Venezuela: Alex Saab Acquitted of All Charges

By Geraldina Colotti, Resumen Latinoamericano, April 2, 2024. Alex Saab Venezuelan diplomat, Alex Saab, was acquitted of all charges by Florida Judge Robert Scola. The sentence, reported by the media, followed the pardon signed by U.S. President Joseph Biden on December 15, 2023. On December 20, Saab was released after a prisoner exchange with the … Read More

US Reimposes Illegal and Inhumane Oil Sanctions on Venezuela, as the New York Times Runs Cover

by Roger D. Harris February 06, 2024 Even the US business magazine Forbes expressed surprise at the reimposition of US sanctions on Venezuela’s gold sales and its threat to do the same with oil. The oil sanctions especially, if reinstated, would precipitate higher gas prices and further debilitate the Venezuelan economy, forcing more people to leave the country out of … Read More

‘Divine justice’: How Hondurans are reacting to an ex-president’s US trial

Former President Juan Orlando Hernandez faces accusations he transformed Honduras into a drug-trafficking ‘narco-state’. Published On 22 Feb 2024 By Jared Olson New York City, United States – Bundled against the cold gusts of a New York winter, Cecilio Alfaro braved the morning rush to arrive at Manhattan’s Financial District just after sunrise at 7am on Tuesday. … Read More

JOHonduras: U.S. Policy and the Making of a Narco-State

“THE PEOPLE’S INDICTMENT OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT IN THE MAKING OF A NARCO-STATE IN POST-2009 COUP HONDURAS” Critical Perspectives on Democracy + Media Lab, University of California Berkeley School of the Americas Watch March 14, 2024 https://thepeople-v-usgov.shorthandstories.com/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=b7f76e7d-e9d3-4bb7-8f8e-03882b5d64ed Over a period of twelve years (2010-2022), the United States Government collaborated with a politically corrupt drug trafficking … Read More

MEXICO’S OPPOSITION STRATEGY FOR THE COMING ELECTIONS

Analysis of the dangers and prospects surrounding one of Mexico’s most important elections from the México Solidarity Project and Mexico Solidarity Forum. March 13, 2024 Electoral background The political situation in Mexico is dictated by the coming general election (2nd June 2024) that will elect the president, 128 senators, 500 deputies and 20,079 local positions (9 governorships, municipal presidencies, … Read More

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