Archives for agosto 2023

América Latina en ascenso, con Ollie Vargas

El galardonado periodista Ollie Vargas profundiza en el retroceso de América Latina contra el dominio estadounidense, arrojando luz sobre el orden global cambiante: un episodio de escucha obligada para aquellos intrigados por América Latina, el Sur Global y la geopolítica en evolución.

South of the border, an entire region is rising. Latin America is electing radical governments, dismantling cold-war era power structures and moving towards integration and genuine independence. Today, “MintPress News” speaks to Ollie Vargas about Latin America and just what is going on in the region President Joe Biden called the U.S.’ “front

¿Lealtad ciega o ceguera selectiva? El desconcertante apoyo de los políticos estadounidenses al apartheid de Israel

Una enfermedad ha infectado a la política estadounidense. Da la casualidad de que esta enfermedad afecta a personas de ambos partidos, y el apoyo al apartheid de Israel, lo que significa financiarlo por una suma de miles de millones de dólares cada año, cruza casi todas las divisiones políticas.

American Politicians' Perplexing Support for Apartheid Israel Feature photo

Democratic New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries is visiting Israel as part of a congressional delegation that he is leading as these words are being written. Despite what is sure to be a busy schedule, Jeffries found the time to record a video that was posted on AIPAC’s Youtube channel. In it, he says that the congressional delegation is there to

La carnicería de Bolsanaro: las huellas dactilares de la CIA están por todas partes en el genocidio indígena de Brasil

Kit Klarenburg profundiza en la brutalidad infligida durante el mandato del expresidente Jair Bolsonar por la infame Guardia Rural Indígena de Brasil, una fuerza policial de élite encubierta y letal establecida clandestinamente por la CIA.

Bolsonaro CIA Ties Feature photo

From April 1964 to March 1985, a military junta ruled Brazil with an iron fist. Its crimes against humanity throughout this period were extensive, including institutionalized torture, imprisonment, forced disappearances and mass murder. Typically, the victims were political opponents of the regime, although the country's indigenous population was a

China’s Diplomatic Evolution: A Potential Ally for Palestinians’ Quest for Justice

China’s slow drift from a Western-centric economic system is being coupled with a whole new approach to foreign policy – ‘wolf diplomacy’ in the West and a gentler, kinder approach in the Global South.

China Palestinians Feature photo

It is feasible for China to continue playing an important role in mediating Middle East conflicts. In fact, it already has. In the case of the Israeli occupation of Palestine, however, mediation is hardly the issue. Even before Beijing successfully managed to achieve reconciliation between Saudi Arabia and Iran last April, Chinese diplomacy has

Chris Hedges: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – El idiota útil del lobby de Israel

Kennedy, desprovisto de una brújula moral y de un sistema de creencias basado en hechos verificables, no solo les ha fallado a los palestinos, nos ha fallado a nosotros.

Palestine Kennedy Feature photo

Washington DC — (Scheerpost) — The long nightmare of oppression of Palestinians is not a tangential issue. It is a black and white issue of a settler-colonial state imposing a military occupation, horrific violence and apartheid, backed by billions of U.S. dollars, on the indigenous population of Palestine. It is the all powerful against

Más allá de Níger: cómo la CEDEAO se convirtió en una herramienta para el imperialismo occidental en África

Al igual que la OEA en América del Sur y la ASEAN en el continente asiático, la CEDEAO sirve como garrote para la proyección del poder estadounidense en África y, como revela Alan Macleod, ahora se está aprovechando contra Níger.

ECOWAS Feature photo

Niger is shaping up to be the surprising frontline of the new Cold War. Yesterday, the 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ordered the “activation” and “deployment” of “standby” military forces to the country, an action that threatens to spark a major international war that could make Syria look minor by comparison. In