(2021-08-13). Heroes or Murderers? Colombian Government Defends its Mercenaries. orinocotribune.com The government of Iván Duque this week spoke up in defense of the Colombian mercenaries who assassinated Haiti's president Jovenel MoàØse at his official residence in Port-au-Prince on July 7. | PSUV deputy Diosdado Cabello, during his television program Con el Mazo Dando, referred to statements issued by Colombian officials who, before multilateral organizations, decided to intercede in favor of the former Colombian military personnel involved in the assassination. | "The latest is that the [Colombian] Ombudsperson's Office asked the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the OAS for precautionary measu…
(2021-08-13). La deuda histórica que asfixió a Haití. globalizacion.ca Haití nada en las corrientes lóbregas de la historia. El magnicidio del presidente haitiano Jovenel MoàØse el 7 de Julio del 2021 [1] recae en esa línea de hechos dramáticos que consolidan esa imagen de nación condenada a ser un…
(2021-08-13). Foreign Vice-minister for Multilateral Affairs meets with SELA's Secretary. mppre.gob.ve In order to follow up issues related to the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA), the Foreign Vice-minister for Multilateral Affairs, Daniel Rodríguez, held on Thursday a meeting with Walter Clarems Endara, permanent secretary of this organization. After the meeting, the Venezuelan representative explained that they reviewed the current cooperation and the 2021 work […] | La entrada
(2021-08-13). Diáspora y puertorriqueñidad. globalizacion.ca La dispersión puertorriqueña en Estados Unidos como resultado del fenómeno migratorio colonial; negritud y hazañas olímpicas de atletas del Caribe. No recuerdo cuándo fue la primera ocasión que escuché el vocablo diáspora para referirse a la comunidad boricua en Estados…
(2021-08-13). Cuba receives more than 41 tonnes of humanitarian aid from Russia. tass.com The shipment includes canned meat, corn flour and sunflower oil…
(2021-08-13). Anti-Government Protests in Cuba Provoked by U.S. Embargo Has Right-Wingers Salivating at the Prospect of Regime Change. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-13). In support of sovereignty. mronline.org 
The dog-whistle calls of "Freedom for Cuba" that reverberated round the world on 11 July, emanating from a mix of forces in Cuba, which were carefully manipulated and crafted by the CIA and U.S. anti-Cuban forces abroad, shed a great deal of light not only on U.S. foreign policy hypocrisy but on left-wing hypocrisy and impotence, both here in Ireland and elsewhere.
(2021-08-13). What Fidel Castro means to us. peoplesdispatch.org I first saw Fidel Castro in person during the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) meeting in New Delhi in 1983. Castro had come to hand-over the chair of NAM from Cuba, which hosted the 1979 meeting, to India. He was greeted at the Delhi airport by India's Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, whom he called "sister." | At the meeting, Castro was the star. He held together the 101 countries that gathered under an entirely new leadership. India's Nehru, Egypt's Nasser, Indonesia's Sukarno, and Yugoslavia's Tito — the founders of NAM in 1961 — were no longer present; the new names were Gandhi and Castro with new revolut…
(2021-08-13). 5 Ways Paid Hacks of the Cuban-American Exile Lobby Try to Mislead Us About Cuba. counterpunch.org In the month that has now passed since protests erupted across Cuba, much media commentary has focused on how President Biden would react. Earlier this year Biden's press secretary had said that "a Cuba policy shift is not currently among President Biden's top priorities." However, the Biden administration is now clearly shifting policy, but not
(2021-08-13). Cuban scientists pen letter to Biden rejecting 'failed state' claim. mronline.org 
A broad representation of Cuban scientists will address a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden evidencing Cuba's scientific and political capacity to face Covid-19, in an altruistic manner, despite the limitations of the U.S. blockade.
(2021-08-13). Race hustling at George Floyd square: a valuable teaching moment. mronline.org 
Only "niggers" have the right to employ the example of George Floyd to fight oppression. And, "there are no niggers in Cuba!" So proclaimed someone who identified himself as a "nigger" to a group of us at George Floyd Square on Saturday afternoon, July 31.
(2021-08-13). Las mujeres cubanas son la fortaleza de la Revolución. cubadebate.cu El Presidente Díaz-Canel continuó este jueves los intercambios con varios sectores de la sociedad cubana. De dialogar con líderes comunitarios en la mañana pasó a hacerlo con mujeres de un sinfín de profesiones, encuentro emotivo y también crítico sobre cuánto falta por hacer en materia de igualdad de género.
(2021-08-13). Llega a La Habana nuevo cargamento de ayuda humanitaria desde Rusia. cubadebate.cu Un AN-124 del Ejército ruso aterrizó en la tarde de este jueves en Aeropuerto José Martí con poco más de 40 toneladas de ayuda humanitaria para Cuba. La carga estaba compuesta por carne enlatada, aceite vegetal y harina de trigo. Un segundo avión llegará este viernes con equipamiento médico y medicinas.
(2021-08-13). Atomic Bomb Survivors—A Model For Us In COVID-19 Era. popularresistance.org Survivors of Hiroshima are a dying population. People who were 20 years old at the time of the bomb would now be 96. The survivors still alive were mostly children then, and they too are dying out. Does this suggest that the message of hibakusha, the original survivors, has come to an end? I do not think so. | Consider the message that Hiroshima survivors have brought to the world. A history professor I interviewed during my 1962 study of hibakusha — "explosion-affected people" — described how, soon after the bomb, he looked down at the city from a high suburb: "Hiroshima had disappeared. … I was sh…
(2021-08-13). Humanitarians assess needs of 18.4 mln people in Afghanistan: UN. ecns.cn Relief workers in Afghanistan are determining the needs of 18.4 million people out of the nearly 40-million population as fighting spreads across the country, UN humanitarians said on Thursday.
(2021-08-13). Class forces behind U.S. genocide in Hiroshima, Nagasaki. workers.org 
This article, which has been slightly excerpted, was first published in Workers World, August 13, 2015. On the 70th anniversary of the mass murders of the civilian populations of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan, on Aug. 6 and Aug. 9, respectively, a discussion in the U.S. corporate media centered on . . . |
(2021-08-13). Jeremy Corbyn and the political dead-end of the official Don't Extradite Assange Campaign. wsws.org The DEA makes no appeal to the working class whatsoever, or to any broader layers of the population. It has produced a near hermetically sealed campaign of more or less prominent individuals, held in high regard by each other, who attend each other's events, and repost each other's comments.
(2021-08-13). Afghan crisis: historical background. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Excerpts from an article by Muhittin Ataman in today's Daily Sabah of Turkey. Who is responsible for the chaos in Afghanistan? Afghan territories served as a buffer zone between the British Empire and the Czarist Russia during the last quarter of the 1800s. To put it correctly, modern Afghanistan is an artificial creation of the …
(2021-08-13). Norway Confirms Everything Ready for Mexico Talks. orinocotribune.com The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway confirmed Norway's role in talks in Mexico with the Venezuelan government and the opposition, as agreed by all parties more than a year ago. In their role as mediator, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Twitter that "Norway confirms that the Government of Venezuela and the Unitary Platform of Venezuela are in the final phase of exploratory talks, with the aim of starting negotiations in Mexico facilitated by Norway." | Norway confirms that the Government of Venezuela and the Unitary Platform of Venezuela are in the final phase of exploratory talks, with the aim…
(2021-08-13). Stalin González Says He too is Ready for Mexico Talks. orinocotribune.com Stalin González, spokesman of the Venezuelan far-right, confirmed that he will be present in the dialogue process between representatives of the Bolivarian government and sectors of Venezuela's extreme right opposition, who will meet in Mexico under the auspices of governments such as Norway. | González expressed this through a series of posts on his Twitter account. In these posts, he stated the importance of joining the democratic route of the regional elections scheduled for November 21 to elect governors, mayors, and members of state legislative councils and city councils. | In this regard, he stated that "se…
(2021-08-13). Russia Calls Alex Saab Situation Atrocious. orinocotribune.com The Deputy Director of the Information and Press Department of the Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry, NT Lakhonin, drew attention to the illegal actions of Washington to extradite the special envoy of the Venezuelan Government Alex Saab to the United States. | In a
(2021-08-13). Tomás Guanipa Leaves Guaidó and Joins Mexico Talks. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan anti-Chavista politician Tomás Guanipa announced on Wednesday, August 11, that he resigned from the former deputy, Juan Guaidó, to join the dialogue that will begin in Mexico between the Venezuelan government and the extreme right opposition. | Through his Twitter account, Guanipa reported that he will be the representative of the opposition party Primero Justicia (PJ) in the negotiations that will begin this Friday in Mexico. | For the opposition leader, the talks that will take place in Mexico, with Norway as mediator, represent a new challenge to reach an agreement between sectors of the country.
(2021-08-13). Venezuelan Government and Opposition Begin Talks in Mexico. telesurenglish.net On Friday afternoon, the government of President Nicolas Maduro and members of the Venezuelan opposition begin a new negotiation process in Mexico City. | RELATED: | Mexico's Foreign Affairs Minister Marcelo Ebrard received a communiqué from the Norwegian government, indicating that the parties have entered the final phase of exploratory talks and are ready to begin negotiations. Last week, President Andres Manuel…
(2021-08-13). Venezuela Reports N ∞ 21. mppre.gob.ve In Venezuela we follow the firm path of economic recovery, the strengthening of relations with brother countries, the development of our Golden Generation for Paris 2024 and the consolidation of our democracy. We are a country in battle and in victory. We tell you more in issue No. 21 of Venezuela Reports. | La entrada
(2021-08-13). Rusia considera atroz la situación del diplomático Alex Saab en Cabo Verde. telesurtv.net Rusia resaltó que EE.UU. implementa la práctica de capturar a ciudadanos de otros Estados en terceros países bajo acusaciones inventadas.
(2021-08-13). Venezuela Rejects Accusations Of Former ICC Prosecutor. popularresistance.org This Thursday, August 12, Venezuela's Public Ministry (MP) rejected as worthless the accusations issued by the former prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, after she irresponsibly ignored the collaboration of the Venezuelan authorities in the Venezuela I case filed by the near-defunct Lima Group accusing Venezuelan authorities of human rights violations. | From his Twitter account, the Attorney General of Venezuela Tarek William Saab published a statement in which he repudiated the statement of the former ICC prosecutor regarding the preliminary examination underway on Venezuela.
(2021-08-13). The Lima Group is Falling Apart. orinocotribune.com By Yves Engler — Aug 10, 2021 | Latin American governments are abandoning the controversial regime change alliance. Now it's time for Canada to follow suit | The Lima Group, a multilateral body formed in the Peruvian capital in 2017 with the goal of instigating regime change in Venezuela through a "peaceful and negotiated solution," has been dealt a likely fatal blow that ought to elicit serious discussion about Canadian foreign policy in Latin America. Just don't expect the media or politicians to even mention it. | In what could be a death knell to a coalition including Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia and…
(2021-08-13). Las Mesas de Diálogo en Venezuela: Mecanismo acordatorio. globalizacion.ca Lo de las Mesas de Diálogo en Venezuela, entre la oposición y el gobierno bolivariano, han caído en un círculo vicioso, que ya parece risible tal mecanismo, siendo que desde hace años no han resultado parcialmente, proclives o exitosas, para…
(2021-08-13). Venezuela Rejects Accusations of Former ICC Prosecutor as Worthless. orinocotribune.com This Thursday, August 12, Venezuela's Public Ministry (MP) rejected as worthless the accusations issued by the former prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, after she irresponsibly ignored the collaboration of the Venezuelan authorities in the Venezuela I case filed by the near-defunct Lima Group accusing Venezuelan authorities of human rights violations. | From his Twitter account, the Attorney General of Venezuela Tarek William Saab published a statement in which he repudiated the statement of the former ICC prosecutor regarding the preliminary examination underway on Venezuela.
(2021-08-12). Haiti: General Elections Postponed to November 7. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) informed Prime Minister Ariel Henry that the date of the first round of the presidential elections will change from September 26 to November 7. On this day, the parliamentary elections and the constitutional referendum will also take place. | RELATED: | The elections for local authorities will be held on January 23, 2022, the day on which the second round of the pr…
(2021-08-12). Mercenarios colombianos, carne de cañón de negocios de otros. globalizacion.ca La detención de 18 veteranos colombianos en Puerto Príncipe por su participación en el magnicidio del presidente haitiano Jovenel MoàØse, perpetrado el pasado 7 de julio, desató un debate sobre el trato que el gobierno de Colombia da a sus…
(2021-08-12). Asesinato de Jovenel MoàØse: Premeditación, participación de los EEUU y complicidad del personal de seguridad. cubadebate.cu El informe preliminar elaborado por las autoridades haitianas deja asentadas sus presunciones sobre el magnicidio: la premeditación de los mercenarios colombianos en el plan de asesinato, la participación de dos empresas con sede en EE.UU. y la complicidad del personal de seguridad del mandatario en los hechos porque, cuando se ejecutó el asalto a la residencia de MoàØse, "la puerta principal estaba abierta".
(2021-08-12). Tropical Depression Fred to Reach Florida Keys on Saturday. telesurenglish.net On Thursday morning, Tropical Depression Fred is moving from Cuba towards the Bahamas with maximum sustained winds of 35 miles per hour. | RELATED: | The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) expects that Fred, which degraded to a tropical depression on Wednesday, will experience few changes in the intensity of its winds on Thursday. However, it stressed that the storm could reinforce on Friday since it will churn up the eastern Gulf of Mexico. | According…
(2021-08-12). Book on Fidel Castro Analyzes Construction of Socialism in Cuba. telesurenglish.net The book "The Strategic Thought of Fidel Castro Ruz: Value and Effectiveness" is today a tribute to the historical leader of the Revolution from the specialized analysis of his experience in the construction of socialism in Cuba. | RELATED: | During the presentation of the volume at Casa del Alba Cultural in Havana, researchers assured the text includes political, Marti and Marxist-Leninist ideas; as well as, th…
(2021-08-12). Bolivia's Senate Rejects US Blockade in Cuba. telesurenglish.net Bolivia's Plurinational Legislative Assembly (ALPB) rejected on Thursday the U.S. blockade against Cuba. | RELATED: | "The blockade is due to an arrogant, arrogant, interference policy and without any support, which is rejected by almost all the governments represented at the United Nations," the legislative body said in a statement. | El presidente de la Comisión de Política Internacional, Roberto Padilla Bedoya, junto al senador Luis Fl…
(2021-08-12). Cuba, China, Latin America and the World. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-12). Cuba Supports China, Rejects US Attempt to Politicize Origin of COVID-19. orinocotribune.com Cuba lashed out at attempts to politicize studies about the origin of COVID-19, as the United States continues its attempts to link China with the spread of the virus. | On Wednesday, August 11, Cuban Foreign Affairs Minister Bruno Rodríguez commented on the positions of some Western powers regarding the origin of COVID-19, mainly that of the United States in relation to China. In a message posted on Twitter, the Cuban Foreign Affairs Minister rejected the "attempts to politicize, single out, and stigmatize studies about the origin" of the new coronavirus pandemic, and praised the responsible and transparent cont…
(2021-08-12). The US Seeks to Manipulate Cubans through the Internet. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Foreign Affairs Ministry Bruno Rodriguez rejected the U.S. Senate amendment to bring Internet signal to Cuba through the previous creation of a reserve fund. | RELATED: | "This decision contributes to the lucrative business of Florida's subversive political machine, from which hate calls are issued to our country," said Rodriguez. | The chancellor recalled that the U.S. economic blockade is the fundamental obs…
(2021-08-12). Cuba Has Administered Over 11 Million Doses of Its Vaccines. telesurenglish.net Cuba's Ministry of Health reported on Thursday that over 11 million doses have been administered in the country as its COVID-19 vaccination campaign advances. | RELATED: | According to Ministry 4, 705,414 people have received the first dose of the vaccines, which accounts for 42 percent of the population. Also, 25.9 percent have received the second dose. | Hasta el 10 de agosto, 4 714 451 personas han recibido al menos…
(2021-08-12). Hunger Is the Story of Our Time. libya360.wordpress.com Vijay Prashad, Prasanth R., Zoe Alexandra Hunger continues to take lives across the world, every day. This global failure stems from the very nature of capitalism itself. In May 1998, Cuba's President Fidel Castro attended the World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland. This is an annual meeting held by the World Health Organization (WHO). Castro…
(2021-08-12). Nicaragua: Encuesta confirma al FSLN como favorito a elecciones. cubadebate.cu Una encuesta publicada la víspera en Managua confirmó al gobernante Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN) como favorito de cara a las elecciones generales del 7 de noviembre próximo.El estudio realizado solo en Managua reveló que el índice de predisposición política favorece al partido rojinegro, con el 62,7 por ciento.
(2021-08-12). Targeting Cuba and China: Disinformation Against Communism. orinocotribune.com By Kim Petersen — Aug 10, 2021 | — Mike Pompeo, former US secretary of state on how the United States conducts its business | One of the filters in the Propaganda Model propounded by professors Edward Herman and Noam Chomsky was stoking a fear of communism. [1] The establishment's anti-communism has never abated in the United States. The elitists require a populace fearful of communism to protect their own misbegotten wealth accumulation. Thus, the bugaboo of communism must be op…
(2021-08-12). Midwest Dispatch: Back to School, Back to Masks. progressive.org As the Delta variant surges among unvaccinated populations, it's clear we must require students to wear masks this school year.
(2021-08-12). UN Experts Urge US to Withdraw Illegal 'Sanctions' Against Venezuela. orinocotribune.com On Wednesday, August 11, the Foreign Affairs Minister of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Jorge Arreaza, disclosed a statement issued by United Nations human rights experts who qualified US illegal unilateral "sanctions" as punishment against an innocent population and urged the cessation of these actions that violate the rule of law in Venezuela and other countries. | In a post on his official Twitter account @jaarreaza, the senior official added that "there is no doubt that this is a crime against humanity that the Prosecutor's Office of the International Criminal Court must investigate." | Likewise, the s…
(2021-08-12). Midwest Connections: A Regional Fight For Abolition. popularresistance.org A wave of prison abolition actions and demands have swept the United States every August since 1979 from inside the walls to outside. New groups in the Midwest such as Abolition Is a Practice and Community Not Cages (CNC) are carrying on the Black August traditions. With a proposed new county jail in Winona, Minnesota, slated to cost taxpayers at least $28 million, we heard from abolitionists opposed to the project about their efforts. | With a population of ~27,000 in southeastern Minnesota, Winona is the seat of Winona County and a town that sits on the western edge of the Mississippi River across from Wisconsi…
(2021-08-12). Fewer white Americans, more Asians and Hispanics: new census data shows US 'changing dramatically'. rt.com 
Newly released data from the US Census Bureau show the percentage of white Americans declining sooner than demographers expected, while Asian, Hispanic, and Other categories are on the rise. Most Covid-19 deaths weren't counted. | Data on local population changes from the 2020 census was The number of W…
(2021-08-12). J'Accuse! The Gene-based "Vaccines" are Killing People. Governments Worldwide Are Lying to You the People, to the Populations They Purportedly Serve. globalresearch.ca The Signal of Harm is now indisputably overwhelming, and, in line with universally accepted ethical standards for clinical trials, Doctors for Covid Ethics demands that the 'Covid' vaccine programme be halted immediately.
(2021-08-12). "First World White Privilege": Indian Journalist Slams U.S. Anti-Vaxxers as World's Poor Lack Access. democracynow.org 
The official COVID-19 death toll in India is reported to be around 429,000, but many researchers believe it is at least five times higher. India experienced a devastating wave of infections in April and May, and less than 10% of the population has been fully vaccinated. "When we watch what's happening in the U.S. … it is astounding that people who have access to vaccines are choosing not to get jabbed," says Barkha Dutt, an award-winning Indian television journalist and author. "It's anti-science. It's self-indulgent. It's a very First World white privilege."
(2021-08-12). Sports sovereignty in Puerto Rico. mronline.org 
A few days ago, athlete Jasmine Camacho-Quinn won a gold medal for PR in the 100-meter hurdles at the Tokyo Olympics.
(2021-08-12). Peru and Saint Lucia pull out of anti-Venezuela group. peoplesdispatch.org With the resurgence of progressive governments in the region and the strengthening of regional integration and anti-imperialist movements, the Lima Group is near its demise, with its purpose already defeated.