaccination starts in the country; 1,300,000 new vaccines arrived in Venezuelans from China. More vaccines are arriving this week, and even more doses are yet to come," he stated in his Sunday address…

Zachary Conti (2021-05-24). IMF Proposes $50 Billion Vaccine Plan to End Pandemic and Boost Economy. indybay.org As worldwide COVID cases peak, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva unveiled a $50 billion proposal to support vaccinations of 60% of the world's population. During a G20 and European Commission summit, Georgieva argued the global vaccine investment would end the pandemic and spur $9 trillion in economic gains by 2025.

Sonali Kolhatkar (2021-05-24). It's Past Time to End U.S. Funding of Israeli Violence. counterpunch.org At the end of 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic was continuing to ravage the populations of many nations, Israel stood out as a success story, administering more doses of vaccines to its modest-sized 9-million-strong population than any other country after China, the U.S., and the UK. Today, more than 60 percent of Israelis are vaccinated,

WSWS (2021-05-24). Protests through Europe against Israel's war on Gaza. wsws.org The protests took place just 48 hours after a ceasefire was announced between Israel and Hamas, but this was widely recognised among those attending the protests as nothing but a tenuous lull before Israel resumes hostilities against a defenceless population.

_____ (2021-05-23). On Contact: 'Except For Palestine'. popularresistance.org On the show this week, Chris Hedges discusses why American liberals refuse to speak out about the crimes the Israeli apartheid state carries out against the Palestinians, with political analyst and author Mitchell Plitnick. | Mitchell Plitnick's new book, with co-author Marc Lamont Hill, is: Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics. | "Israel is in breach of more than 30 U.N. Security Council resolutions. It is in breach of Article 33 of the Fourth Geneva Convention that defines collective punishment of a civilian population as a war crime. It is in violation of Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Con…

Editor2 (2021-05-23). Sanctions, Making Venezuela Scream: A Conversation with Alexander Main (Part I). orinocotribune.com A director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research explains the economic and political impact of the sanctions. | Alexander Main is Director of International Policy at the

Editor2 (2021-05-23). Dollarization in Venezuela Causes a Boom in Imported Goods Stores. orinocotribune.com By Michele de Mello — May 17, 2021 | The private sector sidesteps blockade and replaces the State in supplying goods | In the last six years of sanctions, Venezuela's economy has suffered serious attacks. As the country's GDP and oil activity dropped by 60%, imports were taken over by the private sector. Along with the recent process of forced dollarization, the country now faces a boom of bodegons, commercial shops that specialize in selling imported goods. They sell about everything — items of the basic food basket, cleaning and personal hygiene products, candies, beverages, medications. | The first…

Lucía Eugenia Córdova (2021-05-23). Governor of La Guaira State García Carneiro Passes Away. orinocotribune.com The governor of the state of La Guaira, Jorge Luis García Carneiro, passed away on the morning of this Saturday, May 22. He was 69 years old. | "We regret to report the departure of our Governor of La Guaira, General García Carneiro," wrote Delcy Rodríguez, executive vice president of Venezuela, on her Twitter account. | Communicating the sad news, she described García Carneiro as a "patriotic, loyal, brave and indispensable soldier." She also sent condolences to his wife, María del Valle, his children, and the people of La Guaira. "Venezuela has lost a distinguished son. Fly high general in chief," she added.

_____ (2021-05-23). US Trying To Extradite Diplomat For The 'Crime' Of Securing Food For The Hungry. popularresistance.org Special envoy and ambassador to the African Union for Venezuela, Alex Saab, was on a humanitarian mission flying from Caracas to Iran to procure food and gasoline for the Venezuelan CLAP food assistance program. Saab was detained on a refueling stop in the African nation of Cabo Verde and has been held in custody ever since June 12, 2020. | Saab's "crime," according to the US government, which ordered the imprisonment, was money laundering. That is, Saab conducted perfectly legal international trade, but his circumventing the US sanctions — which are designed to prevent relief to the Venezuelans — is…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-05-23). UN Recognizes Venezuela's Efforts to Strengthen Human Rights. orinocotribune.com The United Nations (UN) Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights recognized this Friday, May 21, via Twitter, the efforts of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to strengthen the exercise of human rights. | The UN body, led since 2018 by High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet, expressed its satisfaction after the government of President Nicolás Maduro adopted procedures that coincide with the recommendations issued by the multilateral organization. | In this sense, the Attorney General of the Republic, Tarek William Saab, recently announced the restructuring of the SEBIN and the DGCIM, Venezuelan State secur…

Alexander Main (2021-05-23). Sanctions, Making Venezuela Scream. zcomm.org Interview on the economic and political impact of the sanctions…

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IMF Proposes $50 Billion Vaccine Plan to End Pandemic and Boost Economy
Zachary Conti | indybay.org | 2021-05-24
As worldwide COVID cases peak, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva unveiled a $50 billion proposal to support vaccinations of 60% of the world's population. During a G20 and European Commission summit, Georgieva argued the global vaccine investment would end the pandemic and spur $9 trillion in economic gains by 2025.
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/05/21/18842679.php

It's Past Time to End U.S. Funding of Israeli Violence
Sonali Kolhatkar | counterpunch.org | 2021-05-24
At the end of 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic was continuing to ravage the populations of many nations, Israel stood out as a success story, administering more doses of vaccines to its modest-sized 9-million-strong population than any other country after China, the U.S., and the UK. Today, more than 60 percent of Israelis are vaccinated,…
counterpunch.org/2021/05/24/its-past-time-to-end-u-s-funding-of-israeli-violence/

Venezuela's COVID-19 Sunday Brief: 1,293 New Cases, 14 Deaths and 93% Recovery Rate
Staff | orinocotribune.com | 2021-05-24
On Sunday, May 23, Venezuelan Minister for Communication and Information, Freddy àëáñez, informed that in the last 24 hours 1,293 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Venezuela, of which 1,291 were community transmissions and 2 were imported cases. | àëáñez informed that the state with the most infections is Zulia, with 299 cases in 16 of its 21 municipalities. | RELATED CONTENT: Sanctions, Making Venezuela Scream: A Conversation with Alexander Main (Part I) | The rest of…
orinocotribune.com/venezuelas-covid-19-sunday-brief-1293-new-cases-14-deaths-and-93-recovery-rate/

Venezuela to Start New Vaccination Phase with 1.3 Million Doses from China
Staff | orinocotribune.com | 2021-05-24
The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, announced that 1.3 million new COVID-19 vaccines have arrived in the country from China, which would help to accelerate mass vaccination in the country. | During his speech this Sunday, May 23, the president clarified that a new phase of vaccination will start this week, with the aim to get 70% of the population vaccinated by the end of August. | "This week, a new phase of vaccination starts in the country; 1,300,000 new vaccines arrived in Venezuelans from China. More vaccines are arriving this week, and even more doses are yet to come," he stated in his Sunday address…
orinocotribune.com/venezuela-to-start-new-vaccination-phase-with-1-3-million-doses-from-china/

Venezuela to Start New Vaccination Phase with 1.3 Million Doses from China
Staff | orinocotribune.com | 2021-05-24
The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, announced that 1.3 million new COVID-19 vaccines have arrived in the country from China, which would help to accelerate mass vaccination in the country. | During his speech this Sunday, May 23, the president clarified that a new phase of vaccination will start this week, with the aim to get 70% of the population vaccinated by the end of August. | "This week, a new phase of vaccination starts in the country; 1,300,000 new vaccines arrived in Venezuelans from China. More vaccines are arriving this week, and even more doses are yet to come," he stated in his Sunday address…
orinocotribune.com/venezuela-to-start-new-vaccination-phase-with-1-3-million-doses-from-china/

Protests through Europe against Israel's war on Gaza
wsws.org | 2021-05-24
The protests took place just 48 hours after a ceasefire was announced between Israel and Hamas, but this was widely recognised among those attending the protests as nothing but a tenuous lull before Israel resumes hostilities against a defenceless population.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/24/prot-m24.html

U.S. trying to extradite Venezuelan Diplomat for the "crime" of securing food for the hungry: the case of Alex Saab v. The Empire
Roger Harris | mronline.org | 2021-05-24
The case of Alex Saab raises dangerous precedents in terms of extraterritorial judicial abuse, violation of diplomatic status, and even the use of torture to extract false confessions. | May 24, 2021…
mronline.org/2021/05/24/u-s-trying-to-extradite-venezuelan-diplomat-for-the-crime-of-securing-food-for-the-hungry-the-case-of-alex-saab-v-the-empire/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=u-s-trying-to-extradite-venezuelan-diplomat-for-the-crime-of-securing-food-for-the-hungry-the-case-of-alex-saab-v-the-empire

This is not a Crisis — This is a Rebellion: A Report from the Front Lines of Haiti
Danny Shaw | orinocotribune.com | 2021-05-24
By Danny Shaw — May 11, 2021 | All of Haitian society is in revolt. | A mambo and hougan–the traditional voudou priestess and priest–lead ancestral ceremonies before rallies take the streets and block the central arteries of Port-au-Prince, Cap HaàØtien, and other Haitian cities and towns. After one of their members was kidnapped, leaders of the Protestant Church directed its congregation to halt all activities at noon on Wednesday and bat tenèb. Bat tenèb, literally "beat the darkness," is a call for all sectors of Haitian society to beat pots, pans, street lights and anything else as a g…
orinocotribune.com/this-is-not-a-crisis-this-is-a-rebellion-a-report-from-the-front-lines-of-haiti/

US Trying To Extradite Diplomat For The 'Crime' Of Securing Food For The Hungry
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-05-23
Special envoy and ambassador to the African Union for Venezuela, Alex Saab, was on a humanitarian mission flying from Caracas to Iran to procure food and gasoline for the Venezuelan CLAP food assistance program. Saab was detained on a refueling stop in the African nation of Cabo Verde and has been held in custody ever since June 12, 2020. | Saab's "crime," according to the US government, which ordered the imprisonment, was money laundering. That is, Saab conducted perfectly legal international trade, but his circumventing the US sanctions — which are designed to prevent relief to the Venezuelans — is…
popularresistance.org/us-trying-to-extradite-diplomat-for-the-crime-of-securing-food-for-the-hungry/

IMF Proposes $50 Billion Vaccine Plan to End Pandemic and Boost Economy
Zachary Conti | indybay.org | 2021-05-23
As worldwide COVID cases peak, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva unveiled a $50 billion proposal to support vaccinations of 60% of the world's population. During a G20 and European Commission summit, Georgieva argued the global vaccine investment would end the pandemic and spur $9 trillion in economic gains by 2025.
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/05/21/18842679.php

UN Recognizes Venezuela's Efforts to Strengthen Human Rights
José Manuel Blanco Diaz | orinocotribune.com | 2021-05-23
The United Nations (UN) Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights recognized this Friday, May 21, via Twitter, the efforts of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to strengthen the exercise of human rights. | The UN body, led since 2018 by High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet, expressed its satisfaction after the government of President Nicolás Maduro adopted procedures that coincide with the recommendations issued by the multilateral organization. | In this sense, the Attorney General of the Republic, Tarek William Saab, recently announced the restructuring of the SEBIN and the DGCIM, Venezuelan State secur…
orinocotribune.com/un-recognizes-venezuelas-efforts-to-strengthen-human-rights/

Dollarization in Venezuela Causes a Boom in Imported Goods Stores
Editor2 | orinocotribune.com | 2021-05-23
By Michele de Mello — May 17, 2021 | The private sector sidesteps blockade and replaces the State in supplying goods | In the last six years of sanctions, Venezuela's economy has suffered serious attacks. As the country's GDP and oil activity dropped by 60%, imports were taken over by the private sector. Along with the recent process of forced dollarization, the country now faces a boom of bodegons, commercial shops that specialize in selling imported goods. They sell about everything — items of the basic food basket, cleaning and personal hygiene products, candies, beverages, medications. | "The sanct…
orinocotribune.com/dollarization-in-venezuela-causes-a-boom-in-imported-goods-stores/

Sanctions, Making Venezuela Scream: A Conversation with Alexander Main (Part I)
Editor2 | orinocotribune.com | 2021-05-23
A director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research explains the economic and political impact of the sanctions. | Alexander Main is Director of International Policy at the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) in Washington, DC, where he monitors economic and political developments in Latin America and the Caribbean. His analyses have been published in a variety of outlets including The New York Times, Foreign Policy, The Los Angeles Times, NACLA, and Le Monde Diplomatique. In this interview, we talk about the impact of the sanctions on Venezuela's economy and i…
orinocotribune.com/sanctions-making-venezuela-scream-a-conversation-with-alexander-main-part-i/

Governor of La Guaira State García Carneiro Passes Away
Lucía Eugenia Córdova | orinocotribune.com | 2021-05-23
The governor of the state of La Guaira, Jorge Luis García Carneiro, passed away on the morning of this Saturday, May 22. He was 69 years old. | "We regret to report the departure of our Governor of La Guaira, General García Carneiro," wrote Delcy Rodríguez, executive vice president of Venezuela, on her Twitter account. | Communicating the sad news, she described García Carneiro as a "patriotic, loyal, brave and indispensable soldier." She also sent condolences to his wife, María del Valle, his children, and the people of La Guaira. "Venezuela has lost a distinguished son. Fly high general in chief," she added.
orinocotribune.com/governor-of-la-guaira-state-garcia-carneiro-passes-away/

Sanctions, Making Venezuela Scream
Alexander Main | zcomm.org | 2021-05-23
Interview on the economic and political impact of the sanctions…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/sanctions-making-venezuela-scream/

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