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Aug 26 2025 
Maduro mobilizes troops as Venezuela confronts US threats
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro deployed 15,000 troops to the Colombian border, vowing unity and resistance as US warships and threats of intervention escalated tensions.
The decision on Tuesday follows the provocative dispatch of at least three US warships carrying more than 4,000 Marines and sailors into Caribbean waters under the pretext of combating drug cartels.
In a… Continue reading
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Aug 11 2025 
What is Mexico doing in terms of tariffs and sovereignty
Quite a lot. Mexico is now a developing socialist country. This makes the slavering dogs howl. But, so far, so good. Following is a podcast by Soberania, in English, which means sovereignty. There is a growth in independent media and a good interaction between journalists in Mexico and those working for Telesur. The idea is… Continue reading
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Aug 11 2025 
Let’s Invade Mexico! (replay)
This is an old essay by Fred Reed, who is no longer writing. He lived in Mexico for many years with his Mexican wife. He was a prolific, beloved and popular writer. I replay this in relation to the US threats to Mexico, Colombia and serious threats to Nicolas Maduro from Venezuela, accusing Maduro of… Continue reading
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Aug 08 2025 
Notes on Brazil: Coffee, China and Tariffs, MAGA Playbook Lawfare, LAC
This is part of a series of LAC updates planned for the next week. It appears as if the US has remembered their ‘backyard’ and they are threatening even with military action. We saw the bounty put on Nicholas Maduro’s head and a day later both Mexico and Venezuela are being threatened by Marco Rubio… Continue reading
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Apr 11 2025 
9th Celac summit on Cuba
We can’t stand by in the face of the U.S. blockade on Cuba,” said Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the 9th CELAC Summit, where leaders from across the hemisphere called for an end to decades of U.S. sanctions. pic.twitter.com/n2xsANiZ8C— Belly of the Beast (@bellybeastcuba) April 11, 2025
#Brazil | President Lula… Continue reading
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Mar 22 2025 
Egregious pressure on Cuba and Caricom states
There are two notable outreach programs in Cuba, despite the blockade.
The first is a medical program. This is two-fold. There is a free training and education program called CubaHeal. Cuba selects from applicants a number of aspiring young medical doctors and support personnel in various disciplines and trains and educates them. There is no cost,… Continue reading
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Feb 20 2025 
President Sheinbaum Announces Reforms Against U.S. Interference in Mexico
On Thursday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced two constitutional reforms to prevent foreign interference and impose the “harshest penalty” on foreigners who intervene in her country. These decisions come after U.S. President Donald Trump designated six drug cartels as “terrorist” organizations.
During her daily press conference, Sheinbaum also stated that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE)… Continue reading
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Jan 28 2025 
Update: LAC
This is from La Jornada (quite a mouthpiece locally in Mexico but at least we get the facts that are being omitted in the US, under a blanket of “He Caved”. (I made some changes to the translation where it was not clear).
https://www.jornada.com.mx/noticia/2025/01/27/editorial/trump-contra-colombia-3736
Featured image: Petro’s election in 2022.
NO! PETRO DID NOT CAVE. HE IS ACCEPTING… Continue reading
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Jan 24 2025 
The New Silk Road of the Americas: China/Mexico’s Bold Move in Manzanillo, Mexico – quietly diversifying
While Trump and Washington obsess over reclaiming the Panama Canal and militarizing trade routes, Beijing is quietly rewriting the rules of hemispheric commerce. Welcome to the Port of Manzanillo, Mexico’s rising giant on the Pacific, a cornerstone of China’s strategic vision for the Americas.
With COSCO Shipping’s direct routes and an $8 billion expansion project underway,… Continue reading
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Sep 02 2024 
The Brazilian Supreme Court Judges agree UPDATE
Update at the end.
This morning, on checking my usual X list which contains everything I want to see on the Latin American Countries, the Musk attempt to destabilize Brazil took over the headlines. He has a choir. It’s Musk and the moronic Magas on the way to do a little lawfare tactics in Brazil!
If there… Continue reading
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Jun 14 2024 
Today is the 96th birthday of Ernesto Che Guevara
The commander dedicated his life to the struggle for freedom. At the age of 23, he, a young doctor, went on a trip to Latin America. Five years later, together with Fidel Castro, he led the Cuban Revolution. At 37, he resigned from all official posts and continued to fight.
However, Che Guevara is not a… Continue reading
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May 29 2024 
Venezuela run-up to elections .. as usual, in the crosshairs
Today we have a tight election in South Africa and Sunday in Mexico. And then we’re heading up to elections in Venezuela on July 28th ..
I always like to start writing on Venezuela with a reference to their music. Kids are encouraged to play in youth orchestras and this has lead to saving many… Continue reading
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May 13 2024 
Venezuela uses new paradigm to confront the media blockade
(Maduro comments on Argentina).
The Bolivarian people share their truth using “streets, networks, media, and walls,” President Maduro said.
During his weekly podcast broadcast, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro stated that the Bolivarian Revolution is employing a new paradigm of revolutionary information to overcome censorship from transnational mainstream media.
In a conversation with Brazilian political analyst Diego Ruzzarin, Maduro ensured… Continue reading
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Dec 14 2023 
Venezuela and Guyana to Continue Talks on the Essequibo
The delegates are sticking to a peace message and it went well!
Camilla at Camillapress
Essequibo talks | Ambassador Ellsworth John to SVG’s Agency For Public Information: “I think it went well. We have a declaration that both sides have agreed to. It was subject to extensive negotiation of course..”
“..but I think we have a document that… Continue reading
