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.

ecns.cn (2021-08-05). Meng extradition case concluding. ecns.cn Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou was back in British Columbia Supreme Court in Vancouver on Wednesday for the final stretch of extradition proceedings that could send her to the U.S.

ecns.cn (2021-08-05). U.S. closure of Fort Detrick lab not coincidental: expert. ecns.cn The sudden shutdown of the Fort Detrick lab in the United States and the pneumonia outbreak that followed are far from coincidental and should be studied in the scope of the ongoing investigation into the pandemic's origins, a Russian political observer has said.

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.

ecns.cn (2021-08-05). Why investigating U.S. EVALI outbreak important in COVID-19 origin-tracing?>. ecns.cn Amid global efforts in tracing the COVID-19 origins, the connection between the coronavirus and an outbreak of e-cigarette or vaping use-associated lung injury (EVALI) cases in the U.S. in August, 2019 has raised many concerns.

ecns.cn (2021-08-05). Comicomment: In origin tracing, U.S. leads a 'blaming chorus'. ecns.cn The COVID-19 origin tracing is a serious scientific issue that must be studied by scientists and medical experts around the world through cooperation. However, some U.S. politicians placed their hope on the intelligence community, trying to answer a science question with political means.

ecns.cn (2021-08-05). French biosecurity expert dismisses Wuhan "lab leak" theory. ecns.cn "The theory that the virus escaped from the Wuhan lab is not credible," a French biosecurity expert who had monitored the construction of the Biosafety level 4 (BSL-4) laboratory of the Wuhan Institute of Virology has said recently in reference to COVID-19.

ecns.cn (2021-08-05). Xinjiang residents refute accusations of human rights violations. ecns.cn Residents of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have hit back at accusations of human rights violations, saying some Western countries' claims of "genocide" or "forced labor" are fabricated.

ecns.cn (2021-08-05). Shifting blame reflects selfishness of U.S. ecns.cn Recently, the U.S. has led several countries and media outlets in hyping up the claim that the novel coronavirus was the result of a "lab leak".

Kamal Iranidoost (2021-08-05). Iran lodges protest to IMO over rising rhetoric. en.mehrnews.com Iranian Ambassador to the UK Mohsen Baharvand has penned a letter to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to protest the rhetoric recently raised against Tehran after suspicious incidents with tankers in Persian Gulf.

Mohammad Ali Haqshenas (2021-08-05). Embassy urges caution against false flag operations in region. en.mehrnews.com Iran's Embassy in London reviewed the recent days' propaganda against Iran, urging vigilance against false flag operations in the Persian Gulf region.

ecns.cn (2021-08-05). Secret deal between U.S. Fort Detrick, Japanese germ warfare unit revealed. ecns.cn The United States pardoned members of a notorious Japanese germ warfare unit after World War II in exchange for their data on biological weapons, research by a Chinese historian has revealed.

Staff (2021-08-04). Israeli warplanes pound southern Lebanon, as IDF vows to 'continue & intensify' retaliation to rocket fire (VIDEO). rt.com The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) launched a series of airstrikes on Lebanese territory, calling them retaliation for cross-border rocket attacks after earlier firing scores of artillery rounds in response. | The IDF Video footage has circulated online purporting to show the IDF strikes in progress. | BREAKING…

Editor (2021-08-04). How did Nicaragua reduce hunger and malnutrition? mronline.org Erika Takeo from Nicaragua's Association of Rural Workers (ATC) and Rohan Rice, a writer and campaigner with the Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign explain.

WSWS (2021-08-04). China fights to contain outbreak of COVID-19 delta variant. wsws.org The contrast between the response of Chinese authorities and the "herd immunity" policies of the imperialist governments of North America and Europe is staggering.

WSWS (2021-08-04). China fights to contain outbreak of COVID-19 delta variant. wsws.org The contrast between the response of Chinese authorities and the "herd immunity" policies of the imperialist governments of North America and Europe is staggering.

Max Blumenthal (2021-08-03). Cuba's cultural counter-revolution: U.S. gov't-backed rappers, artists gain fame as 'catalyst for current unrest'. mronline.org Painting itself as a grassroots collective of artists fighting for freedom of expression, the San Isidro Movement has become a key weapon in the U.S. government's assault on the Cuban revolution.

Staff (2021-08-03). European Union Sanctions Nicaraguan Vice President Rosario Murillo. orinocotribune.com On Monday, August 2, the Council of the European Union (EU) announced the imposition of sanctions on the Vice President and First Lady of Nicaragua, Rosario Murillo, and seven other individuals for alleged involvement in human rights violations. | "The Council has imposed restrictive measures on eight individuals, including Vice President Rosario Murillo, for being responsible for serious human rights violations or actions undermining democracy and the rule of law in Nicaragua," read the official statement of the EU Council. | According to the European Union, the restrictive measures are designed so as not to har…

Editor2 (2021-08-03). How did Nicaragua Reduce Hunger and Malnutrition? (Video). orinocotribune.com Despite crippling, unilateral sanctions and globally rising food prices, hunger levels in Nicaragua have been falling. How has this been achieved? | Despite crippling, unilateral sanctions and globally rising food prices, hunger levels in Nicaragua have been falling. The Sandinista government has been able to ensure people's food needs are met through its focus on building food sovereignty and security.

_____ (2021-08-03). How Did Nicaragua Reduce Hunger And Malnutrition? popularresistance.org Despite crippling, unilateral sanctions and globally rising food prices, hunger levels in Nicaragua have been falling. The Sandinista government has been able to ensure people's food needs are met through its focus on building food sovereignty and security. How has this been achieved? | Erika Takeo from Nicaragua's Association of Rural Workers (ATC) and Rohan Rice, a writer and campaigner with the Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign explain.

Barry Murdaco (2021-08-03). Repressing radical protest, tolerating reactionary violence: The U.S. double standard in historical context. mronline.org The following essay examines the different reactions to radical and reactionary protest, and situates them in a broader historical context. In doing so, we find that the capitalist state will tolerate reactionary violence to a large extent since it represents no threat to capitalist property relations. In contrast, when faced with radical (and particularly socialist) movements capitalist states engage in much more severe repression.

Max Blumenthal (2021-08-03). Cuba's cultural counter-revolution: U.S. gov't-backed rappers, artists gain fame as 'catalyst for current unrest'. mronline.org Painting itself as a grassroots collective of artists fighting for freedom of expression, the San Isidro Movement has become a key weapon in the U.S. government's assault on the Cuban revolution.

Staff (2021-08-03). European Union Sanctions Nicaraguan Vice President Rosario Murillo. orinocotribune.com On Monday, August 2, the Council of the European Union (EU) announced the imposition of sanctions on the Vice President and First Lady of Nicaragua, Rosario Murillo, and seven other individuals for alleged involvement in human rights violations. | "The Council has imposed restrictive measures on eight individuals, including Vice President Rosario Murillo, for being responsible for serious human rights violations or actions undermining democracy and the rule of law in Nicaragua," read the official statement of the EU Council. | According to the European Union, the restrictive measures are designed so as not to har…

Editor2 (2021-08-03). How did Nicaragua Reduce Hunger and Malnutrition? (Video). orinocotribune.com Despite crippling, unilateral sanctions and globally rising food prices, hunger levels in Nicaragua have been falling. How has this been achieved? | Despite crippling, unilateral sanctions and globally rising food prices, hunger levels in Nicaragua have been falling. The Sandinista government has been able to ensure people's food needs are met through its focus on building food sovereignty and security.

_____ (2021-08-03). How Did Nicaragua Reduce Hunger And Malnutrition? popularresistance.org Despite crippling, unilateral sanctions and globally rising food prices, hunger levels in Nicaragua have been falling. The Sandinista government has been able to ensure people's food needs are met through its focus on building food sovereignty and security. How has this been achieved? | Erika Takeo from Nicaragua's Association of Rural Workers (ATC) and Rohan Rice, a writer and campaigner with the Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign explain.

Barry Murdaco (2021-08-03). Repressing radical protest, tolerating reactionary violence: The U.S. double standard in historical context. mronline.org The following essay examines the different reactions to radical and reactionary protest, and situates them in a broader historical context. In doing so, we find that the capitalist state will tolerate reactionary violence to a large extent since it represents no threat to capitalist property relations. In contrast, when faced with radical (and particularly socialist) movements capitalist states engage in much more severe repression.

Editor2 (2021-08-02). History Tells us the United States' Supposed 'Concern for Democracy' in Nicaragua is Nothing of the Sort. orinocotribune.com By Daniel Kovalik — Jul 30, 2021 | A century and a half has shown us that American meddling in Nicaragua is never about improving the lot of the people of that nation, and only ever about furthering Washington's imperialist agenda. | The US government is back at it. It is again expressing concern about the state of democracy in Nicaragua, and conjuring up a new round of punitive sanctions against that tiny country to allegedly prevent dictatorship from taking hold there. | The newest sanctions bill against the country is titled "Reinforcing Nicaragua's Adherence to Conditions for Electoral Reform (RENACER…

Editor2 (2021-08-02). History Tells us the United States' Supposed 'Concern for Democracy' in Nicaragua is Nothing of the Sort. orinocotribune.com By Daniel Kovalik — Jul 30, 2021 | A century and a half has shown us that American meddling in Nicaragua is never about improving the lot of the people of that nation, and only ever about furthering Washington's imperialist agenda. | The US government is back at it. It is again expressing concern about the state of democracy in Nicaragua, and conjuring up a new round of punitive sanctions against that tiny country to allegedly prevent dictatorship from taking hold there. | The newest sanctions bill against the country is titled "Reinforcing Nicaragua's Adherence to Conditions for Electoral Reform (RENACER…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-08-01). How did Nicaragua reduce hunger and malnutrition? peoplesdispatch.org Despite crippling, unilateral sanctions and globally rising food prices, hunger levels in Nicaragua have been falling. The Sandinista government has been able to ensure people's food needs are met through its focus on building food sovereignty and security. How has this been achieved? | Erika Takeo from Nicaragua's Association of Rural Workers (ATC) and Rohan Rice, a writer and campaigner with the Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign explain.

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Editor2 (2021-07-30). Sandinista Government will Send Ship with Nicaraguan Food to Cuba. orinocotribune.com Nicaragua's government has announced that it will send a humanitarian shipment of food to Cuba, and is preparing the Augusto C. Sandino Ship to set out for Havana in the coming days. | Vice President of Nicaragua, Rosario Murllio, broke the news of the solidarity act at noon Tuesday, "In the coming days, very soon our people, our Government will be sending the people and governments of that sister Cuba; inspiration of so many free beings in the world; a ship with Nicaraguan food to contribute in these times of a pandemic that also includes the Yankee plague that we are fighting," | Murillo expressed gratitude to…

Editor2 (2021-07-30). US Sanctions: Weapons of Economic Warfare. orinocotribune.com By Donald Monaco — Jul 27, 2021 | On July 22, 2021, the Biden regime inflicted punitive economic sanctions on Cuban government officials extending Trump era sanctions that targeted the tourism and energy industries and stopped remittances being sent to the beleaguered island. | Shortages of food, medicine and electricity caused by the U.S. embargo have provoked street protests encouraged on social media in what is ironically called the "Bay of Tweets." The U.S. State Department, National Endowment for Democracy, U.S. Agency for International Development and U.S. Agency for Global Media have provided grants t…

teleSUR (2021-07-30). US Treasury Announces More Sanctions on Cuban Security Forces. telesurenglish.net Due to a severe shortage of medical goods on the island caused by US sanctions, solidarity groups in the US have donated millions of syringes to help Cuban doctors administer the country's highly effective self-developed COVID-19 vaccines. Mexico, Russia, and Nicaragua have also shipped hundreds of tons of aid to Cuba.

teleSUR (2021-07-30). Nicaragua Grants FMLN Ex-President Sánchez Cerén Citizenship. telesurenglish.net The former president of El Salvador, Salvador Sánchez Cerén, accused in his country of money laundering and embezzlement, was nationalized as a Nicaraguan citizen by the government of Daniel Ortega, as published in the edition of this Friday, July 30 of La Gaceta, official newspaper of the State of Nicaragua. | RELATED: | The same nationality was also granted to his wife, Rosa Margarita Villalta; his daughter, Cla…