U.S. IMPERIALISM THREATHENS VENEZUELAN SOVEREIGNTY, 3 articles
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Venezuela nears 10 Million Signatures Against Obama Decree
Source: Prensa Latina   Â
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Only a few days before the Panama Summit of the Americas, Venezuela nears its target today of 10 million signatures intended to be presented to United States President Barack Obama in rejection to the executive order against this South American nation.
Over eight million signatures back the petition of president Nicolas Maduro to revoke the Washington declaration and this Monday still continues the presentation of the books signed in communities, institutions and in Bolivar Squares throughout the country. ‘Thanks to all our homeland, we are headed to the victory of peace, said Madujro the eve in his Twitter official account. Even during the holidays of Catholic Holy Week, the recollection of signatures kept a steady pace, the Minister of Communication and Information, Jacqueline FarÃa. Over the weekend, signature collection was very active in support to the campaign Obama revoke the decree Now, initiative promoted by the Socialist United Party of Venezuela and backed by social movements and allied political organizations, she said. For his part, the Minister of Sports and Youth, Antonio Alvarez highlighted the participation and support of the new generations and added that Venezuela is not a threat, this is a country committed to peace and defense of its Independence, that is precisely what we want to tell Obama with our signatures.. Together with the signatures, many peoples of the world condemn the northern threat, indicated the head of government in the Capital District, Ernesto Villegas. In his opinion, this is a peaceful but conclusive way to counter the attempts of the United States to subordinate this country. The idea is to reach the 10 million signatures to present them to Obama during the Panama Summit of the Americas, scheduled for April 10 to 11, said Villegas. Meanwhile, in Twitter, the labels ObamaRevokeTheDecreeNow, Venezuela is noThreat and VenezuelaIsHope are positioned among the first places in national and international trends. Last March 9, the White House emitted an executive order saying Venezuela is a threat, establishing sanctions agains local officials, due to alleged violations of human rights, as the restriction of assets, banking accounts and the emission of visas,. |
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Quiet Before the Panama Summit
April 5, 2015
Source: Prensa Latina
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By Victor M. Carriba, Special Envoy
 Panamá, Apr 5 (Prensa Latina) Panamá took advantage of the long Holy Week holidays to accumulate energies in face of he arrival of thousands of persons to attend on Wednesday the different meetings on occasion of the 7th Summit of the Americas.Moderate traffic of vehicles is seen in the streets and a significant reduction of people walking capital areas is the result of the exodus of the capital inhabitants due to the religious holidays.
In reverse, a growing arrival of passengers marks the activity of the Tocumen airport, most of them members of the delegations and professionals of news media which will cover the different phases of the hemispheric conference. Nevertheless, after the quiet weekend, a progressive increase in logistic tasks can be seen in the denominated security zone of a Summit to which already 31 heads of State of Latin America and the Caribbean, plus the United States and Canada, have confirmed their presence. The measures enacted by the authorities have banned covering totally or partially the face of persons, carry firearms or knives in a perimeter of 500 meters from the Convention Center Atlapa, venue of the presidential meeting. Also, peddlers will not be allowed in the neighborhoods of Calidonia, Bella Vista and San Francisco. To enforce the security measures, over one thousand specially trained agents in explosives, protection of dignitaries, negotiation, terrorism, organized crime and crisis, besides another five thousand police agents and military. In total, about 42 kilometers of streets, capital avenues will be affected by the official regulations, besides thousands of residents in the security area who will have to present permissions issued to enter and exit from their homes. The summit activities include four parallel forums: social, youth, business and rectors of universities of the two Americas. During the same days of the summit will session a Summit of the Peoples in the Paranimph of the University of Panama with the participation of some two thousand representatives of social movements from this part of the world. Among the participants to the meeting, president of Bolivia, Evo Morales and other member countries of the Bolivarian Alliance of the Peoples of our America (ALBA) will attend. The program includes other activities in particular the concert to be offered by Cuban singer-composer Silvio Rodriguez. The alternative summit will emit several declarations against the new measures and sanctions of the U.S. government to Venezuela and the blockade on Cuba, among other topics affecting the underdeveloped America, as poverty and the rising power of the progressive forces. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
US ‘Disappointed’ by Support for Venezuela over Sanctions          Source: Telesur
Roberta Jacobson was surprised not more countries defended the U.S. sanctions and decree claiming Venezuela a threat.
The U.S. sub-secretary for Latin America admitted Friday that she was “disappointed†by the reactions of the Latin American countries to the sanctions and the “national security threat†decree recently adopted by Washington against Venezuela.
“I am disappointed that there were not more countries to defend (the sanctions). They were not made to harm Venezuelans or the Venezuelan government,†the diplomat explained.
Speaking at a conference, Roberta Jacobson also criticised the solidarity shown by Latin American countries for Venezuela.
“The tone that Latin American leaders are using demonizes the United States as if it were the source of Venezuela’s problems, and this makes it hard for us to proceed pragmatically,†the politician said.
The mounting hostility from the U.S towards Venezuela is likely to be one of the most hotly debated themes at the Summit, due to take place in Panama later this month. U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to attend.
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Many high profile Latin Americans have come out in support of the democratically elected government of President Nicolas Maduro, including former Uruguayan president, Jose Mujica, and Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchu.
In March all 33 members of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) expressed their opposition to the U.S. government move, with other regional bodies including the United Nations of South America (UNASUR) doing likewise.
In the latest sign of the hostility that the U.S. approach has provoked, it was revealed Friday that at least five million tweets across 105 countries have been counted on Twitter demanding the repealing of Obama’s meddling decree.
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