Peter Bolton (2021-08-11). The Media's Lies, and Lies by Omission, About Migration Out of Nicaragua. orinocotribune.com By Peter Bolton — Aug 8, 2021 | On July 29, an Associated Press (AP) article appeared online titled With turmoil at home, more Nicaraguans flee to the U.S. As is so often the case with media reports these days, the article starts off with a melodramatic anecdote that sets the tone and argumentative thrust for the rest of the piece. Emotionally manipulative rhetoric is, after all, more viscerally effective in pulling at the heart strings than facts and figures could ever hope to be. This particular article tells the tale of one Alan Reyes Picado. Picado, the AP tells us, is "one of the thousands of Nicaraguan…

Francisco Dominguez (2021-08-11). Nicaragua: The Right to Live in Peace. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2021-08-10). Nicaragua Congratulates Venezuela for PSUV Primaries. orinocotribune.com This Monday, August 9, the government of the Republic of Nicaragua congratulated the Venezuelan people, the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and the authorities of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) for holding the Open Primary Elections to choose the candidates who will represent this political organization in Venezuela's regional elections scheduled for November 21. | Last Sunday, August 8, the PSUV held its primaries, aimed at securing the best candidates for the upcoming regional elections. More than 5.5 million voters were mobilized for the democratic fiesta, and…

John Perry (2021-08-10). Sanctions May Impoverish Nicaraguans, But are Unlikely to Change Their Votes. counterpunch.org In 1985, when President Reagan declared Nicaragua "an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States," his words were followed by a trade blockade, a ban on commercial flights and—most seriously of all—the financing of the "Contra" war, which led to 30,000 deaths. When, 33 years later, Donald

John Perry (2021-08-10). Sanctions May Impoverish Nicaraguans, But is Unlikely to Change Their Votes. counterpunch.org In 1985, when President Reagan declared Nicaragua "an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States," his words were followed by a trade blockade, a ban on commercial flights and—most seriously of all—the financing of the "Contra" war, which led to 30,000 deaths. When, 33 years later, Donald

Latin America News Dispatch (2021-08-10). Senate Pushes New Sanctions on Nicaragua. latinorebels.com The law, called the RENACER Act (Reinforcing Nicaragua's Adherence to Conditions for Electoral Reform), would allow the Biden administration to impose targeted sanctions against "Nicaraguan officials who seek to derail the country's electoral process."

Linda Mannheim (2021-08-10). The Arrest of Dora María Téllez Marks a New Low for Nicaragua. thenation.com The Arrest of Dora María Téllez Marks a New Low for Nicaragua…

Staff (2021-08-10). CEO Pay Rose 1,322 Percent Over 42 Years, While Worker Pay Rose Only 18 Percent. truthout.org A new analysis released Tuesday by the Economic Policy Institute finds that CEO pay in the United States rose by a staggering 1,322% between 1978 and 2020 — a sharp contrast to the pay increase of the typical worker, which was just 18% during that same period. | In 2020, a year of pandemic and widespread economic dislocation, the top executives at the largest public firms in the U.S. were paid 351 times as much as the typical worker, with CEO pay measured by salary, bonuses, long-term…

Staff (2021-08-10). Nicaragua Congratulates Venezuela for PSUV Primaries. orinocotribune.com This Monday, August 9, the government of the Republic of Nicaragua congratulated the Venezuelan people, the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and the authorities of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) for holding the Open Primary Elections to choose the candidates who will represent this political organization in Venezuela's regional elections scheduled for November 21. | Last Sunday, August 8, the PSUV held its primaries, aimed at securing the best candidates for the upcoming regional elections. More than 5.5 million voters were mobilized for the democratic fiesta, and…

John Perry (2021-08-10). Sanctions May Impoverish Nicaraguans, But is Unlikely to Change Their Votes. counterpunch.org In 1985, when President Reagan declared Nicaragua "an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States," his words were followed by a trade blockade, a ban on commercial flights and—most seriously of all—the financing of the "Contra" war, which led to 30,000 deaths. When, 33 years later, Donald

Latin America News Dispatch (2021-08-10). Senate Pushes New Sanctions on Nicaragua. latinorebels.com The law, called the RENACER Act (Reinforcing Nicaragua's Adherence to Conditions for Electoral Reform), would allow the Biden administration to impose targeted sanctions against "Nicaraguan officials who seek to derail the country's electoral process."

Linda Mannheim (2021-08-10). The Arrest of Dora María Téllez Marks a New Low for Nicaragua. thenation.com The Arrest of Dora María Téllez Marks a New Low for Nicaragua…

Staff (2021-08-10). CEO Pay Rose 1,322 Percent Over 42 Years, While Worker Pay Rose Only 18 Percent. truthout.org A new analysis released Tuesday by the Economic Policy Institute finds that CEO pay in the United States rose by a staggering 1,322% between 1978 and 2020 — a sharp contrast to the pay increase of the typical worker, which was just 18% during that same period. | In 2020, a year of pandemic and widespread economic dislocation, the top executives at the largest public firms in the U.S. were paid 351 times as much as the typical worker, with CEO pay measured by salary, bonuses, long-term…

John Perry (2021-08-09). Sanctions may Impoverish Nicaraguans, but Likely will Not Change Their Vote. orinocotribune.com By John Perry — Aug 6, 2021 | Biden administration looks to sanctions against Nicaragua, an approach that has historically had mixed results. | In 1985, when President Reagan declared Nicaragua "an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States," his words were followed by a trade blockade, a ban on commercial flights and—most seriously of all—the financing of the "Contra" war, which led to 30,000 deaths. When, 33 years later, Donald Trump made the same declaration, its effect was far more limited. Yet presumably neither president saw the absurdi…

Peter Bolton (2021-08-09). The Media's Lies, and Lies by Omission, About Migration Out of Nicaragua. counterpunch.org On July 29, an Associated Press (AP) article appeared online titled With turmoil at home, more Nicaraguans flee to the U.S. As is so often the case with media reports these days, the article starts off with a melodramatic anecdote that sets the tone and argumentative thrust for the rest of the piece. Emotionally manipulative rhetoric is, after all, more viscerally effective in pulling at the heart strings than facts and figures could ever hope to be.

WSWS (2021-08-09). Cliff Slaughter: A Political Biography (1928—1963). wsws.org Cliff Slaughter died on May 3, 2021, in Leeds, England, at the age of 92. His enduring contribution in the 1960s to the defense of Trotskyism stands in tragic contrast with his subsequent political opportunism and repudiation of revolutionary Marxism.

Peter Bolton (2021-08-09). The Media's Lies, and Lies by Omission, About Migration Out of Nicaragua. counterpunch.org On July 29, an Associated Press (AP) article appeared online titled With turmoil at home, more Nicaraguans flee to the U.S. As is so often the case with media reports these days, the article starts off with a melodramatic anecdote that sets the tone and argumentative thrust for the rest of the piece. Emotionally manipulative rhetoric is, after all, more viscerally effective in pulling at the heart strings than facts and figures could ever hope to be.

John Perry (2021-08-09). Sanctions may Impoverish Nicaraguans, but Likely will Not Change Their Vote. orinocotribune.com By John Perry — Aug 6, 2021 | Biden administration looks to sanctions against Nicaragua, an approach that has historically had mixed results. | In 1985, when President Reagan declared Nicaragua "an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States," his words were followed by a trade blockade, a ban on commercial flights and—most seriously of all—the financing of the "Contra" war, which led to 30,000 deaths. When, 33 years later, Donald Trump made the same declaration, its effect was far more limited. Yet presumably neither president saw the absurdi…

WSWS (2021-08-09). Cliff Slaughter: A Political Biography (1928—1963). wsws.org Cliff Slaughter died on May 3, 2021, in Leeds, England, at the age of 92. His enduring contribution in the 1960s to the defense of Trotskyism stands in tragic contrast with his subsequent political opportunism and repudiation of revolutionary Marxism.

Staff (2021-08-07). WATCH: Taliban fighters joyride in Humvees after capturing Nimroz provincial capital & seizing more US-made weaponry. rt.com Taliban militants were spotted parading around in US-made Humvees after seizing a major city in Nimroz province, footage shows — the first regional capital to fall to the group as it launches a wave of attacks across Afghanistan. | The militants were seen making victory laps around the city of Zaranj on Friday afternoon in the captured vehicles, having just captured the provincial capital after overrunning Afghan government forces. |

sputniknews (2021-08-07). Watch Taliban Militants Parade in US-Made Humvees After Seizing Afghan Provincial Capital. sputniknews.com On Friday, Afghanistan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ghulam Isaczai told the UN Security Council that the scale and scope of the ongoing Taliban* offensive in the country "are akin to an invasion unparalleled in the last 30 years of the conflict".

Dave DeCamp (2021-08-07). Hezbollah Fires Rockets in Response to Israeli Airstrikes. news.antiwar.com Hezbollah responded Friday to recent Israeli shelling and airstrikes in southern Lebanon by firing rockets into Israel. The incident marks the Israel said 19 rockets were launched from Lebanon and that it fired back with artillery after the barrage. The back and forth is the most significant escalation between Israel and Hezbollah in years, but no casualties were reported on either side. | Israel's initial shelling of Lebanon took place late We…

sputniknews (2021-08-07). Israel-Hezbollah Confrontation is 'Exchange of Messages', War is Not on Horizon, Expert Says. sputniknews.com The reason for this is not only the reluctance of Hezbollah to draw Lebanon into another bloody conflict, especially now when the country is mired in deep economic and political crises. It also stems from Israel being preoccupied with other problems and the split within its own coalition.

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2021-08-07). US transfers 40 ISIL forces to its base in Hasaka: report. en.mehrnews.com Syrian sources reported that the US military transferred dozens of ISIL prisoners in Syria to its base.

Editor (2021-08-07). With COVID-19, World Health Organisation's fall from grace is complete. mronline.org In complete contrast to its founding ideals, the WHO is now captured by wealthy countries and corporations at the cost of millions of poor globally.

teleSUR, MER (2021-08-07). Defensa de diplomático Alex Saab expone ilegalidades en proceso. telesurtv.net El Tribunal de la Cedeao ha ordenado en dos ocasiones la libertad inmediata de Alex Saab ante las irregularidades en su detención.

ecns.cn (2021-08-07). What is the U.S. afraid of? What kind of 'truth' does it try to make up?>. ecns.cn The U.S.' "excessive efforts" on origin tracing has distorted this scientific issue while its failure to curb the surging COVID-19 cases has ruined its international image.

Bruce M Biccard, David Thomson, Malcolm Miller, Elliott H Taylor, P Dean Gopalan (2021-08-07). [Correspondence] Critically ill COVID-19 patients in Africa: it is time for quality registry data — Authors' reply. thelancet.com Luigi Pisani and colleagues highlight the potential and needed role of critical care registries in the COVID-19 pandemic response in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Registry data are a powerful tool when operationalised at scale.1 However, despite funded collaborative efforts, the existing registries in LMICs alone have been insufficient in providing an adequate pandemic response, lamented as recently as May, 2021.2 In contrast, the African Perioperative Research Group (APORG), an unfunded network, pivoted to respond to the pandemic in Africa.

teleSUR, SH (2021-08-07). Talibanes capturan una segunda capital provincial en Afganistán. telesurtv.net En la tarde del viernes, los talibanes tomaron el control de la ciudad de Zaranj, capital de la provincia suroccidental de Nimroz.

WSWS (2021-08-07). Cliff Slaughter: A Political Biography (1928—1963). wsws.org Cliff Slaughter died on May 3, 2021, in Leeds, England, at the age of 92. His enduring contribution in the 1960s to the defense of Trotskyism stands in tragic contrast with his subsequent political opportunism and repudiation of revolutionary Marxism.

ecns.cn (2021-08-07). WHO should conduct origin tracing in the US: China Daily editorial. ecns.cn A survey conducted around the world by China Global Television Network in the six official languages of the United Nations over the past few weeks found that 83.1 percent of the respondents support the World Health Organization carrying out a novel coronavirus origin tracing investigation in the United States.

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2021-08-07). Iran not to hesitate to defend its sovereign rights in PG. en.mehrnews.com Condemning the G7 statement over baseless accusations against Iran, the Foreign Ministry Spokesman said that Iran will not hesitate to defend its sovereign rights in the Persian Gulf.

Marzieh Rahmani (2021-08-07). Biden flubs number of vaccinated Americans. en.mehrnews.com In his speech on Friday, the US president made another blunder, making a mistake over the total number of vaccinated people in the United States.

teleSUR, SH (2021-08-07). Colombia suma una nueva masacre para llegar a 64 en el 2021. telesurtv.net La masacre se registró en el interior de una vivienda en el municipio colombiano de Soacha dejando tres hombre y una mujer muerta.

teleSUR, lvm, MER (2021-08-07). Congresistas de EE.UU. piden a Biden cerrar cárcel en Guantánamo. telesurtv.net Los presidentes de varios comités legislativos se sumaron a la iniciativa para que se ejecute inmediatamente el cierre de la prisión.

sputniknews (2021-08-07). Edward Snowden Slams Apple's Plan to Scan Every User's Phone as 'Assault on Privacy'. sputniknews.com The tech giant previously announced it will be using the neuralMatch software in order to scan photos uploaded to the iCloud by American users and will notify the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) if child abuse imagery is discovered.

Dave DeCamp (2021-08-07). Hezbollah Fires Rockets in Response to Israeli Airstrikes. news.antiwar.com Hezbollah responded Friday to recent Israeli shelling and airstrikes in southern Lebanon by firing rockets into Israel. The incident marks the Israel said 19 rockets were launched from Lebanon and that it fired back with artillery after the barrage. The back and forth is the most significant escalation between Israel and Hezbollah in years, but no casualties were reported on either side. | Israel's initial shelling of Lebanon took place late We…

sputniknews (2021-08-07). Israel-Hezbollah Confrontation is 'Exchange of Messages', War is Not on Horizon, Expert Says. sputniknews.com The reason for this is not only the reluctance of Hezbollah to draw Lebanon into another bloody conflict, especially now when the country is mired in deep economic and political crises. It also stems from Israel being preoccupied with other problems and the split within its own coalition.

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2021-08-07). US transfers 40 ISIL forces to its base in Hasaka: report. en.mehrnews.com Syrian sources reported that the US military transferred dozens of ISIL prisoners in Syria to its base.

Staff (2021-08-07). WATCH: Taliban fighters joyride in Humvees after capturing Nimroz provincial capital & seizing more US-made weaponry. rt.com Taliban militants were spotted parading around in US-made Humvees after seizing a major city in Nimroz province, footage shows — the first regional capital to fall to the group as it launches a wave of attacks across Afghanistan. | The militants were seen making victory laps around the city of Zaranj on Friday afternoon in the captured vehicles, having just captured the provincial capital after overrunning Afghan government forces. |

teleSUR, SH (2021-08-07). Talibanes capturan una segunda capital provincial en Afganistán. telesurtv.net En la tarde del viernes, los talibanes tomaron el control de la ciudad de Zaranj, capital de la provincia suroccidental de Nimroz.

sputniknews (2021-08-07). Watch Taliban Militants Parade in US-Made Humvees After Seizing Afghan Provincial Capital. sputniknews.com On Friday, Afghanistan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ghulam Isaczai told the UN Security Council that the scale and scope of the ongoing Taliban* offensive in the country "are akin to an invasion unparalleled in the last 30 years of the conflict".

WSWS (2021-08-07). Cliff Slaughter: A Political Biography (1928—1963). wsws.org Cliff Slaughter died on May 3, 2021, in Leeds, England, at the age of 92. His enduring contribution in the 1960s to the defense of Trotskyism stands in tragic contrast with his subsequent political opportunism and repudiation of revolutionary Marxism.

Editor (2021-08-07). With COVID-19, World Health Organisation's fall from grace is complete. mronline.org In complete contrast to its founding ideals, the WHO is now captured by wealthy countries and corporations at the cost of millions of poor globally.

ecns.cn (2021-08-07). What is the U.S. afraid of? What kind of 'truth' does it try to make up?>. ecns.cn The U.S.' "excessive efforts" on origin tracing has distorted this scientific issue while its failure to curb the surging COVID-19 cases has ruined its international image.

Bruce M Biccard, David Thomson, Malcolm Miller, Elliott H Taylor, P Dean Gopalan (2021-08-07). [Correspondence] Critically ill COVID-19 patients in Africa: it is time for quality registry data — Authors' reply. thelancet.com Luigi Pisani and colleagues highlight the potential and needed role of critical care registries in the COVID-19 pandemic response in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Registry data are a powerful tool when operationalised at scale.1 However, despite funded collaborative efforts, the existing registries in LMICs alone have been insufficient in providing an adequate pandemic response, lamented as recently as May, 2021.2 In contrast, the African Perioperative Research Group (APORG), an unfunded network, pivoted to respond to the pandemic in Africa.

teleSUR, MER (2021-08-07). Defensa de diplomático Alex Saab expone ilegalidades en proceso. telesurtv.net El Tribunal de la Cedeao ha ordenado en dos ocasiones la libertad inmediata de Alex Saab ante las irregularidades en su detención.

ecns.cn (2021-08-07). WHO should conduct origin tracing in the US: China Daily editorial. ecns.cn A survey conducted around the world by China Global Television Network in the six official languages of the United Nations over the past few weeks found that 83.1 percent of the respondents support the World Health Organization carrying out a novel coronavirus origin tracing investigation in the United States.

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2021-08-07). Iran not to hesitate to defend its sovereign rights in PG. en.mehrnews.com Condemning the G7 statement over baseless accusations against Iran, the Foreign Ministry Spokesman said that Iran will not hesitate to defend its sovereign rights in the Persian Gulf.

Marzieh Rahmani (2021-08-07). Biden flubs number of vaccinated Americans. en.mehrnews.com In his speech on Friday, the US president made another blunder, making a mistake over the total number of vaccinated people in the United States.

teleSUR, lvm, MER (2021-08-07). Congresistas de EE.UU. piden a Biden cerrar cárcel en Guantánamo. telesurtv.net Los presidentes de varios comités legislativos se sumaron a la iniciativa para que se ejecute inmediatamente el cierre de la prisión.

sputniknews (2021-08-07). Edward Snowden Slams Apple's Plan to Scan Every User's Phone as 'Assault on Privacy'. sputniknews.com The tech giant previously announced it will be using the neuralMatch software in order to scan photos uploaded to the iCloud by American users and will notify the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) if child abuse imagery is discovered.

teleSUR, SH (2021-08-07). Colombia suma una nueva masacre para llegar a 64 en el 2021. telesurtv.net La masacre se registró en el interior de una vivienda en el municipio colombiano de Soacha dejando tres hombre y una mujer muerta.

The Associated Press (2021-08-06). US Restricts More Visas for Nicaraguans Close to Government. latinorebels.com MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — The United States has slapped visa restrictions on 50 immediate family members of Nicaraguan officials who have been involved in or benefited from President Daniel Ortega's growing repression, the U.S. State Department said Friday.

WSWS (2021-08-06). Cliff Slaughter: A Political Biography (1928-1963). wsws.org Cliff Slaughter died on May 3, 2021, in Leeds, England, at the age of 92. His enduring contribution in the 1960s to the defense of Trotskyism stands in tragic contrast with his subsequent political opportunism and repudiation of revolutionary Marxism.

Staff (2021-08-06). CNN's strange Wuhan lab story suggests US spies HACKED Chinese database, hints that probe into Covid-19 origins may take longer. rt.com A bizarre CNN story about the ongoing US intelligence investigation of Covid-19's origins that relies on anonymous sources, and seems to make excuses for the spies coming up short, also manages to accuse the US of hacking China. | In a progress report of sorts on the 90-day investigation into the coronavirus origins — with which US spies were tasked Scientists are scouring data from…

Staff (2021-08-06). 'Retaliation vs all who challenge power': Prison's mistreatment of hacktivist Gottesfeld is par for the course, whistleblower says. rt.com The Bureau of Prisons' retaliation against hacktivist Martin Gottesfeld for writing an expose on prison conditions is the rule, not the exception, Barrett Brown — a journalist who did four years in prison — told RT. | "There's not been a single case of someone who's a high-profile activist or even a low-profile activist incarcerated in the Bureau of Prisons who has not faced retaliation to the extent that they have tried to continue their engagement with the civic body from prison," Brown told RT on Friday, explaining that Gottesfeld's punishment — for merely trying to expose the abuses he wit…

Staff (2021-08-06). 'It's an act of retaliation': Jailed hacktivist denied legal calls after publishing article about US prison abuse — wife to RT. rt.com In an act of reprisal, hacktivist Martin Gottesfeld has been prevented from communicating with his attorneys after he penned an article, published by RT, about conditions at his federal penitentiary, his wife has claimed. | Bureau of Prisons Attorney Katherine Siereveld has taken unprecedented measures to block Gottesfeld from conferring with his legal team, the inmate's wife, Dana Gottesfeld, has said in an interview. | "I think it's an act of retaliation because it's only against Marty and not against other people," she told RT. Siereveld has allegedly also been "opening his legal mail o…

Dave DeCamp (2021-08-06). Israeli Ambassador Says Israel Wants to See 'Regime Change' in Iran. news.antiwar.com Israel's Ambassador to the US and UN Gilad Erdan "In the end, we would ultimately like to see [the government] overthrown and [for there to be] regime change," Erdan told Israel's Army Radio when asked about his government's Iran policy. | It's no secret Israel is hostile to the Iranian government, but Israeli officials have previously avoided such explicit calls for regime change. What Erdan said was interpreted…

Editor2 (2021-08-05). Celebrating Sandinismo at Nicaragua's Palestine Park. orinocotribune.com On Sunday, July 18, 2021, thousands of Nicaraguans attended a rally celebrating the 42nd anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution at Palestine Park in Managua. Participants held banners that read "Free Palestine," "Hands Off Cuba," and "Nicaragua Sandinista" as part of the internationalist celebration. | Palestine Park was constructed in 2013 by the government of President Daniel Ortega in solidarity with the Palestinian people. Central to the park is a statue of Palestinian freedom fighter Yasser Arafat, who is also pictured with President Ortega in a nearby poster. The park also features Nicaraguan and Palestin…

Luis A. Montero Cabrera (2021-08-05). Estados Unidos y sus Lacayos, contra Haití, Cuba, Nicaragua y Venezuela. globalizacion.ca Según documentación pública, la administración republicana Eisenhower — Nixon asimiló tan temprano como el 17 de marzo de 1960 un plan presentado al Consejo de Seguridad Nacional de Estados Unidos, para el derrocamiento de la Revolución Cubana. El presupuesto aprobado…

teleSUR, ppc, JCM (2021-08-05). Denuncian a candidata por incitación al odio en Nicaragua. telesurtv.net La recientemente postulada para vicepresidenta, Berenice Quezada, habría violado la Ley de Amnistía 996 en sus declaraciones.

WSWS (2021-08-05). Cliff Slaughter: A Political Biography (1928-1963). wsws.org Cliff Slaughter died on May 3, 2021, in Leeds, England, at the age of 92. His enduring contribution in the 1960s to the defense of Trotskyism stands in tragic contrast with his subsequent political opportunism and repudiation of revolutionary Marxism.