Along with the United States, Israel provided weapons and training to Guatemala’s military and their campaign against Indigenous Maya civilians from 1974-1996. Mary Jo McConahay Observers from the Ixil Triangle sit in the front row at the trial of Guatemalan General Benedicto Lucas Garcia at the Tribunals Tower in Guatemala City. BY MARY JO MCCONAHAY MAY … Read More
By Gerry Condon, May 7, 2024, My partner Helen Jaccard and I are in Guatemala listening to testimony of the victims of a horrifying genocide that took place during the 36-year war against Mayan communities, union activists, revolutionaries, teachers, healthcare workers, co-ops, and anyone or anything that might be considered “communal,” or “communist.” This genocidal war began after the CIA … Read More
By Yaimi Ravelo on April 20, 2024 in Havana Ramon Capote, photo: Yaimi Ravelo An interview with Cuban journalist and researcher Raúl Antonio Capote, former double agent who infiltrated the CIA and author of the book “Guarimbas. Los gestores del caos” (Guarimbas. The managers of chaos) Venezuela is once again approaching presidential elections, scheduled for next … Read More
TeleSur, 27 April 2024 The Venezuelan Foreign Ministry indicated that, since 2009, Venezuela and Palestine have signed cooperation agreements in the areas of education, economy, energy, agriculture, culture, communication, sports, and health. The Government of Venezuela reaffirmed its friendship with Palestine on the fifteenth anniversary of the establishment of its diplomatic relations, which is commemorated … Read More
BY ROGER HARRIS APRIL 22, 2024 A minute after midnight on April 18, the US reimposed coercive economic measures designed to cripple Venezuela’s oil industry. Later that day, the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a new sanctions bill on Nicaragua. Meanwhile, Cuba protested the US’s six-decade blockade as talks resumed between the two countries on migration. At a time of challenged US dollar … Read More