Free Alex Saab Movement Marches to National Assembly of Venezuela, Denounces Kidnapping of Diplomat by US Stansfield Smith, ChicagoALBASolidarity.org After day one and day two of the hearing, December 12-13, the case of Alex Saab’s diplomatic immunity wrapped up on the third day, December 20. Judge Robert Scola in the US District Court for the … Continue reading Day 3: Closing Arguments in Legal Hearing Concerning US Political Prisoner Alex Saab’s Diplomatic Status
Venezuela & ALBA News 12.16.2022: Reports from Alex Saab’s Judicial Hearing in Miami; Why Venezuela has Survived the US Onslaught when other Presidents could not
US Political Prisoner Alex Saab Stansfield Smith: Day 1 of Legal Hearing Concerning US Political Prisoner Alex Saab’s Diplomatic Status summary of day one of Saab’s legal defense. Stansfield Smith: Day 2 of Legal Hearing Concerning US Political Prisoner Alex Saab’s Diplomatic Status Summary of US government’s case. Al Mayadeen: US tries Venezuelan diplomat Alex … Continue reading Venezuela & ALBA News 12.16.2022: Reports from Alex Saab’s Judicial Hearing in Miami; Why Venezuela has Survived the US Onslaught when other Presidents could not
Day 2 of Legal Hearing Concerning US Political Prisoner Alex Saab’s Diplomatic Status
On Tuesday, December 13, the second day of the hearing (see first day here), the prosecution presented its case why the US rejects Saab’s status as a diplomat. The prosecution presentation initially focused on Saab being a “cooperative source” for the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) between 2016-2019, meeting with DEA agents several times. The … Continue reading Day 2 of Legal Hearing Concerning US Political Prisoner Alex Saab’s Diplomatic Status
Day 1 of Legal Hearing Concerning US Political Prisoner Alex Saab’s Diplomatic Status
The long delayed official hearing on the question of the Venezuela Special Envoy Alex Saab’s status as a diplomat finally began December 12, 2022. The US government had him seized in Cape Verde two and a half years ago, June 12, 2020, in violation of his diplomatic immunity as guaranteed in the Geneva Convention. At … Continue reading Day 1 of Legal Hearing Concerning US Political Prisoner Alex Saab’s Diplomatic Status
Venezuela & ALBA News 12.9.2022: Venezuela and Latin America leaders Stand with Pedro Castillo, Christina Fernandez and Julian Assange
Venezuela Ultima Noticias: President Maduro: 10 years on we can say Chávez we have not failed you! The Day of Loyalty and Love for Commander Hugo Rafael Chávez on the 10th anniversary of his last speech to the population, December 8, 2012. “Chavez knew what was coming in the future and we never failed … Continue reading Venezuela & ALBA News 12.9.2022: Venezuela and Latin America leaders Stand with Pedro Castillo, Christina Fernandez and Julian Assange
Venezuela & ALBA News: 12.2.2022: Venezuela Dialogue Releases Some Frozen Venezuelan Funds; NATO in Latin America; Roger Waters on Alex Saab
Tortilla con Sal (Jorge Capelan): NATO threats to the heart of Abya Yala Faced with a new wave of governments of self-defined progressive orientation in recent years in several countries of the region, there are alarming maneuvers by the United States and NATO to prevent a rapprochement of the countries of Latin America with China … Continue reading Venezuela & ALBA News: 12.2.2022: Venezuela Dialogue Releases Some Frozen Venezuelan Funds; NATO in Latin America; Roger Waters on Alex Saab
Bolivia: Aftermath of the San Cruz strike: Three Criminal Complaints lodged against Rightwing Leaders and Seven More Coming
Santa Cruz Governor Luis Fernando Camacho, President of the Pro Santa Cruz Committee, Calvo Local authorities reported Saturday November 25 that the conservative opposition Pro Santa Cruz Committee declared Saturday November 25 the lifting of the strike after 36 days of strike, announced the president of the association Romulo Calvo. "As of this moment, we … Continue reading Bolivia: Aftermath of the San Cruz strike: Three Criminal Complaints lodged against Rightwing Leaders and Seven More Coming
Speech delivered by Esteban Lazo, president of Cuba’s National Assembly of People’s Power: “Cuba warned and denounced early on that the conflict in Ukraine could have been avoided if the United States and NATO had not pushed NATO to the borders of the Russian Federation, and if an increasingly offensive military doctrine had not prevailed in that alliance, which it ignored for decades the repeated concerns and well-founded claims of security guarantees by Russia.”
ESTEBAN LAZO: RUSIA SIEMPRE PODRÁ CONTAR CON LA AMISTAD DE CUBA Her Excellency Valentina Matvienko, President of the Federation Council Distinguished members of the Federation Council: I am grateful for the special distinction you make to my people by granting me the privilege of addressing you, which allows me to convey to you, with great … Continue reading Speech delivered by Esteban Lazo, president of Cuba’s National Assembly of People’s Power: “Cuba warned and denounced early on that the conflict in Ukraine could have been avoided if the United States and NATO had not pushed NATO to the borders of the Russian Federation, and if an increasingly offensive military doctrine had not prevailed in that alliance, which it ignored for decades the repeated concerns and well-founded claims of security guarantees by Russia.”
Statement Issued by Jorge Rodriguez, head of the Venezuelan delegation, on the Dialogue in Mexico
The delegation of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, we address the country and the world to report on the national dialogue process. Under the methodology established in the Memorandum of Understanding signed last year, we have agreed to sign in Mexico the Second Partial Agreement for the Protection of the Venezuelan People, which has been … Continue reading Statement Issued by Jorge Rodriguez, head of the Venezuelan delegation, on the Dialogue in Mexico
Part 2: Behind the Decline of the US Left
Stansfield Smith, ChicagoALBASolidarity.org The left has not become marginalized because of exhaustion or infighting. Its decline was caused by the US government’s more than century long police state operations, purging the left from its home in the working class movement, leaving it with tenuous connection among the organized working class. The national security state … Continue reading Part 2: Behind the Decline of the US Left
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