Monthly Archives: September 2020

2020-09-12: News Headlines

_____ (2020-09-11). Biden Amplifies Anti-Sandanista Propaganda. popularresistance.org A clever trick of propaganda is to introduce false information as a precept to an argument with what seems like a valid conclusion. Those who agree with the conclusion will likely accept the false precept without even questioning it. This tactic was used for a recent series of articles in the Washington Post aiming to discredit the government of Nicaragua led by the Sandinista Party.

2020-09-11: News Headlines

Julia Conley, staff writer (2020-09-08). As Covid-19 Cases Surge in Developing Countries, USAID Disbands Coronavirus Task Force. commondreams.org A federal task force fighting the spread of the coronavirus around the world will disband on Wednesday amid efforts by the Trump administration to treat the Covid-19 pandemic as an event that is firmly in the past. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1211310455_1.jpg

2020-09-10: News Headlines

Julia Conley, staff writer (2020-09-08). As Covid-19 Cases Surge in Developing Countries, USAID Disbands Coronavirus Task Force. commondreams.org A federal task force fighting the spread of the coronavirus around the world will disband on Wednesday amid efforts by the Trump administration to treat the Covid-19 pandemic as an event that is firmly in the past. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1211310455_1.jpg

_____ (2020-09-07). Canada's Regime Change Efforts In Nicaragua Rife With Hypocrisy. popularresistance.org A recently leaked USAID document highlights "the breadth and complexity of the US government's plan to interfere in Nicaragua's internal affairs up to and after its presidential election in 2021." The stated aim is to replace president Daniel Ortega with "a government committed to the rule of law, civil liberties, and a free civil society." HighlightingWashington's aim, Ben Norton notes, "the 14-page USAID document employed the word 'transition' 102 times, including nine times on the first page alone."

2020-09-09: News Headlines

Julia Conley, staff writer (2020-09-08). As Covid-19 Cases Surge in Developing Countries, USAID Disbands Coronavirus Task Force. commondreams.org A federal task force fighting the spread of the coronavirus around the world will disband on Wednesday amid efforts by the Trump administration to treat the Covid-19 pandemic as an event that is firmly in the past. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1211310455_1.jpg

_____ (2020-09-07). Canada's Regime Change Efforts In Nicaragua Rife With Hypocrisy. popularresistance.org A recently leaked USAID document highlights "the breadth and complexity of the US government's plan to interfere in Nicaragua's internal affairs up to and after its presidential election in 2021." The stated aim is to replace president Daniel Ortega with "a government committed to the rule of law, civil liberties, and a free civil society." HighlightingWashington's aim, Ben Norton notes, "the 14-page USAID document employed the word 'transition' 102 times, including nine times on the first page alone."

2020-09-08: News Headlines

_____ (2020-09-07). Canada's Regime Change Efforts In Nicaragua Rife With Hypocrisy. popularresistance.org A recently leaked USAID document highlights "the breadth and complexity of the US government's plan to interfere in Nicaragua's internal affairs up to and after its presidential election in 2021." The stated aim is to replace president Daniel Ortega with "a government committed to the rule of law, civil liberties, and a free civil society." HighlightingWashington's aim, Ben Norton notes, "the 14-page USAID document employed the word 'transition' 102 times, including nine times on the first page alone."

Tim Anderson (2020-09-05). The Collaborator's Reward: the UAE, from Syria to Israel. thealtworld.com What do Panama's Manuel Noriega, Iraq's Saddam Hussein and the UAE's Mohamad Bin Zayed (MBZ) all have in common? They dreamed that their collaboration with the imperial power would allow them the freedom to pursue their own ambitions. | Very wrong. Once Noriega was employed by the CIA to betray compatriot nationalists and to be used as a tool against independent Cuba and Nicaragua, imperialism owned him. Once Saddam was armed (including with poison gas) by NATO countries to attack Revolutionary Iran and slaughter dissident Iraqis, imperialism owned him. And once MBZ collaborated with Mossad against the Palestinia…

2020-09-07: News Headlines

Tim Anderson (2020-09-05). The Collaborator's Reward: the UAE, from Syria to Israel. thealtworld.com What do Panama's Manuel Noriega, Iraq's Saddam Hussein and the UAE's Mohamad Bin Zayed (MBZ) all have in common? They dreamed that their collaboration with the imperial power would allow them the freedom to pursue their own ambitions. | Very wrong. Once Noriega was employed by the CIA to betray compatriot nationalists and to be used as a tool against independent Cuba and Nicaragua, imperialism owned him. Once Saddam was armed (including with poison gas) by NATO countries to attack Revolutionary Iran and slaughter dissident Iraqis, imperialism owned him. And once MBZ collaborated with Mossad against the Palestinia…

teleSUR (2020-09-03). Nicaragua: President Ortega Leads Army's Anniversary Ceremony. telesurenglish.net Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega Wednesday led a ceremony at the Managua's Revolution Square to celebrate the 41st anniversary of the Army's founding. | RELATED: | As recognition of the services rendered during decades, Ortega granted the Augusto Sandino Order to the Army, a distinction that was received by the General-in-Chief Julio Aviles. | He also granted a special distinction to the military units that are taking part in health…