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For Ecuador, currying favor with Washington is as simple as sacrificing Julian Assange

Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno has made no secret of his annoyance with the man he refers to a “hacker,” calling Assange “a stone in his shoe” as Ecuador seeks to restructure itself as a trusted ally of the United States. by Elliott Gabriel Part 3 - Seeking favor with the “Empire” President Moreno has made no secret of his annoyance with the man he calls a “hacker,” calling Assange “a stone in his shoe” as Ecuador seeks to restructure itself as a trusted ally of the United States. Moreno’s overtures to Washington follow a 10-year policy toward the U.S. under the former administration of leftist economist Correa, who sought to undo the neoliberalism and meddling imposed on the country through a progressive movement dubbed the “Citizens’ Revolution.” Since coming to power last May, Moreno has sought to undo his former leader’s legacy in a frenzied process that detractors point to as proof of his treacherous “Judas” nature . This has included jailing deposed Vice Pre

An open letter to Federica Mogherini and the European imperative to save the Iran nuclear deal

Save the Iran nuclear deal We, the undersigned, thank you for your speech on 8th May 2018, pledging the European Union’s intention to remain steadfast in its commitment to the historic accord concluded between Iran and the E3/EU+3, the so-called Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Too often, politicians have inclined to patronise and admonish, but, instead, you opted for a “universal language” of respect and dialogue. You proclaimed that “ [t]his deal belongs to each and every one of us ”, and that it enjoins us not to “ let anyone dismantle this agreement ”. But despite such salutary remarks, in the aftermath of the Trump administration’s public announcement to withdraw from the JCPOA and re-impose sanctions on Iran, the survival of the agreement is far from assured. The majority of Iranians have demonstrated their heartfelt support for this hard-won diplomatic accord. They have shown their support through their two-time election of a president promi

Ο Κούλης ετοιμάζει κράτος σκληρής καταστολής ...

failed evolution Το νέο παραλήρημα Μητσοτάκη που ξεκίνησε τη χθεσινή του ομιλία στη βουλή με τα κοινότυπα συστημικά τσιτάτα περί 'μιας και μοναδικής βίας', αυτή τη φορά έχει μια βαθύτερη εξήγηση. Δεν έχει να κάνει απλά με το γεγονός ότι το κόμμα του βρίσκεται σε παρακμή και ότι δεν έχει να προσφέρει τίποτα απολύτως στον Ελληνικό λαό πέρα από τη γνωστή συνταγή σκληρής λιτότητας που επιβάλλει παντού ο άξονας Βρυξελλών-Βερολίνου, στην οποία και ο ίδιος άλλωστε είναι ιδεολογικά ταγμένος. Δεν έχει να κάνει απλά με μια απόπειρα αποπροσανατολισμού της κουβέντας από την καυτή πατάτα της οικονομίας, όπου εκεί η Νέα Δημοκρατία δεν έχει και δεν μπορεί να παρουσιάσει ούτε μία, έστω στοιχειώδη εναλλακτική. Έχει να κάνει κυρίως με το νέο πονοκέφαλο που του έφεραν πρώην και νυν στελέχη της δεξιάς παράταξης, τα οποία άμεσα ή έμμεσα επικρότησαν την τραμπούκικη επίθεση κατά του Μπουτάρη. Και αυτό γιατί με τις δηλώσεις αυτές έβαλαν δυναμίτη (από την άκ

For Ecuador, currying favor with Washington is as simple as sacrificing Julian Assange

Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno has made no secret of his annoyance with the man he refers to a “hacker,” calling Assange “a stone in his shoe” as Ecuador seeks to restructure itself as a trusted ally of the United States. by Elliott Gabriel Part 2 - An attack on Assange’s mental health Sealed off from the internet, phone calls, or outside visitors, the 46-year-old Assange is now faced with deteriorating health, an inability to visit the hospital to treat chronic health maladies, and conditions usually suffered by those held in solitary confinement. Last August, Assange explained to The New Yorker that he suffers from bouts of anxiety and depression due to his isolation, often remaining awake for anywhere between 18 and 22 hours per day: “ The walls of the Embassy are as familiar as the interior of my eyelids … I see them, but I do not see them. ” Rafael Correa — the former president of Ecuador, who extended asylum to Assange in 2012 while the U.S., Britain and

Analyzed: The Western media's fear and loathing of Venezuela

"The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum." – Noam Chomsky By Manmeet Sahni Part 5 - Questionable Statistics Moreover, the figures supporting Paez's argument in the Wall Street Journal simply don't add up. Joe Emersberger breaks them down in the Green Left Weekly: "According to a Colombian university study of Venezuelan migration to Colombia, it averaged about 47,000 per year from 2011–2014, then increased to 80,000 per year in 2015–16. "U.S. government data show migration from Venezuela to the United States increasing from about 7,000 per year before 2013 to 28,000 per year by 2015, including Venezuelans who have entered without authorization. "Between 2000 to 2013, the United States was the destination for about 30 percent of Venezuelan-born people who left to live abroad, according to the Wor