Monthly Archives: November 2021

2021-11-20: News Headlines

Fight Back (2021-11-20). President Maduro addresses international allies during "Defense of Democracy and Truth in Venezuela" fightbacknews.org Tucson, AZ – On Wednesday November 17, former union bus driver and current president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, spoke to over 500 international solidarity activists from over 70 countries. | "Venezuela has been giving an intense battle against the aggression, siege, and lies from U.S. imperialism and its direct allies from the right on this continent and around the world," Maduro stated. Maduro also lambasted the "cowardly left, the new indirect allies of U.S. imperialism who hide behind their masks of progressivism threaten our noble peoples who have been fighting." Adding to the many achievements of the Bol…

Rainer Shea (2021-11-20). Haiti's Migrant Crisis & the Blind Eye to Imperialism's Sins. orinocotribune.com By Rainer Shea — Nov 17, 2021 | Earlier this year, when photos came out of Texas border patrols riding on horseback to use whip-like reins for intimidating Black Haitian migrants, the United States was confronted with an uncomfortable reality about how our society is set up. | Images like these were supposed to be confined to America's era of slavery, yet here they were today. What factors had led to the situation revealed in these photos? Why had these migrants fled their homes? How much was the United States to blame? Beyond the unnerving optics, how many parallels were there between the context behind the…

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2021-11-20). Picking Up Where Bush, Obama, and Trump Left Off, Biden Extends U.S. Campaign to Crush Venezuela. covertactionmagazine.com On October 13th, Venezuela's representative to the UN Samuel Moncada denounced plotting by the United States and Colombia against Venezuela's …

Staff (2021-11-20). 21N: 99% of Voting Stations Already Installed in Preparation for Elections. orinocotribune.com On Friday, November 19, the president of the National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela, Pedro Calzadilla, informed that by Friday noon, 90% of the voting stations had been installed for the regional and municipal elections to be held this Sunday, November 21. | "The electoral material is already deployed, it is ready," said Calzadilla in a television interview. "So far we have 90% of the tables installed." | He assured that for this election, the international monitoring, accompaniment and observation program is very broad, given the importance of the elections in the political stability of Venezuela. | "We h…

Staff (2021-11-20). Nicaragua Officially Announces Its Irrevocable Withdrawal from OAS. orinocotribune.com On Friday, November 19, Nicaraguan Foreign Affairs Minister, Denis Moncada, announced the irrevocable withdrawal of his country from the Organization of American States (OAS). | The government of Nicaragua sent a letter to the organization denouncing interventionist declarations from the OAS that refused to recognize the Nicaraguan elections of November 7, and thus resigns and leaves the organization that stipulates a two year term to make the resignation effective, as happened with Venezuela in 2019. | The OAS charter mandates a two-year exit process, during which time the departing country retains all of the ri…

a guest author (2021-11-20). 'We became visible' — a Sandinista's view on autonomy. workers.org By Johnny Hodgson The following is part two of a presentation given by Johnny Hodgson, Sandinista National Liberation Front's Political Secretary for the Autonomous Region of the South Caribbean (RACCS), on Oct. 6 in Managua, Nicaragua, to a U.S. delegation comprised of Coleen Littlejohn, Sara Flounders, Monica Moorehead, Joav Elinevsky . . . |

A Guest Author (2021-11-20). Historia colonial de Nicaragua: Perpectiva de un sandinista. workers.org Por: Johnny Hodgson Lo que sigue es parte de una presentación realizada por Johnny Hodgson, Secretario Político del Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional para la Región Autónoma del Caribe Sur (RACCS), el 6 de octubre en Managua, Nicaragua, a una delegación estadounidense compuesta por Coleen Littlejohn, Sara Flounders, Monica Moorehead, . . . |

Prensa Latina (2021-11-19). Cuba is under attack on social media. liberationnews.org Rodríguez stressed that most of the toxic content that accompanies the tag promoting destabilization in Cuba originates in the United States and that there is no doubt about the viciousness and interference of imperialism against Cuba.

teleSUR (2021-11-19). Maduro Calls on Venezuelans to Vote Against "US Imperialism" telesurenglish.net Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Friday called on the citizens of his country to vote this Sunday against North American imperialism, after demanding respect from the U.S. government for the electoral system of that South American nation. | Supporters of candidates who are supporters of the government of Nicolás Maduro on November 17, 2021, in Caracas…

Medea Benjamin (2021-11-19). Cubans More Excited About School Reopening Than Regime Change. orinocotribune.com By Medea Benjamin — Nov 16, 2021 | Even if they blame their government for mismanagement, corruption, and a system that stifles private enterprise, few fail to recognize the enormous impact of U.S. sanctions. | "If you build it, they will come," said Kevin Costner in the Field of Dreams. In Cuba, they didn't come. Dissidents on the island, with their U.S. backers, had been working feverishly for months to turn the unprecedented July 11 protests into a crescendo of government opposition on November 15. They built a formidable structure, with sophisticated social media (including an abundance of fake news), pi…

teleSUR (2021-11-19). Over 80% of Cuba's Population Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19. telesurenglish.net At the end of November 17, 27,741,924 doses of the Cuban vaccines Soberana 02, Soberana Plus and Abdala had been administered in the country. | RELATED: | To date, 10,110,794 people have received at least one dose of one of the Cuban vaccines Soberana 02, Soberana Plus and Abdala. Of these, 9,146,468 people have already received a second dose and 8,484,662 people have received a third dose. | El 80% de la población cubana ha re…

teleSUR7 ag-JF (2021-11-19). Cuba Condemns US Blockade Before Eurasian Council. telesurenglish.net Before the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council on Friday, Cuba's Chief of the Council of Ministers Manuel Marrero denounced the U.S. strengthening of the economic blockade against his country. | RELATED: | "During almost six decades, this unilateral coercive policy has caused US$144 billion economy losses," Marrero stressed and thanked the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) for their continued sup…

Editor (2021-11-19). There is one place in Cuba where torture occurs. mronline.org Chilling testimony of the torture and abuses committed against Majid Khan, at the illegal U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo, was recently presented by the prisoner.

Ana Perdigón (2021-11-19). Venezuela Condemns New EU Aggression Torpedoing 21N Elections. orinocotribune.com This Thursday, November 18, Venezuelan Minister for Foreign Affairs Félix Plasencia condemned a new aggression launched by the European Union (EU) against Venezuela, after it announced an extension of its illegal economic blockade against the people of Venezuela for one more year. | Through his Twitter account, the Foreign Minister stated that the extension of the blockade policy constitutes a new aggression against the Venezuelan people and an act of hostility on the part of the EU. | Plasencia condemned how, just a few days before the regional and municipal elections this Sunday, the EU regressed in its erratic…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-11-19). 21N Electoral Campaign Ends: Venezuelan Political Forces Ready for Elections. orinocotribune.com In the midst of a process of economic recovery following the blows inflicted by the United States and the European Union's criminal blockade, Venezuelan political parties complied with the close of the electoral campaign, and citizens prepared to participate in the regional and municipal mega-elections to be held on Sunday, November 21. | With multiple political rallies throughout the national territory, the revolutionary forces and all the opposition currents participated in the closing of their respective campaigns. | On this subject, the Samuel Robinson Institute for Original Thought, a research and analysis c…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-11-19). Diosdado Cabello has "Minor Suspicions" about EU Observation Mission. orinocotribune.com The head of PSUV's Aristóbulo Istúriz Campaign Command, Diosdado Cabello, spoke about the clues that possibly indicate, in his opinion, ulterior motives held by the delegation of electoral observers from the European Union (EU) deployed in Venezuela. | These considerations were issued by Cabello, the Vice President of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), during his radio and television program Con el Mazo Dando, broadcast each Wednesday. On the program, Cabello expressed his doubts regarding the electoral observers mission from the European Union. | "We have the minor suspicion that the European Union…

Staff (2021-11-19). CNE Extends International Observer Plan for 21N Elections. orinocotribune.com On Thursday, November 18, the president of Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE), Pedro Calzadilla, reported that the electoral authority has extended its international observation, oversight, and accompaniment plan to some 300 individuals from 55 countries, including four observation missions deployed throughout the country. | This was announced during a meeting with the diplomatic corps accredited in the country, in which Calzadilla offered a report on the activities carried out by CNE rectors since the call for the November 21 regional and municipal elections was issued. | He also noted that 87 organiza…

Steve Ellner (2021-11-19). US policy toward Venezuela was never about promoting democracy. canadiandimension.com President Donald Trump with Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó at the White House. Photo by Evan Vucci. | Last year, then Special Representative Elliott Abrams declared that the Trump Administration was "working hard" to oust Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Now Abrams (

Marcos Salgado (2021-11-19). Venezuela: ( °Por fin!) una eleccion para medir medir fuerzas. globalizacion.ca Venezuela tendrá el próximo domingo sus elecciones regionales y municipales. Se elegirán todos los gobernadores y todos los alcaldes del país. También concejales en cada municipio y legisladores en cada estado. Son miles de cargos electivos y una elección particular…

teleSUR (2021-11-19). President Maduro Urges Venezuelans To Attend Sunday Elections. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro urged citizens to vote in the Nov. 21 subnational elections peacefully and back the process of political understanding with the opposition. | RELATED: | "Now, more than ever, our people must stand united to fight the U.S. economic blockade and financial persecution," he stated and welcomed that the opposition organizations abandoned electoral abstention and registered over 6…

Mary Triny Mena (2021-11-19). Venezuela makes Guinness World Record attempt. america.cgtn.com Venezuela hopes to set a Guinness World Record with the largest orchestra in the world.

teleSUR (2021-11-19). Venezuelan Gov't Denounces Terrorist Actions Planned from Spain. telesurenglish.net The Venezuelan Government denounced to Spain's authorities there are terrorists groups in Spanish territory planning violent actions against this South American nation, Foreign Minister Felix Plasencia made public on Friday. | The Venezuelan Government revealed that fugitive from justice William Ricardo Sanchez, who is in Spain and is connected to far-right leader Leopoldo Lopez was the administrator and financier of the recent attack on the CNE warehouse.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-11-19). International observers to monitor regional polls in Venezuela. peoplesdispatch.org Venezuela is holding elections this Sunday November 21 to elect mayors, councilors, state deputies and governors. For the first time since 2015, far-right opposition parties will be participating…

teleSUR (2021-11-19). Venezuelan Parties Close Campaigns in Peace and Tolerance. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, political organizations closed their campaigns before the subnational elections to be held on November 21. Both supporters of the Bolivarian Revolution and opposition parties called on citizens to participate in the elections. This call was made in dozens of political events that took place in peace and tolerance as both sides shared public spaces in Caracas and other large cities. | RELATED: | Currently, aroun…

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2021-11-19: News Headlines

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-11-19). 21N Electoral Campaign Ends: Venezuelan Political Forces Ready for Elections. orinocotribune.com In the midst of a process of economic recovery following the blows inflicted by the United States and the European Union's criminal blockade, Venezuelan political parties complied with the close of the electoral campaign, and citizens prepared to participate in the regional and municipal mega-elections to be held on Sunday, November 21. | With multiple political rallies throughout the national territory, the revolutionary forces and all the opposition currents participated in the closing of their respective campaigns. | On this subject, the Samuel Robinson Institute for Original Thought, a research and analysis c…

Staff (2021-11-19). CNE Extends International Observer Plan for 21N Elections. orinocotribune.com On Thursday, November 18, the president of Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE), Pedro Calzadilla, reported that the electoral authority has extended its international observation, oversight, and accompaniment plan to some 300 individuals from 55 countries, including four observation missions deployed throughout the country. | This was announced during a meeting with the diplomatic corps accredited in the country, in which Calzadilla offered a report on the activities carried out by CNE rectors since the call for the November 21 regional and municipal elections was issued. | He also noted that 87 organiza…

Editor2 (2021-11-18). Briefing: Venezuelan Elections November 2021. orinocotribune.com By Venezuela Solidarity Campaign — Nov 17, 2021 | Introduction | Venezuela goes to the polls again on 21 November in 'mega elections.' The dialogue that began in late summer between the Venezuelan government and sections of the hard right-wing opposition had been going well, with some definite outcomes. These include the decision by some right-wing opposition parties that have boycotted elections for years to take part in the elections. | But the US's illegal extradition from Cape Verde of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, who was en-route to Iran to broker a trade deal to bring fuel, food and medicines to Vene…

Fight Back (2021-11-18). Alex Saab pleads "Not guilty!" fightbacknews.org Miami, FL – Protesters gathered outside the Miami Federal Courthouse in on Monday, November 15 to protest the U.S. government's illegal kidnapping and imprisonment of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab. Saab is being held in a federal detention center in Miami. | At Saab's arraignment he pled, "Not guilty!" to the single charge of "conspiracy to commit money laundering" being levied against him by prosecutors. The six other charges were dropped at Saab's last court appearance. | While the arraignment proceeded inside the courthouse, ten protesters outside held a large banner and chanted, "Free Alex Saab!" | The spirit…

_____ (2021-11-18). The World Stands With Cuba. popularresistance.org The US-backed counter-revolutionary protests planned for November 15 in Cuba fell flat as the Caribbean country reopened its borders to tourists and its schools on the same day. The Cuban people blatantly rejected being a part of the US destabilization attempt and proved that they are more concerned about the reopening of the economy and the return to normalcy after a year and a half of restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | A small number of people in a few cities took to the streets as a part of the "Civic March for Change", called for by an NGO called Archipiélago in 10 cities across Cuba. Videos shared…

In Defense of Liberation! (2021-11-18). What does "Democracy" mean under a Capitalist system?>. anchor.fm Given the propaganda and lies the US and UN continue to spread about countries like Bolivia, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Cuba, I and others continue to express and explain why these countries are FAR more democratic than even the supposed "bastion of democracy and freedom", aka the Settler-Colonial, Imperialist, capitalist project we now call "the United States". Democracy under Capitalism is a sham, as is the Democratic and Republican Party Duopoly that we consider as the foundation to our "Democracy".

Misión Verdad (2021-11-18). November 15 in Cuba: A Brief Report. orinocotribune.com Through what anti-Castroism called the "Civic March for Change," elements of the soft coup carried out against the Cuban government since 2018 were visibly reactivated. Neither the movements financed from exile in Miami nor the characters who led the calls for protests received the expected outcome. Compared to the events of July 11, 2021, Cuba experienced a calm November 15 (15N), while significant sectors paralyzed by the pandemic were reactivated. | New actors: Archipiélago, a platform created after the protests last July, displaced the San Isidro Movement in the media. Its leader, the playwright Yunior García…

Staff (2021-11-18). Hoy comienza, Baila en Cuba online 2021. cubadebate.cu Con una programación musical de lujo, del 17 al 19 de noviembre se desarrollará online la edición XV de Baila en Cuba, 2021, Encuentro Mundial de Academia de Bailes y Bailadores de Casino y Salsa. Este año, debido al escenario pandémico a nivel internacional, el evento modificó su programa, para mantener las expectativas de sus más 3000 activos seguidores.

Staff (2021-11-18). Cuba, el país del que se informa de unas protestas que nunca existieron. cubadebate.cu Desde más de un mes antes, desde Estados Unidos anunciaban para el lunes 15 de noviembre protestas en Cuba para promover "el cambio político" en la isla. Los medios extranjeros informaron con fruición de la jornada de movilizaciones para acabar reconociendo que, sin necesidad de violencia policial alguna, no se produjo ni una sola manifestación.

Editor2 (2021-11-18). No One is Going to Rain on Our Party! orinocotribune.com By Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, President of the Republic of Cuba — Nov 12, 2021 | On November 15, Cuba will reopen its borders, students will return to school; Havana, the capital of dignity, will await its 502nd anniversary, to celebrate as it has not been able to do in the last two years. National life will resume its course, with the greatest joy, but alert. | In direct contradiction with President Biden's recent declarations before the United Nations General Assembly in support of multilateralism and cooperation in the global struggle against the pandemic at a global level, the blockade of Cuba has been…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-11-18). Bolivia and Cuba: Protagonists and Events in the Heat of the Imperial Offensive. libya360.wordpress.com Misión Verdad Cuban police cars were rammed by violent demonstrators in Havana on July 11, 2021 (Photo: Yamil Lage / AFP) The onslaught of the Global North, led by the United States and its battery of unconventional warfare methods, continues to impact the stability of countries that are not aligned with the interests of domestic…

Landless Rural Workers' Movement (2021-11-18). 100,000 people have become literate through MST education programs in Brazil. peoplesdispatch.org In 37 years of struggle, the MST has already enabled more than 100,000 people throughout Brazil to become literate. The work has been based on the Cuban literacy method "Yes, I can" and Paulo Freire's Brazilian Cultural Circle…

Staff (2021-11-18). El maestro es el gran innovador del sistema educativo cubano. cubadebate.cu En un encuentro con directivos, científicos y expertos del Ministerio de Educación, el Presidente de la República insistió en la necesidad de seguir perfeccionando en el sector el sistema de gestión basado en la ciencia y la innovación a partir de las propias ideas que desde allí se desarrollan y conocen.

Staff (2021-11-18). Los precios de los alimentos afectan a los países en desarrollo. cubadebate.cu El aumento en la importación de alimentos en 2021 afectará a los países en desarrollo, que gastarán en promedio 20 por ciento más por esas compras, según indica el último informe de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura. El aumento se debe a la subida de los precios de los alimentos comercializados internacionalmente, y a que los costos de transporte se multiplicaron por tres…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-11-18). A Dirty Occupation: The UN's Criminal Enterprise and Ecological Catastrophe in Haiti. libya360.wordpress.com Jemima Pierre UN tanker truck offloading the raw sewage of MINUSTAH Peacekeepers at Morne Cabrit sewage treatment plant in January 2013. Photo: Isabeau Doucet What are the environmental and ecological impacts of large-scale military occupations by the United Nations "peacekeeping" missions? The deadly cholera epidemic unleashed on the Haitian people by UN soldiers is an…

Ana Perdigón (2021-11-18). Washington Maintains Seditious Agenda Against Venezuela. orinocotribune.com The government of the United States ratified its seditious policy against Venezuela by continuing to recognize former deputy Juan Guaidó as the interim president of Venezuela. | On Tuesday, November 16, the Undersecretary of State for the Western Hemisphere, Brian Nichols, confirmed that the US still recognizes former deputy Juan Guaidó "and his government." | The statement was made during Nichols' appearance before the Foreign Subcommittee of the Chamber of Deputies, in which Nichols was asked whether the US administration plans to recognize the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro. | "We recognize the interim…

Ana Perdigón (2021-11-18). Washington's Interventionist Agenda: New SOUTHCOM Head Arrives in Colombia. orinocotribune.com On October 29, the United States appointed its first woman as head of the Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), Laura Richardson, who landed this Tuesday, November 16, in Colombia as part of her first tour of the region. | During her visit to Colombia, Laura Richardson will meet with Colombian Armed Forces commanders, with whom she will discuss "security issues" between the two nations. They plan to discuss drug trafficking and Venezuelan migration, according to reports—both euphemisms for "regime"-change operations against Venezuela. | It is worth recalling that in recent years the Southern Command's agenda in Colo…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-11-18). President Maduro as 21N Elections Approach: 'This is Venezuelan Democracy'. orinocotribune.com As the protagonist of an intense and permanent battle in defense of the rights of oppressed peoples, President Nicolás Maduro defines the progressive forces of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Now, President Maduro is in the midst of the electoral process to choose regional and local offices. | The president addressed the issue this Wednesday, November 17, during his participation, via video-conference, in the World Day in Defense of Democracy and the Truth of Venezuela. The event was attended by more than 300 international guests of Maduro's United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) who arrived in Venezuel…

Staff (2021-11-18). 21N Elections: Public Ministry to Deploy 940 Prosecutors this Sunday. orinocotribune.com This Tuesday, November 16, within the framework of the Plan of the Republic to guarantee security for the regional elections scheduled for Sunday, November 21, the Attorney General of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, reported that 1,090 officials of the Public Ministry (MP) will be deployed during the electoral contest. | As Saab detailed, 940 of the MP's 1090 officials are electoral prosecutors. The MP will also activate situation rooms in each state to process any crime related to electoral activity. In addition, Saab indicated that the hotline 0800-FISCA-00 is available if any incidents related to the election o…

Editor2 (2021-11-18). Minister Pushing Venezuela Regime Change Discussed its oil With Petrol Company. orinocotribune.com By Matt Kennard — Nov 18, 2021 | Sir Alan Duncan spoke off-the-record to the head of Vitol, the world's largest petroleum trader, to "gather information on" Venezuelan oil as he was devising British policy to remove the country's government. | ‚Ä¢ Duncan's conversation with Vitol's CEO was not logged in public government records and Foreign Office refuses to answer questions about it | ‚Ä¢ Meanwhile, Vitol tells Declassified it "has no record of conversation" | ‚Ä¢ As foreign minister from 2016-19, Duncan was "full tilt on Venezuela" and spoke of "need to gear…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-11-18). So Said, Not So Easily Done. libya360.wordpress.com Steve D. Whittaker, PhD, MSc Since the 2020 storm season started, the Caribbean region has seen (perhaps) unprecedented downpours disrupt the daily lives of many communities and citizens. Even the most unorganized of cyclonic systems resulted in substantial damages* to infrastructure in Dominica, St. Lucia, Jamaica, Guadeloupe, Antigua & Barbuda, St. Kitts & Nevis, and Trinidad…

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