From Rafael Correa to Lenín Moreno: Ecuador’s Swing to the Right
An On-The-Ground Report By Charles G. Ripley, Ph.D. When I landed in Ecuador on December 7th, 2016, the country
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South America
Los retrocesos de la izquierda latinoamericana: ¿qué significan?
Estos mismos críticos de la Marea Rosa desde la izquierda fallan al no lograr equilibrar las críticas a los programas sociales con el reconocimiento de sus méritos de largo alcance. Específicamente, los programas sociales fomentan un sentido de eficacia, empoderamiento y participación entre los no privilegiados, en particular los sectores marginados de la población.
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Guaidó’s Star Fades as his Envoys to Colombia Allegedly Commit Fraud with Humanitarian Funds for Venezuela
In an investigative report, “Envoys of Guaidó Appropriate Funds for Humanitarian Assistance in Colombia” (June 14, 2019), Editor in Chief of PanAm Post, Orlando Avendaño, details the alleged “diversion of money, embezzlement of funds, inflation of bills, fraud, and threats [by representatives of self proclaimed president of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó] in order to surround themselves with luxuries.”
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Invitation to Join a Food Security Delegation to Venezuela
The Bolivarian Circle of New York will lead a delegation to Venezuela, August 19 to 28, 2019, and invites delegates interested in finding out first hand how Venezuelans are coping with US economic sanctions.
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The Bolivarian Revolution and the Warmongering “Pacifists”
The “pacifist” anecdotal view – ignoring the actual current war against Venezuela while latching on to “military intervention” as the sole criterion for war – finds its origins in Washington, DC’s very own warmongers themselves.
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US Raid on the Venezuelan Embassy Violates Vienna Convention and Undermines Regional Sovereignty
The US raid on the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington DC and the arrest of the four protectors from the Embassy Protection Collective constitutes a flagrant violation of the Vienna Convention of 1961 and represents a new low in Washington’s conduct of hemispheric affairs. This serious violation of a diplomatic mission and the arrest of its invited protectors undermines the sanctity of embassies not only in the United States, but also throughout the world.
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