Daily Archives: July 7, 2021

2021-07-07: News Headlines

The Associated Press (2021-07-07). Official: Haiti President Jovenel MoàØse Assassinated at Home. latinorebels.com PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitian President Jovenel MoàØse was assassinated in an attack on his private residence, the country's interim prime minister said in a statement Wednesday, calling it a "hateful, inhumane and barbaric act."

Peoples Dispatch (2021-07-07). De facto president of Haiti Jovenel MoàØse assassinated. peoplesdispatch.org Jovenel MoàØse, the de facto president of Haiti, was assassinated at 1am on July 7 at his home. His wife and Haiti's first lady, Martine MoàØse, was also injured in the attack and has been hospitalized. The news was announced by the prime minister Claude Joseph through an official communique early on July 7. In a press conference, Joseph declared a state of emergency and called for an extraordinary council of ministers. | According to the communique, the assailants have not been identified but are suspected to be Spanish-speaking. The official communique called for the population to remain calm and…

teleSUR (2021-07-07). Haitian President Jovenel Moise Assassinated. telesurenglish.net President Jovenel Moise was assassinated Wednesday by gunmen who raided his residence in the early morning hours in the Pelerin neighborhood of Port-au-Prince. The assault wounded first lady Martine Moise, who would have died in the hospital a few hours later. | RELATED: | "This morning, at one o'clock in the morning, July 7, a group of unidentified persons, speaking in Spanish and English, assassinated th…

Staff (2021-07-07). Jovenel MoàØse Dead: Haitian President Assassinated, Plunging Country into New Political Crisis. democracynow.org Haiti is reeling from a new crisis after President Jovenel MoàØse was assassinated in an attack on his home in the outskirts of Port-au-Prince early Wednesday. In a statement, Haitian Prime Minister Claude Joseph said "a group of unidentified individuals" attacked the private residence of the president, killing him and injuring the first lady. MoàØse, who had led Haiti since 2017, was accused of orchestrating a coup to stay in power beyond February 7, when his term officially ended. For months Haitians have staged large protests against MoàØse demanding he leave office, but MoàØse clun…

Staff (2021-07-07). Headlines for July 7, 2021. democracynow.org Haitian President Jovenel MoàØse Assassinated, Eric Adams Set to Become New York City's Next Mayor After Clinching Primary, Nikole Hannah-Jones Rejects Tenure at UNC, Heads to Howard University with Ta-Nehisi Coates, Biden Admin Extends Temporary Protected Status for Yemenis, Pentagon Cancels $10 Billion Cloud Computing Contract with Microsoft, White House Quietly Hosts Brother of Mohammed bin Salman, Lebanon on Brink of Economic Collapse as People Face Hunger, Poverty and Political Uncertainty, Far-Right Israeli Gov't Fails to Renew Apartheid "Citizenship Law", Iran Hosts Intra-Afghan Talks Amid Taliban A…

Staff (2021-07-07). Haitian President Assassinated, Plunging Country Into New Political Crisis. truthout.org Haiti is reeling from a new crisis after President Jovenel MoàØse was assassinated in an attack on his home in the outskirts of Port-au-Prince early Wednesday. In a statement, Haitian Prime Minister Claude Joseph said "a group of unidentified individuals" attacked the private residence of the president, killing him and injuring the first lady. MoàØse, who had led Haiti since 2017, was accused of orchestrating a coup to stay in power beyond February 7, when his term officially ended. F…

Black Alliance for Peace (2021-07-07). The Assassination of Haitian President Jovenel MoàØse. dissidentvoice.org Unknown assailants overnight assassinating Haitian President Jovenel MoàØse was a horrific act that should be condemned in no uncertain terms. Unfortunately, such violence is unsurprising. As the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) noted in its July 6 press release, MoàØse's actions since usurping power have brought Haiti to a boiling point, with heavily armed gangs …

teleSUR (2021-07-07). World Leaders Condemn Assassination of Haitian President Moise. telesurenglish.net Political leaders and high-level officials from around the world sent their solidarity with the Haitian people and condemned the assassination of President Jovenel Moise on Wednesday. | RELATED: | BOLIVIA: "We deeply regret the assassination of the President of the sister Republic of Haiti Jovenel Moise and his wife Martine Marie Etienne Joseph. We condemn these acts of violence, which must be clarified. Our condolences to the Haitian people," Boliv…

teleSUR (2021-07-07). Us Calls on Haiti To Hold Elections This Year as Planned. telesurenglish.net The United States on Wednesday called on Haiti to go ahead with elections scheduled later this year, saying they would provide a path forward after the assassination of President Jovenel Moise. | "It is still the view of the United States that elections this year should proceed," State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters. | RELATED: | Price said that elections would both restore the lapsed parliament, following rule by d…

_____ (2021-07-07). Assassins of Haiti President Jovenel Moïse Reportedly Posed as US Agents. commondreams.org "If we do not now stop corporations like Chevron from weaponizing the law, the rights of all earth defenders will be in jeopardy," said the human rights attorney.

news.un (2021-07-07). UN condemns 'abhorrent' assassination of Haiti President Jovenel MoàØse. news.un.org Perpetrators behind the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel MoàØse must be brought to justice, the United Nations said on Wednesday.

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-07-07). Group in Defense of UN Charter Officially Formed by 18 Countries (Anti-Sanctions Club). orinocotribune.com Through a joint statement read out by the Ambassador of Venezuela to the United Nations, Samuel Moncada, the Group of Friends in the Defense of the Charter of the United Nations was officially created on Tuesday, July 6. Eighteen member countries of the United Nations subscribed to the group and ratified the statement. The event took place via a Consequently, a proposal that was previously presented by Venezuela has been consolidated…

Teresa Páez (2021-07-07). Boston activists protest illegal U.S. arrest of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab. liberationnews.org The unprecedented extortion that Washington is employing to block Venezuela's food and medicine supplies is evidenced in the U.S. government's persecution of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab.

Staff (2021-07-07). Cape Verdean Authorities Prevent Alex Saab from Receiving Medical Attention. orinocotribune.com On Tuesday, June 6, Cape Verdean authorities prevented Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab's doctor from visiting him, which is a flagrant violation of the diplomat's human rights and a risk to his life, given his health condition. | This was informed by the Saab's legal defense team, explaining that Cape Verdean police had prevented medical personnel from entering the building where the Venezuelan diplomat is under house arrest, although the medics had complied with all the requirements necessary for permits to visit Saab, as demanded by the authorities of the African country. | It should be noted that on January 21,…

Answer Coalition, Boston (2021-07-07). Boston activists protest illegal U.S. arrest of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab. answercoalition.org

Brianna Griffith (2021-07-07). Extradition of Alex Saab: US takes effort to starve Venezuelans to new lows. peoplesdispatch.org Venezuelan official Alex Saab was arrested over a year ago in Cape Verde and in March 2021 the country's Supreme Court approved his extradition to the United States…

teleSUR (2021-07-07). Updates: Haiti's Interim Prime Minister Declares State of Siege. telesurenglish.net Update 16: 00 local Haiti time: OAS emergency meeting begins in Washington. | TODAY | ÔøΩÔøΩÔ∏èJuly 7 | ‚è∞14: 30 EDT (18: 30 GMT) | ÔøΩÔøΩ ‚ÑπÔ∏&e…

Rick Rozoff (2021-07-07). Tajikistan to be overrun by Taliban, Russia/CSTO offer "logistical support to border guards" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Tajikistan: population 9.5Afghanistan: population 40 million Putin assures Rahmon of Russia's readiness to help Tajikistan amid border tensions both bilaterally and at CSTO level — Kremlin In this context, the two leaders discussed ways to reinforce the Tajik-Afghan border and provide logistics support and assistance to Tajik border guards in this respect…. "They agreed to …

Jesus Rodriguez-Espinoza (2021-07-07). DSA Delegation Meets with President Maduro—Uproar Already in US. orinocotribune.com Caracas, July 6 (special for OrinocoTribune.com)—This past Friday, July 2, the president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, received a delegation of representatives from the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) at the Miraflores palace in Caracas, where they held a cordial meeting in which political and geopolitical issues were discussed along with history, on the occasion of the 200-year anniversary of the Battle of Carabobo that consolidated Venezuela's independence from the Spanish empire. | During the meeting, the activists told the president about their experience during their s…

Staff (2021-07-07). International Criminal Court's Pre-Trial Chamber Recognizes Venezuela's Proactive Conduct. orinocotribune.com On July 2, the Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC), based in The Hague, Netherlands, acknowledged that Venezuela has maintained a proactive attitude during the preliminary examination being carried out by the Prosecutor's Office, and urged the organization to "maintain a meaningful dialogue" with Venezuela, reported the Attorney General of the Bolivarian Republic, Tarek William Saab. | The statement issued by the Venezuelan Attorney General's Office noted that the Pre-Trial Chamber requested the ICC Prosecutor's Office "maintain a meaningful dialogue with Venezuela, reject new requests, an…

Graziella Pogolotti (2021-07-07). Arte cubano en la Europa socialista. globalizacion.ca Una vez más, en la larga lucha por la emancipación, vivimos tiempos difíciles. En el día a día hay que salir en procura del pan que nos toca, afrontar las colas para asegurar la comida que habremos de poner sobre…

Prensa Latina (2021-07-07). Cuba thanks Canadian entrepreneurs ¥ trust despite U.S. blockade. mronline.org Cuba thanked Canadian entrepreneurs who do business with the country despite the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba, the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment (MINCEX) reported. | July 7, 2021…

Editor (2021-07-07). Washington's accusation in its report that Cuba engages in people trafficking is a lie. mronline.org Declaration by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs | July 7, 2021 | Newswire…

Staff (2021-07-07). Director of NGO Fundaredes Charged with Terrorism. orinocotribune.com On Tuesday, July 6, the Attorney General of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, informed that José Javier Tarazona, Omar Dios García and José Rafael Tarazona have been charged with incitement of hate crimes, treason and terrorism. | The Attorney General informed of the charges during a press conference held on July 6. | José Javier Tarazona, director of NGO Fundaredes, had been spreading serious accusations against the Venezuelan government, his only evidence being an undated photograph. Tarazona claimed that a direct link exists between institutions of the Venezuelan government and Colombian guerrilla groups such as…

Pedro Echeverría V. (2021-07-07). La Tricontinental de La Habana en 1966, las condiciones de tres continentes y los EEUU. globalizacion.ca 1. Tengo en las manos el libro de 836 páginas, "Tres Continentes, Asia, àÅfrica, América Latina", editado en mayo de 1966 por Prensa Latina en Cuba. | Este maravilloso tomo documental conserva la situación de más de 100 países ese año,…

Jake Johnston (2021-07-06). Biden Continues Trump's Policy in Haiti Despite Bipartisan Congressional Pushback. cepr.net Last week, a prominent anticorruption activist, journalist, and emerging political leader, Antoinette Duclaire was brutally assassinated in Port-au-Prince. Killed alongside her was fellow journalist Diego Charles. Duclaire was shot seven times in the front seat of her vehicle, including once in her left temple. Duclaire had previously warned that she was facing death threats, and, …

teleSUR (2021-07-06). Haiti: Jovenel MoàØse Appoints Ariel Henry as New Prime Minister. telesurenglish.net Haitian President Jovenel MoàØse appointed Dr. Ariel Henry as the country's Prime Minister on Monday, the sixth to hold…

Staff (2021-07-06). United States Bribes Cape Verde $440 Million in Exchange for Alex Saab's Extradition. orinocotribune.com On the eve of Cape Verde's independence day, coincidentally the same day as Venezuela's—July 5—the United States government announced an investment of $439 million to build a new US embassy facility on a 4.5-hectare area of land adjacent to the Government Palace in Praia, capital of the West African country. Of that money $100 million will go directly into the Cape Verdean economy. | The project would "pay tribute to the long-standing relations" between Praia and Washington, US Ambassador to Cape Verde Jeff Daigle said when he made the announcement on Sunday,…

_____ (2021-07-06). Alex Saab Case Exposes Lawlessness Of The United States. popularresistance.org Dan Kovalik, lawyer, human rights activist and pacifist, asserted that "the story of Alex Saab is very important because it really exposes the lawlessness of the United States. The US put pressure on Cabo Verde to arrest, detain and extradite Alex Saab for the crime of helping Venezuela overcome sanctions that are in themselves illegal."

Black Alliance for Peace (2021-07-06). Human Rights Violence in Haiti: Continued U.S./OAS/UN Support for Unconstitutional Actions by Haiti's Illegitimate Government. globalresearch.ca

Amy Wilentz (2021-07-06). Haiti Has Been Abandoned—by the Media, the US, and the World. thenation.com Haiti Has Been Abandoned—by the Media, the US, and the World…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-07-06). With a Stern Warning to Oligarchies, Maduro Presides Over Venezuela's Independence Day Military Parade (Photos & Video). orinocotribune.com This Monday, July 5, with the firm conviction that sooner rather than later a new wave of liberation and emancipation of the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean will arise, President Nicolás Maduro participated in the civic-military parade to celebrate 210 years since Venezuela's Declaration of Independence of Venezuela. | In this sense, he stressed that local oligarchies have momentarily managed to block the path of the people. "The criminal oligarchy, the mafia that governs Bogotá, has momentarily managed to separate the paths of two brother nations, Colombia and Venezuela," he said. | Maduro noted that…

The Conversation (2021-07-06). Suburban living is the worst for carbon emissions — new research. juancole.com By Sabrina Zwick | — ( The Conversation ) — Work, education, entertainment, or simply better connectivity all draw people to cities. By the end of this century around 85% of the world population are predicted to live in cities. There are speculations that the COVID-19 pandemic will slow down this urbanisation trend, but I …

Staff (2021-07-06). 'They Make Unsubstantiated Accusations': Venezuela Calls UN Report Fallacious (Communiqué). orinocotribune.com In a This report is the result of a Resolution promoted by a small group of governments with serious domestic human rights violations, that conspired to satisfy the policy of "regim…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2021-07-06). øHacia una "cuarta ola"? Combatiendo "la peligrosa variante delta". El "modelo de confinamiento matemático" globalizacion.ca *** | La campaña del miedo ha vuelto a acelerarse. | Es un nuevo bloqueo mundial concebido como un medio para combatir la variante "peligrosa" de Covid titulada "Delta". | Identificada por primera vez el año pasado en India, se pensaba que la…

Editor2 (2021-07-06). Cuba's Vaccine Triumph (Interview). orinocotribune.com Kawsachun News spoke exclusively to the Ambassador of Cuba in Bolivia, Danilo Sánchez Vázquez, about the COVID-19 vaccines his country is developing and the context for Cuba's success in the field of biotech and public health. We also discussed Cuba's economic model and the enormous difficulties foisted upon the country due to the decades-long economic United States economic blockade. | How many vaccines is Cuba developing and how effective are they? | We are working on five vaccine candidates, but I'd like to start by saying that Cuba has been developing vaccines from long before the start of the Covid pandemic,…

Editor2 (2021-07-06). Brazil Rallies Against Bolsonaro as He Faces Court-Ordered Criminal Probe in 'CovaxinGate'. orinocotribune.com By Shobhan Saxena and Florencia Costa | CIA director William Burns' secret trip to Brasilia raises suspicion that the Biden administration may throw a lifeline to the beleaguered president for its geopolitical moves against China and Venezuela. | Sao Paulo: A day after a judge of the Supreme Federal Court ordered a criminal investigation against Jair Bolsonaro in the Covaxin scandal, hundreds of thousands of Brazilians took to the streets in 350 cities and towns to protest against the government and demand that the president be impeached. | On Friday evening, Justice Rosa Weber ordered the prosecutor general's of…

teleSUR (2021-07-06). CARICOM Debates the Region's Economic Development. telesurenglish.net With a priority on food security, the region's economic development is on the agenda of the 42nd Meeting of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), which virtually finished on Tuesday. | RELATED: | On Monday, Antigua and Barbuda's Prime Minister and CARICOM's President Gaston Browne referred to the community's economic challenges. | In that regard, he urged heads of Government to consider accelerating effor…

Poorthuis MF, de Borst GJ. (2021-07-06). The USPSTF Recommendation Statement About Screening Asymptomatic Adults for Carotid Stenosis. jamanetwork.com To the Editor The USPSTF recommends against population-level screening of individuals without prior neurologic deficit related to carotid artery stenosis. This recommendation is substantiated by the low yield of screening and uncertainty about the efficacy of carotid revascularization in patients with asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis. While we agree with the overall recommendation, we wish to add recent data and a research agenda.

_____ (2021-07-06). Palestinians In Chicago Nurture Connection To A Homeland Far Away. popularresistance.org An Estimated 85,000 Palestinians Live In Greater Chicago — 60% Of The Area's Arab Population. The Connection Some Of Them Feel To Their Homeland Was On Full Display During Street Protests In The Loop In Late May.

Editor2 (2021-07-06). Is the CIA Preparing a False Flag Operation from Colombia? orinocotribune.com By Misión Verdad — Jul 2, 2021 | Colombia's role in the already permanent regime-change operation against Venezuela is extensive and significant. Some recent events in Colombia may be worthy of attention and analysis, however, and give rise to a series of questions that help to clarify what is behind these events and where they are headed. | Perhaps the most curious event was the

Staff (2021-07-06). Venezuelan Oil Exports Skyrocket in June. orinocotribune.com In June, Venezuela's oil exports increased by 66% in comparison to last year's figures. The crude has been moved via transshipments from Malaysia that have stimulated shipments to Asia. | Venezuela sold a significant amount of crude to Chinese buyers before June 12, when a new tax took effect that raised import costs by at least 40% for various types of fuel. | According to Reuters, the tax coincided with the restart of a crude upgrader operated by Petrocedeno between PDVSA, Total Energies, Equinor and an oil-mixing plant that processes extra-heavy crude from the Orinoco Belt for export, owned by PDVSA and China…

WSWS (2021-07-06). Far-right thugs attack prominent Ukrainian journalist Ruslan Kotsaba. wsws.org Over seven years after the imperialist backed-coup in Kiev, Ukrainian journalists continue to be terrorized by government-backed fascist thugs.

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