Daily Archives: August 25, 2021

2021-08-25: News Headlines

Welcome w (2021-08-25). Wednesday 8/25: Rapid Response Call: How to Support Families in Haiti, Afghanistan & US Border. indybay.org Online via Zoom…

Staff (2021-08-25). Headlines for August 25, 2021. democracynow.org Biden: U.S. "On Pace" to Withdraw from Afghanistan by Aug. 31, Taliban Blocks Afghans from Accessing Kabul Airport, World Bank Cuts Funds for Afghanistan as U.N. Warns of Looming Catastrophe, House Democrats Approve $3.5 Trillion Budget Resolution, House Passes John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, Immigration: Supreme Court Revives Trump's "Remain in Mexico" Program, Judge Faults DHS for Not Considering Ecological Harm of Militarizing Border, U.S. Records 1,400 New COVID Deaths as AMA Calls for Broad Vaccine Mandates, U.S. & Cuba Pledge Vaccines for Vietnam, But Only Cuba Offers to Share Vaccine Technology,…

Joe Emersberger (2021-08-25). Alex Saab, Afghanistan, and the limits of US power. zcomm.org The US government will (perhaps within a month) probably succeed in extraditing businessman Alex Saab from Cape Verde. His "crime" was being an official envoy for the Venezuelan government as he attempted to negotiate the sale of medicines from Iran to Venezuela. US sanctions have declared such activity illegal. Saab was on his way to

Ana Perdigón (2021-08-25). Second Flight with 30 Tons of Venezuelan Humanitarian Aid Arrives in Haiti. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan government sent a second flight with humanitarian aid to Haiti on Monday, August 23, with 30 tons of various supplies to meet the basic needs of citizens affected by the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck the Caribbean country on August 14. | The flight left from the Simón Bolívar airport serving Caracas, with cargo that included medicine and non-perishable food. In addition, personal hygiene kits, diapers, and other desperately needed materials were also sent to the Haitian people suffering from the consequences of the earthquake. | Venezuela's Minister of the Interior, Justice and Peace, Remigi…

gmsorinoco (2021-08-25). Cuba Saves Lives in Haiti. orinocotribune.com Nature once again took its toll on Haiti. On August 14, the most impoverished country in Latin America registered a 7.2 magnitude earthquake that as of the latest count has left over 2,000 people dead and 10,000 injured. The catastrophe is only exceeded by the damage left on the Haitian people by the devastating earthquake that shook the nation in 2010. | The testimonies are heartbreaking. "I saw bodies being pulled out of the rubble," Jean Marie Simon, 38, told the press. Simon is a resident of Les Cayes, one of the most affected cities in the southern part of the country. | "The streets were filled with people…

Mision Verdad (2021-08-25). Duque's Disturbing Actions in Regard to MoàØse Assassination in Haiti. orinocotribune.com The following is a translation of the daily report of Samuel Robinson Institute for August 23, 2021. | The behavior of Iván Duque's Uribista government can be described as "disturbing," in light of the revelations that have surfaced during the judicial proceedings against the Colombian mercenaries who took part in Jovenel MoàØse's assassination in Haiti. Recently, the assassins confessed certain details that implicate Duque's government directly in the June 7 events. | What the mercenaries have confessed | Captain Germán Rivera (a.k.a Mike), the leader of the commando group, declared that the former Haiti…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-08-25). US & Colombia: Assassination, Cover-Up and "Humanitarian" Marines in Haiti. libya360.wordpress.com Aram Aharonian MoàØse's assassination highlighted the complex situation within the Colombian Army, which has become the largest exporter of mercenaries for private military security companies associated with current political actors. It resembles a bad detective novel, where a commando of mercenaries carries out an assassination and where the governments that send and finance the assassins…

Staff (2021-08-25). Haiti's Villages Continue to Be "Cut Off from Help" More Than a Week After Massive Earthquake. democracynow.org We speak with Stéphane Vincent, a Haitian citizen journalist who is helping the BBC to cover the aftermath of the devastating August 14 earthquake for the BBC and says the destruction in Les Cayes is reminiscent of the 2010 earthquake that struck the country. "To relive that again was very heart-wrenching," he says. "The people have been feeling left out and abandoned by government." Vincent co-wrote a BBC article on "The forgotten villages cut off from help."

Staff (2021-08-25). 11 Days After Haiti's Earthquake, Doctor Describes Lack of Treatment, Supplies & COVID-19 Concerns. democracynow.org We go to Les Cayes, Haiti, to speak with a doctor about the conditions near the epicenter of the massive August 14 earthquake, as the death toll passes 2,200, with thousands of survivors growing increasingly desperate. Over 12,000 people were injured and an estimated 53,000 homes were destroyed by the 7.2 magnitude quake. People left unhoused have been living in squalid camps in the mountains north of the hard-hit city of Les Cayes, where children are reportedly suffering from hunger, fevers and infections. There is an acute lack of medical workers and humanitarian aid, says Dr. Chery Marie Anne-Lise, a general p…

Staff (2021-08-25). International Center for Decolonization Studies Denounces US Imposed Sanctions on Cuba and Venezuela at Copenhagen Event. orinocotribune.com "These years have been characterized by an interventionist and interference agenda instigated by the right," stated Humberto González Silva, president of the International Center for Decolonization Studies (CIED), at a recent meeting in Copenhagen. "They [the US] have tried to turn us into a colony through economic, military and cultural intervention," added González Silva. "Therefore, decolonization is the deployment of the transversal principles and values established in the Plan de la Patria, the code of ethics of the Venezuelan society, and this is anti-imperialism." | As part of its international outreach pr…

Luis A. Montero Cabrera (2021-08-25). øCómo somos los cubanos? globalizacion.ca La pregunta que encabeza este artículo puede ser respondida de muchas formas, quizás tantas como más de 11 millones, todas diferentes. Los cubanos estamos en Cuba y también en todo el mundo y allí donde nos encontremos siempre portamos la…

WSWS (2021-08-25). South Korea moves to end social distancing restrictions despite COVID-19 surge. wsws.org The primary goal of the Moon government is not to protect people, but to condition the population to "live with the virus."

Staff (2021-08-25). Jorge Rodríguez: The Right Wing Was Forced to Resume the Path of Dialogue. orinocotribune.com Deputy Jorge Rodríguez, president of Venezuela's National Assembly, expressed that the political sectors of the right, which had specific weight in the early years of the 21st century, have been characterized by their historical record of violence exercised over the past 20 years since "they abandoned the constitutional and democratic political path and, instead, opted for the shortcuts of violence, aggression and fake news." However, now the opposition sectors have been forced to resume the path of dialogue because of the defeat that the Venezuelan people and the Bolivarian Revolution have inflicted on them. | R…

Venezuelanalysis (2021-08-25). The Blockade Against Venezuela: Measures and Consequences. globalresearch.ca

José Luis Granados Ceja (2021-08-25). Venezuela Details Suffering Caused by US Sanctions in Report to ICC. venezuelanalysis.com Caracas asked the ICC to open an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity committed by the US through unilateral coercive measures.

Steve Lalla (2021-08-25). Canada Underestimated Anti-Imperialist Sentiment of Venezuelan People — Interview with Yves Engler. orinocotribune.com August 23, 2021 (OrinocoTribune.com)—US, Canada, and their allies underestimated the persistence of anti-imperialist sentiment in Venezuela when they attempted to overthrow the government of Nicolás Maduro using the Lima Group and the puppet government of Juan Guaidó, affirmed Canadian foreign policy expert Yves Engler. | "The whole Juan Guaidó experiment was clearly disastrous," Engler said in a recent interview with Orinoco Tribune. "It was a total failure, and my presumption is that the US and Canadian officials—and maybe Colombian and other countries' officials—were drinking their own Kool-A…

Nick Pemberton (2021-08-24). Out of Afghanistan, Better Late Than Never. counterpunch.org It wasn't long ago the American media was gaslighting us on Cuba. Now it's Afghanistan. The situation is complex, but any solution begins with the United States leaving. The sudden concern for Afghan women is an especially confounding event. Afghan women report in polls that almost 90% of them are abused. Their plight may be

Staff (2021-08-24). Headlines for August 24, 2021. democracynow.org G7 Leaders Urge Biden to Delay Withdrawal from Afghanistan as Taliban Warns of "Consequences", WHO Calls for Two-Month Pause on Booster Shots Amid Stark Vaccine Inequity, FDA Fully Approves Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, Prompting Vaccine Mandates, Florida Doctors Hold Protest as Students Return to Classes Amid Massive COVID-19 Surge, Haiti's Earthquake Death Toll Rises to Over 2,200 with Thousands Still Homeless, Kathy Hochul Sworn In as New York Governor as Andrew Cuomo Resigns, Weather Underground Radical David Gilbert Granted Clemency, North Carolina Court Restores Voting Rights to Tens of Thousands with F…

Anonymous103 (2021-08-24). Taliban Appoints New Government, Mocking On U.S. southfront.org Cluck to see full-size image | Taliban government in Afghanistan has appointed a new acting Defense Minister. This is a former Guantanamo detainee mullah Abdul Qayyum Zakir. | Qayyum was deputy to the Taliban's commander-in-chief, Mullah Yaqoob, and was among the first top Taliban commanders to enter Kabul, following the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. | Prior to that, he was detained in the notorious U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba from 2001 to 2007. | Being one of the Taliban commanders in the 19…

Alejandra Garcia (2021-08-24). Cuban doctors and nurses stationed in Haiti jump into action following earthquake. peoplesworld.org HAVANA—Nature has once again taken its toll on Haiti. On Aug. 14, the most impoverished country in Latin America registered a 7.2 magnitude earthquake that as of the latest count has left over 2,200 people dead and 10,000 injured. The catastrophe is only exceeded by the damage left on the Haitian people by the devastating …

Jake Johnston (2021-08-24). Haiti Since the 2010 Earthquake: A Review of 11 Years Following the Money. cepr.net After a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti's southern peninsula on August 14, many are looking back at the devastating 2010 quake and examining lessons learned. For more than 10 years, our Haiti blog has tracked aid flows to Haiti as well as the long-term political fallout from the quake. The following is a partial review …

Victoria Korn (2021-08-24). Pobre Haití: Tras el magnicidio y el terremoto, vuelven los marines estadounidenses. globalizacion.ca Parece una mala novela policial, donde un comando de mercenarios comete un magnicidio y donde los gobiernos que envían y financian a los asesinos luego se aseguran de que sean funcionarios propios quienes investiguen el hecho, amparados por un comando…

René Fidel González García (2021-08-24). Reforma económica, tiempos políticos y democratización en Cuba. globalizacion.ca Este artículo es un ejercicio de los derechos y libertades que consagra la Constitución de la República de Cuba. Es plausible estimar que con el paquete de medidas recién aprobadas, el Gobierno cubano apuesta más a aliviar la presión que…

Aviva Chomsky (2021-08-24). Using Cuba's Protests as a Chance to Denounce the Left. zcomm.org The recent protests in Cuba provoked a predictable slew of blanket denunciations of "the Left." But we can't understand what's going on in Cuba without looking at the U.S. role…

Tanya Wadhwa (2021-08-24). Vaccine access gap widens in Latin America and the Caribbean. peoplesdispatch.org After Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean is the region that has the lowest vaccination coverage. Amid global vaccine inequity, the region is facing additional disparity due to various others reasons such as the US sanctions, political instability, among others…

TASS (2021-08-24). Pandemic pushes 80 mln people in Asia to extreme poverty — Asian Development Bank. tass.com As of 2017, about 203 mln people, or 5.2% of the population of developing countries in Asia, lived in extreme poverty. Without COVID-19, this number would have dropped to 2.6% in 2020…

Doctors for COVID Ethics (2021-08-24). 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.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-08-24). Less than 2% people are fully vaccinated in Africa while US calls for a third dose. peoplesdispatch.org The total COVID-19 cases in Africa has now crossed 7.5 million, yet less than 2% of the continent's population has been vaccinated…

Richa Chintan (2021-08-24). Big pharma — Maximum earnings, minimum responsibilities. peoplesdispatch.org The contrast between the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the lives and livelihood of the working-class population and the soaring profits of big pharma companies in the corresponding period is abhorrent. | Despite the huge jump in revenues during the global crisis and a forecast for the continuation of the good run—owing to an assured market for vaccines, drugs and diagnostics in the years to come—big pharma is reportedly lobbying against the proposed

Staff (2021-08-24). Doctors Without Borders: U.S. Should Force Pfizer to Share COVID Vaccine Technology with Africa. democracynow.org In response to the Food and Drug Administration's full authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for U.S. residents aged 16 and over, Doctors Without Borders is calling on Pfizer-BioNTech to immediately share the vaccine technology with manufacturers on the African continent, where less than 2% of the population is fully vaccinated. Dr. Manuel Martin, a policy adviser at Doctors Without Borders, says it's "regrettable but understandable" for rich countries to limit how many doses they export abroad, but "it's completely unacceptable for countries to refuse to share the technology." He also says rich c…

Staff (2021-08-24). Defense Team of Diplomat Alex Saab Denounces Constitutional Violations by Cape Verde. orinocotribune.com This Monday, August 23, the defense of the Venezuelan Special Envoy to Iran Alex Saab issued a statement denouncing the constitutional violations in his case. | They also urged the Constitutional Court of Cape Verde to enforce justice and release the Venezuelan diplomat. | Below is the full translation of the statement by the defense: | In a few moments the Constitutional Court of Cape Verde will rule on the appeal presented by the Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab in which he invokes no less than 12 constitutional irregularities in his case. | This is a serious and solemn moment, with multiple and complex diplomatic…

_____ (2021-08-24). MintPress News Confronts Senator Cruz On Murderous US Sanctions. popularresistance.org Las Vegas — On Saturday, MintPress News' Ben Rubinstein ran into Senator Ted Cruz at Las Vegas' McCarran International Airport. Recognizing the senator's long-standing support for economic warfare on the Global South via unilateral coercive measures, or sanctions, Rubinstein jumped at the chance to confront Cruz. | "Senator, can you tell me how you feel about the sanctions on Venezuela that have killed 40,000 people?" he asked. But Cruz refused to address the question, telling Rubinstein that "it's good to see you." | "How many more deaths are you willing to justify?" Rubinstein continued to press. | Deflec…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-08-24). Sanctions and Electoral Scenario in Venezuela: Polls Speak. orinocotribune.com In preparation for the November 21 mega-elections to select regional governors, mayors, councilors, and legislators, the impact of the sanctions imposed by the United States government on Venezuela entered the polls as one of the variables that most influences the opinions of voters. | For example, the polling company Datanalisis—with deep connections to the extreme-right opposition—presented the results of a recent study in which 29.2% of those interviewed affirmed that they would not vote for a candidate who has supported the sanctions. 11% pointed out that "it would be a negative factor, but it wou…

Staff (2021-08-24). Inter-Parliamentary Union Delegation Arrives in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com The international delegation will be in the country until August 27 and will meet with various Venezuelan authorities. | A delegation of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) arrived in Venezuela this Monday, August 23, and held a meeting with deputies of the National Assembly (AN), led by its First Vice President Iris Varela, who emphasized the AN's willingness to achieve a "fruitful exchange" during the visit. | "We want you to know that our country has a very welcoming attitude towards solving all the problems that affect our people as a result of the national dialogue, these problems that have been generated as…

Editor (2021-08-24). 'The Blockade Against Venezuela: Measures and Consequences'. mronline.org n recent years, the United States and its allies have unleashed a devastating blockade against Venezuela in hopes of triggering regime change.

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