Ramón Labañino, who has a degree in Economics from the University of Havana, is one of the five heroes who in the late 80s and early 90s infiltrated anti-Cuban organizations in the United States to detect and prevent terrorist attacks against Cuba and the Revolution. The five were captured by the FBI and sentenced in illegal trials to different penalties; in the case of Ramón … [Read more...] about Cuba: The Island at the Center of the Conspiracy – Interview with Ramón Labañino
BBC Admits Documentary on Syria Chemical Attack Contained ‘False Claims’
UK’s propaganda outlet BBC has admitted that a Radio 4 documentary about an alleged chemical weapons attack in Douma, Syria, in 2018 contained serious inaccuracies. On Sunday, the UK corporation’s Executive Complaints Unit (ECU) upheld a protest by Daily Mail columnist Peter Kitchens following the broadcast on the program Mayday: The Canister On The Bed last November. The … [Read more...] about BBC Admits Documentary on Syria Chemical Attack Contained ‘False Claims’
Catholic Church and Anti-Chavista Media Spread Fake News Against FANB in Mérida
The Bolivarian government of Venezuela has made an extraordinary deployment of its forces to rescue and protect the lives of people affected by torrential rains that have caused damages in 11 states of Venezuela. Special attention has been focused on the state of Mérida, that has suffered tremendously due to overflowing of rivers and streams, floods, and landslides. Redi Los … [Read more...] about Catholic Church and Anti-Chavista Media Spread Fake News Against FANB in Mérida
Since 9/11, US Has Spent $21 Trillion on Militarism at Home and Abroad
In the 20 years since the September 11 attacks, the United States government has spent more than $21 trillion at home and overseas on militaristic policies that led to the creation of a vast surveillance apparatus, worsened mass incarceration, intensified the war on immigrant communities, and caused incalculable human suffering in Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, Libya, Somalia, and … [Read more...] about Since 9/11, US Has Spent $21 Trillion on Militarism at Home and Abroad
Bolivia: Victims of Coup Massacres Demand Justice
On Friday, September 3, families of victims and survivors of the massacres that took place in the Bolivian towns of Senkata and Sacaba after the 2019 coup marched in the capital, La Paz, demanding justice for these and other acts of violence that were perpetrated by Jeanine Áñez’s de facto government. November 2019 is remembered by Bolivians as one of the most violent in the … [Read more...] about Bolivia: Victims of Coup Massacres Demand Justice
U.S. sanctions against Venezuela finally encountering some resistance in the House
VA columnist Ociel López examines increasing internal cracks in the US’ sanctions policy against Venezuela. The letter sent by nineteen US Democrat members of Congress to Secretary of State Antony Blinken [on August 12] has broken the consensus that existed in Washington’s legislative body, as well as in the Democratic Party itself, regarding the country’s policy on … [Read more...] about U.S. sanctions against Venezuela finally encountering some resistance in the House
Iran, Nicaragua Seek United Front Against US Pressure
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raeisi has underlined the need for close cooperation with Nicaragua and other Latin American states on the world stage to foil US sanctions against independent nations. In a telephone conversation with his Nicaraguan counterpart, Daniel Ortega, on Tuesday night, Raeisi said that the coincidence of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution with the Nicaraguan … [Read more...] about Iran, Nicaragua Seek United Front Against US Pressure
China Calls for Investigation into US Massacres of Civilians in Afghanistan
On Wednesday, September 1, Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said that the massacres of civilians committed by the US military in Afghanistan during 20 years of occupation and war should be fully investigated. Wenbin’s statement was offered at a press conference, in response to a question about the recent killings of civilians by US troops during their … [Read more...] about China Calls for Investigation into US Massacres of Civilians in Afghanistan
How Paul Kagame Lies to the World – Rwanda’s Neoliberalism and Pleasing Private Capital
Rwanda is often touted as a “success story” in international media coverage, with the architect of such “success” being its president, Paul Kagame. But little is said about Kagame’s ideological standpoint, one that has widened income inequalities in Rwanda. The country’s political elite amass wealth unabatedly while the majority are mired in endless cycles of poverty. This is … [Read more...] about How Paul Kagame Lies to the World – Rwanda’s Neoliberalism and Pleasing Private Capital
Colombia is Creating False Conflicts at its Border with Venezuela
The Colombian National Navy has tried to promote a border conflict between Colombia and Venezuela under the false premise that members of the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB) had inspected a civilian vessel in Colombian territory, thus violating Colombia’s national sovereignty. A statement by the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs alleged that “two armed Venezuelan … [Read more...] about Colombia is Creating False Conflicts at its Border with Venezuela
Interview with Bolivia’s Foreign Minister reveals problems with OAS
We spoke to Bolivia’s Foreign Minister, Rogelio Mayta, who is leading the charge for a more democratic process of regional integration. The country is raising its voice against Luis Almagro, head of the Organization of American States, both for his role in the 2019 coup, and his wider political actions, on behalf of the United States, in the domestic affairs of member … [Read more...] about Interview with Bolivia’s Foreign Minister reveals problems with OAS
The End of the OAS? Mexico Leads Movement to End Almagro’s Term
On Saturday, August 28, Marcelo Ebrard, Mexican secretary for foreign affairs, announced that Mexico is creating a body to replace the Organization of American States (OAS). “What is Mexico’s proposal? Goodbye OAS, in its interventionist, hegemonic sense, and let another organization come that we will build politically in agreement with the United States, for the 21st … [Read more...] about The End of the OAS? Mexico Leads Movement to End Almagro’s Term
While Western Powers Undermine Haitian Sovereignty, Venezuela Continues to Show Solidarity
On August 14, Haiti was devastated by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake originating from the southern Tiburon Peninsula, 150 kilometres from the capital, Port-au-Prince. World leaders issued statements of solidarity, international charities began encouraging donations, and the United Nations started organizing emergency aid funds to assist the country. Articles on this ongoing tragedy … [Read more...] about While Western Powers Undermine Haitian Sovereignty, Venezuela Continues to Show Solidarity
Managua’s Missing Murals
The Reunion by Leonel Cerrato in Luis Alfonso Velásquez Park Of the nearly 300 murals painted in Nicaragua during the decade of the Revolution, most are now gone. In the “capital of mural painting,” Managua, murals were systematically painted over in the early 1990s—often under the cover of darkness—in an act of cultural imperialism that aimed to erase the Revolution itself … [Read more...] about Managua’s Missing Murals
Mercenaries in US Borders: A Sign of a Rapidly Declining Empire
More keeps getting revealed about the contractors from the mysterious mercenary company—or, as we’ve found out, companies—that have shown up in Minneapolis during this summer’s Black Lives Matter protests. The most widely recognized of these companies, whose contractors have been reported to profile, inflict head trauma upon, grab, and surveil peaceful demonstrators, initially … [Read more...] about Mercenaries in US Borders: A Sign of a Rapidly Declining Empire
Alex Saab Breaks Silence on his Kidnapping – Venezuela Will Win
This Wednesday, August 25, defense lawyers of the Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab shared a series of notes sent by the ambassador who was abducted in Cape Verde more than a year ago, and who continues to wait, alongside international observers, for the decision of the Cape Verdean Constitutional Court to confirm his immediate release, expected any moment. The Venezuelan … [Read more...] about Alex Saab Breaks Silence on his Kidnapping – Venezuela Will Win
Britain’s Secret Propaganda War in Lebanon
Leaks show UK Foreign Office directed influence operations targeting Lebanese youth and civil society to shape the direction of mass protests in service of British interests. Editor’s note: The leaked British Foreign Office documents described in this investigation first surfaced in December 2020 and were covered in local Arabic-language media, but largely ignored by their … [Read more...] about Britain’s Secret Propaganda War in Lebanon
Duque’s Disturbing Actions in Regard to Moïse Assassination in Haiti
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 Moïse’s assassination in Haiti. Recently, the … [Read more...] about Duque’s Disturbing Actions in Regard to Moïse Assassination in Haiti
Jorge Rodríguez: The Right Wing Was Forced to Resume the Path of Dialogue
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 … [Read more...] about Jorge Rodríguez: The Right Wing Was Forced to Resume the Path of Dialogue
Héctor Béjar’s Resignation: Peru’s Government Held Hostage by the Military
The government of Pedro Castillo has suffered its first defeat by yielding to the pressures of the right-wing coup and the most reactionary sectors of the Armed Forces. The imposition of the resignation of Foreign Minister Héctor Béjar is, without a doubt, an enormous show of weakness and will have consequences in the future. To discuss this issue we spoke with Ricardo Jiménez, … [Read more...] about Héctor Béjar’s Resignation: Peru’s Government Held Hostage by the Military
Former Paramilitary Criminals Reveal Colombian Army Provided Hit List of College Students
During a conference titled “The Armed Conflict at the University of Nariño,” organized by the Truth Commission in Colombia, ex-commanders Guillermo León Marín and Aníbal Gómez of the defunct Antonio Nariño Peasant Brigades Front of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), attached to the Libertadores del Sur Bloc, asked for forgiveness due to the great variety of … [Read more...] about Former Paramilitary Criminals Reveal Colombian Army Provided Hit List of College Students
