https://www.la-razon.com/nacional/2020/11/08/lea-el-discurso-completo-de-la-posesion-del-vicepresidente-david-choquehuanca/ With the permission of our gods, of our elder brothers and our Pachamama, of our ancestors, of our achachilas, with the permission of our Patujú, of our rainbow, of our sacred coca leaf. With the permission of our peoples, with the permission of all those present and not present in this room. Today I … Continue reading Speech by David Choquehuanca on Assuming the Vice-Presidency of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, November 8, 2020
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Luis Arce Speech, Assuming the Presidency of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, November 8, 2020
Speech by Luis Arce on Assuming the Presidency of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, November 8, 2020:https://www.mateamargo.org.uy/2020/11/09/asumio-luis-arce-en-bolivia-discurso-completo/ Honor and glory to our ancestors who always accompany us!Honor and glory to all the martyrs of liberation!Honor and glory to the fallen at Senkata, Sacaba, el Pedregal!Honor and glory to the heroes of the people who recovered … Continue reading Luis Arce Speech, Assuming the Presidency of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, November 8, 2020
Combating the US Economic War on Venezuela – Differences in the Chavista Ranks
Stansfield Smith, Chicago ALBA Solidarity Roger Harris, Task Force on the Americas Jesus Rodriguez-Espinosa, editor, Orinoco Tribune; former Consul General of the Consulate of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in Chicago Combating the US Economic War on Venezuela - Differences in the Chavista Ranks The Popular Revolutionary Alternative, a new coalition within the Chavista movement … Continue reading Combating the US Economic War on Venezuela – Differences in the Chavista Ranks
WOLA’s David Smilde Advocates a more Efficient Regime Change Strategy against Venezuela
Stansfield Smith Common Dreams, a liberal-left website, reposted an article by David Smilde of the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA): Joe Biden Should Not Try to Out-Hawk Trump on Venezuela. It starts off well with the subtitle: “The first task for a Biden administration would be to take military intervention off the table.” The … Continue reading WOLA’s David Smilde Advocates a more Efficient Regime Change Strategy against Venezuela
The “Wasp Network” Highlights our Lack of Freedom to Tell the Truth on the Cuban Five Case
Stansfield Smith, ChicagoALBASolidarity.org, a former leader of the Chicago Committee to Free the Cuban Five The film Wasp Network, based on the book The Last Soldiers of the Cold War, The Story of the Cuban Five by Fernando Morais, is a co-production between France, Spain, Belgium and Brazil. It was shown in Cuba last December, soon … Continue reading The “Wasp Network” Highlights our Lack of Freedom to Tell the Truth on the Cuban Five Case
Statement to be Delivered by Samuel Moncada, Venezuela Ambassador to the United Nations at the Open VTC Meeting of the UN Security Council on “The Situation in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela”
May 20, 2020 Mr. President, 1. Thank you for convening this meeting to discuss the situation in Venezuela, especially the terrorist attack that took place on 03 May, as well as the looming threat of a new armed attack, in an imminent breach of the peace in my country should the aggression continue. Mr. President, … Continue reading Statement to be Delivered by Samuel Moncada, Venezuela Ambassador to the United Nations at the Open VTC Meeting of the UN Security Council on “The Situation in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela”
A Case Study of Corporate Media Disinformation: Keith Bolender’s “Manufacturing the Enemy: The Media War Against Cuba”
Stansfield Smith, Chicago ALBA Solidarity Some alternative media have exposed the US government and its corporate media fake news reporting on Russian “election interference,” on Venezuela, the war on Syria, China’s Xinjiang and Hong Kong, Nicaragua, Palestine, among others. One of the longest running media disinformation campaigns has been directed at Cuba, well covered in … Continue reading A Case Study of Corporate Media Disinformation: Keith Bolender’s “Manufacturing the Enemy: The Media War Against Cuba”
Report Back from the Ongoing National Strike in Colombia
Report Back from the Ongoing National Strike in Colombia Sunday January 12 3-5 pm UE Hall, 37 S. Ashland John Ocampo, organizer with UE, has recently returned from Colombia. The corporate press has not been reporting on the weeks-long national strike in Colombia which has shaken up the country. What little coverage we see is … Continue reading Report Back from the Ongoing National Strike in Colombia
Chicago ALBA Solidarity $1000 Matching Fund to send food to the Children of Venezuela
Chicago ALBA Solidarity has a $1000 match for the Manitos Children’s Fund, which focuses on the children of Venezuela who are suffering most under US sanctions, now an economic blockade. They are not getting enough to eat and many are sick or dying from lack of access to medicine. The Manitos Children’s Fund works directly with Venezuelan … Continue reading Chicago ALBA Solidarity $1000 Matching Fund to send food to the Children of Venezuela
The Coup in Bolivia: Lessons for our Movement
Stansfield Smith, Chicago ALBA Solidarity The US engineered another coup, this time Bolivia, and again our movement could not effectively counter pro-coup propaganda the US was selling to the public, let alone taking any action to stop it. Our imperative need for much greater long-term cooperative work to combat US interventions is evident. Needed is … Continue reading The Coup in Bolivia: Lessons for our Movement
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