(2021-11-14). Despite US Led Dirty Campaign, Nicaraguans Came Out In Force To Support The FSLN. popularresistance.org Nicaragua's Supreme Electoral Council declared President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) winners in an election that drew 65% of the eligible 4.4 million voters. Although Washington and its allies in the region denounced the election as a fraud preceded by repression of the opposition, there was significant participation of the electorate; moreover, despite claims that Ortega ran virtually unopposed, his ticket was contested by several long-standing opposition parties. Winning 75% of the vote, the FSLN demonstrated solid strength despite the U.S.
(2021-11-14). Nicaragua has a Public Relations Problem, Not a Democracy Problem. orinocotribune.com 
By Roger D. Harris — Nov 12, 2021 | US President Joe Biden hectored Nicaragua about their November 7 elections
(2021-11-14). En las entrañas de "Archipiélago", grupo de Facebook de los disidentes cubanos detrás del complot del 15 de noviembre. globalizacion.ca 
Introducción a la versión original en inglés, publicada en The Canada Files el 9 de noviembre | The Canada Files tiene la suerte de contar con Arnold August como columnista, aclamado desde 1997 como uno de los expertos no cubanos de…
(2021-11-14). US Threatens Regime Change In Nicaragua. popularresistance.org The United States has continuously carried out acts of aggression against Nicaragua and its people for more than 150 years. Joseph Biden's effort to undermine that country's sovereignty is part of a long history of invasions, coups, and support for U.S. puppets. | The Biden administration declared the recent election fraudulent before it had even taken place. The corporate media repeated lies about an "authoritarian dictatorship" that came straight from the State Department's script. The United States congress voted overwhelmingly to pass the RENACER Act, a regime change plot featuring the imposition of sanctions…
(2021-11-14). 'Nicaragua presents a challenge to the international left'. zcomm.org With the US leading an international chorus rejecting the legitimacy of Nicaragua's general elections, the anti-imperialist left 'is walking a tightrope'
(2021-11-14). Terrorist Plot Targeting 21N Elections Uncovered. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's Minister for Interior Relations, Justice and Peace, Remigio Ceballos, announced on Saturday, November 13 that intelligence services dismantled a terrorist plan that sought to sabotage the regional and municipal elections to be held on November 21. | Ceballos reported that intelligence and citizen security organizations managed to neutralize a terrorist group that was attempting to commit sabotage at the facilities of the National Electoral Council (CNE), at its main warehouse in Mariche, Miranda state. All voting machines are kept in this warehouse, and are currently being distributed all over Venezue…
(2021-11-14). El Sistema Prepares to Break World Record — Largest Orchestra Ever in Venezuela (Video and Photos). orinocotribune.com Caracas, November 13, 2021 (special for OrinocoTribune.com)—This Saturday, November 13, the courtyard of the military academy of Venezuela in Caracas was the setting for more than 12,000 young musicians from the Venezuelan orchestra system, internationally known as El Sistema, to come together from more than 400 El Sistema nodes from all over Venezuela, to try for the Guinness World Record as "The Largest Orchestra in the World." | The official ceremony began with the words of Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, who highlighted the perseverance and dedication of the musicians and the faculty of El Sistema as we…
(2021-11-13). Debunking Myths About Nicaragua's 2021 Elections, Under Attack by USA/EU/OAS. strategic-culture.org 
The US, EU, and OAS are launching a new coup attempt against Nicaragua's Sandinista government, refusing to recognize its 2021 elections. The Grayzone observed the vote on the ground, and dispels myths aimed at discrediting the process. | By Ben NORTON | Millions of Nicaraguans went to the polls on November 7, 2021, re-electing the leftist Sandinista Front and President Daniel Ortega by a large margin. | The Joe Biden administration refused to recognize the results, however. The United States and its allies in the European Union and the Organization of American States (OAS) have instead launched what essentially…
(2021-11-13). Guantánamo trial exposes brutality of CIA torture. themilitant.com In testimony before a sentencing jury of eight senior military officers Oct. 28, Majid Khan read a statement in court detailing his personal experiences being tortured by the CIA. Khan has been imprisoned for 15 years by the U.S. government at its notorious military facility at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, which it occupies against the will of the Cuban people. | "I thought I was going to die," Khan said, describing the various torture techniques he was subjected to, including beatings, sexual assaults, being chained naked from a ceiling beam for long periods, starved, doused repeatedly with ice water to keep him awake…
(2021-11-13). Cordon militaire: Estonia to erect barrier, deploy forces along border with Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Estonia intends to build barbed wire fence on border with Russia Estonia intends to build a 130 km long barbed wire fence on the border with Russia. Estonian Defense Minister Kalle Laanet stated this…. Estonia does not have a common border with Belarus, but fears that illegal migrants in Belarus may enter the country through …
(2021-11-13). Free Alex Saab, Venezuela Diplomat, Jailed by U.S. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Committee to Stop FBI Repression (CSFR). | The Committee to Stop FBI Repression (CSFR) is calling on people to join a rally to "Free Alex Saab Now!" on Monday, November 15. Alex Saab is a good man who has done nothing wrong, only opposed U.S. sanctions and aggression against Venezuela. It is the U.S. government and President Joe Biden who should be put on trial for their ongoing harassment of Venezuela's democratic and popular Bolivarian Revolution. | Rally, Monday, Nov. 15, 9: 30 a.m. EST | Miami Federal Courthouse, 400 North Miami Ave | Miam…
(2021-11-13). Díaz-Canel: Somos una nación de paz y solidaridad, y defendemos nuestra Revolución socialista (+ Video). cubadebate.cu "En paz hemos logrado las primeras vacunas latinoamericanas, en paz hemos inmunizado casi al ciento por ciento de nuestra población, incluyendo nuestros niños y niñas; en paz las escuelas funcionan, y en paz iniciaremos el día 15 otra etapa del curso escolar; en paz nuestra economía se recuperará; en paz continuaremos avanzando con la estrategia económica y social; tranquilos, atentos y seguros. En paz, en el presente y en el futuro, Cuba vive y vivirá".
(2021-11-13). Gobierno boliviano reitera que oposición busca desestabilizar. telesurtv.net El mandatario boliviano indicó que los mismos que promueven un paro en el país fueron los que participaron en el golpe de Estado de 2019.
(2021-11-13). Pdte. Díaz-Canel: Cuba está preparada para defender la revolución. telesurtv.net El mandatario cubano aseguró que se encuentran alertas para enfrentar cualquier intento de desestabilizar al país.
(2021-11-13). Joe Biden y Xi Jinping se volverán a reunir el 15 de noviembre. telesurtv.net La reunión del próximo 15 de noviembre responde al interés de Washington de mantener abierta la comunicación con China al más alto nivel.
(2021-11-13). Bolivia: Union Sectors Begin Dialogue Over Law No. 1386. telesurenglish.net In Bolivia, representatives from President Luis Arce's government and trade union sectors set up a round table to discuss Law no. 1386, which seeks to establish a legal framework to combat illicit enrichment and terrorism. | RELATED: | Previously, Union sectors unleashed an indefinite strike in at least four cities in rejection of the law. They alleged that the new rule opens the possibility for using a discretionary str…
(2021-11-13). UNESCO Marks Anniversary In Defense of Solidarity and Culture. telesurenglish.net UNESCO's General Assembly addresses the challenges of global education in the wake of the impact of the pandemic and other issues of global concern. | Forest Whitaker: "Today, I had the privilege to speak at UNESCO's 75th anniversary ceremony. Its purpose to build the defenses of peace in the minds of people is a universal mission that can speak to the heart of every human being."
(2021-11-13). Ecuador: New Prison Riot Leaves 68 Slaughtered Prisoners. telesurenglish.net In Ecuador, At least 68 inmates died Saturday in a new bloodbath at a prison in Guayaquil. | RELATED: | The revolt took over the Guayas 1 prison, where 119 inmates had previously suffered a cruel death with beheadings and burnings in September. | Guayas governor Pablo Arosemena indicated that the new clashes broke out on Friday night when one of the groups invaded a cellblock to kill members of the opposing group…
(2021-11-13). Venezuela: Youth Orchestra Plays To Achieve World Record. telesurenglish.net On Saturday, musicians from Venezuela's System of Youth and Children's Orchestras and Choirs gathered in the courtyard of the Military Academy of Fuerte Tiuna to reach the Guinness World Record for the "largest orchestra in the world". | RELATED: | Opening the concert with "Te Deum" by the composer Marc-Antoine Charpentier, 12,000 musicians played for 12 continuous minutes the Marche Slave by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaiko…
(2021-11-13). Nicaragua rechaza resolución de la OEA sobre elecciones en el país. telesurtv.net El diplomático nicaragüense condenó que los gobiernos patrocinadores de la resolución han ignorado la situación social y política que atraviesan.
(2021-11-13). Qué dolor que dolor que pena… (recuerda una vieja canción popular). cubadebate.cu Las redes "sociales" y sus algoritmos, utilizados como drones teledirigidos por las fuerzas del imperio, intentan lograr al peor estilo de Joseph Goebbels que las mentiras tantas veces repetidas se conviertan en verdades. Esto de intentar vulnerar a guayabazo limpio las neuronas hoy ansiosas del pueblo cubano, o al menos de una parte de este, es otro intento de una política fallida.
(2021-11-13). Why is the US fueling the November 15 Cuba protests? peoplesdispatch.org On September 20, letters began to arrive at eight Cuban municipal or provincial government headquarters announcing the
(2021-11-13). Vuelta a la Patria Program Returns 250 Venezuelan Migrants from Peru. orinocotribune.com 
A total of 250 additional Venezuelans returned to their homeland from Peru through the Vuelta a la Patria program, in an Airbus 340-200 flight of the Venezuelan Consortium of Aeronautical Industries and Air Services (CONVIASA), under strict COVID-19 biosecurity measures. | This was reported by the Foreign Ministry through its Twitter account and through a press release. |
(2021-11-13). Monday 11/15: We Demand for the People: Economic, Voting & Immigrant Rights! Washington DC Rally w/ PPC. indybay.org Livestream of rally in Washington D.C. and online actions…
(2021-11-13). Nicaragua Has A Public Relations Problem. popularresistance.org Managua, Nicaragua – US President Joe Biden hectored Nicaragua about their November 7 elections accusing them of "a pantomime election that was neither free nor fair, and most certainly not democratic." Three days earlier, the US lavished a $650mil arms deal on Saudi Arabia, a monarchy where they don't even pretend to have elections for higher office. Clearly more than democracy is at issue with the US offensive against Nicaragua. | At issue is what Biden described as "the arbitrary imprisonment of nearly 40 opposition figures since May, including seven potential presidential candidates." An objective investigati…
(2021-11-13). Class Warfare and Socialist Resistance: Nicaragua, Cuba, Venezuela as Existential Threats to the US. orinocotribune.com By Ajamu Baraka — Nov 11, 2021 | Why do Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela pose such an existential threat to the U.S.? The promise of socialism and their resistance to US class warfare. | One of the extreme ironies of the latest attack by the settler-colonial regime of the United States against the national democratic project of Nicaragua is that in Nicaragua, the second poorest nation in the Americas, universal healthcare and education are guaranteed to the population as a human right, while in the U.S. those kinds of basic human rights are distant dreams. | The day after the so-called progressive block of legi…
(2021-11-13). U.S. threatens regime change in Nicaragua. mronline.org 
Nicaragua has been a target of U.S. aggressions since the 1850s. The Biden administration's attack on the newly elected government is the latest chapter in a long and sordid history. Eyewitness accounts of the electoral process reveal the manipulations and lies concocted by the U.S. and its corporate media partners in this latest regime change effort.
(2021-11-13). Bolivia Stalked by Coup Plotters. orinocotribune.com 
Bolivia, under constant threat of a coup, continues to resist attacks by right-wing political elements that do not accept the victory of Luis Arce as president. This week, the president warned that the opposition is planning to overthrow the national government. Faced with this circumstance, Arce called on social movements to defend the people's vote. | "The statements of the opposition show their coup intention," Arce said. "They exhibit a faàßade of democracy for the Bolivian people," Arce said. "The right wingers are clear." | President Luis Arce says that Bolivia will not allow another coup from those w…
(2021-11-13). Brutal repression against striking public employees in Sà£o Paulo, Brazil. wsws.org Municipal workers were demonstrating against pension cuts approved by the City Council, without any reaction from their unions.
(2021-11-13). 21N Regional Elections: Smear Campaign Activated — EFE Takes the Initiative. orinocotribune.com The mega-elections to be held on November 21 in Venezuela have a significance beyond the fact of electing candidates for regional and municipal authorities, as they are the first event in several years that will include the participation of a political sector of the country that had preferred to take the path of sabotage of the elections to damage the national institutions. | In this sense, it is not surprising that there are still attempts to sabotage the elections by creating mistrust among the population and playing the abstention card, even though there are only a few days remaining until the event itself, an…
(2021-11-13). No nos robarán la felicidad ni los colores (+ Texto canción). cubadebate.cu Nadie nos robará nuestra felicidad y tampoco los colores. Nos nos quitarán el blanco que está en nuestra bandera y en su estrella solitaria; el blanco que simboliza la paz que defendemos. El lunes 15 nuestros niños irán felices a sus escuelas con sus camisas blancas de uniforme; nuestros médicos y científicos llevarán sus blancas batas…
(2021-11-13). Cuba's 2020 Containment of COVID-19. orinocotribune.com 
By Charles McKelvey — Nov 5, 2021 | Cuba was as prepared for COVID-19 as any nation could be. It formulated a comprehensive plan, with various institutions working together to formulate and implement a plan, prior to the arrival of the virus on the island. As a result, the virus was effectively contained in 2020, with two relatively mild peaks. But in 2021, due to various external and internal factors, there occurred an explosion of cases. This high third peak reached its highest level in August 2021, which now appears to be under control. In both stages of the struggle against COVID, Cuba has demonstrated t…