U.S. Govt’s Summit of the Americas Fails: Boycott by Presidents of Mexico, Bolivia, Honduras, Guatemala
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U.S. Govt’s Summit of the Americas Fails: Boycott by Presidents of Mexico, Bolivia, Honduras, Guatemala

The Summit of the Americas, that began on June 6, has proved to be a major diplomatic failure for the US administration. In protest against Washington’s refusal to invite the Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua, the presidents of Mexico, Bolivia, and Honduras boycotted the summit.

China Launches Global South Economic Alliance to Challenge U.S. ‘Unilateralism’ and ‘Cold-War Mentality’
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China Launches Global South Economic Alliance to Challenge U.S. ‘Unilateralism’ and ‘Cold-War Mentality’

China is leading an international effort to develop alliances to counter U.S. hegemony. This January 20, China’s mission to the UN launched a new, economic diplomatic alliance, called the Group of Friends of the Global Development Initiative.

Behind NATO’s ‘Cognitive Warfare’: ‘Battle for Your Brain’ Waged by Western Militaries
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Behind NATO’s ‘Cognitive Warfare’: ‘Battle for Your Brain’ Waged by Western Militaries

After economic warfare, cyber warfare, information warfare, etc. against its adversaries, NATO is now working on a new kind of combat it has branded cognitive warfare. It involves exploiting “the vulnerabilities of the human brain” in order to implement more sophisticated “social engineering.”

Nicaragua’s Sandinistas Battle ‘Diabolical’ U.S. Empire and Poverty on 42nd Anniversary of Revolution
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Nicaragua’s Sandinistas Battle ‘Diabolical’ U.S. Empire and Poverty on 42nd Anniversary of Revolution

Report from Nicaragua on the 42nd anniversary of the Sandinista revolution. Nicaraguans discuss their improved quality of life. President Ortega condemns the dictatorial US “empire that wants to dominate all countries”.

US-Funded Belarusian Regime-Change Activist Arrested on Plane had Joined Neo-Nazis in Ukraine
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US-Funded Belarusian Regime-Change Activist Arrested on Plane had Joined Neo-Nazis in Ukraine

Belarusian regime-change activist Roman Protasevich, whose arrest on a grounded plane caused a global scandal, fought in Ukraine’s neo-Nazi Azov Battalion and was cultivated by the US government’s media apparatus.

Italy and UK Rely on Help from Cuba, China, Venezuela to Fight Coronavirus – as US Steps Up Brutal Sanctions
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Italy and UK Rely on Help from Cuba, China, Venezuela to Fight Coronavirus – as US Steps Up Brutal Sanctions

Ben Norton   The sanctions that the United States has imposed on dozens of countries around the world, in an attempt to overthrow their independent governments, have only made the global coronavirus pandemic worse. But at the same time, some of these nations targeted by US economic warfare have taken the lead in the effort…

Chile’s Government is Shooting Anti-Austerity Protesters
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Chile’s Government is Shooting Anti-Austerity Protesters

Ben Norton   While the US government, international NGOs, and corporate media outlets have relentlessly demonised the elected governments in Venezuela and Nicaragua, the Washington-backed right-wing administration in Chile has been violent cracking down on an uprising against neoliberal policies, and with virtual impunity.   In October 2019, protests erupted across Chile against the government…