Cold War

71 Years of RFE/RL: How the CIA-Founded American State Run Media Outlet Survived the Soviet Collapse to Fight Cold War 2.0

May 7, 2022 Editor2 CIA, Cold War, RFE/RL, Russia, Soviet Union, Ukraine, US Imperialism

Originally established as an anti-Bolshevik endeavor, RFE/RL has thrived as US-Russia relations have nose-dived The first of May marks the 51st

US military personnel dressing with bio hazzard gear and the US flag in the background. Photo: Twitter / @amcchinetchad.

Latin America and ALBA-TCP News South America

Colombian Politician Demands that Duque Clarify if he will Store US Nuclear & Biological Weapons (+NATO)

March 18, 2022March 18, 2022 orinocotribune Biological Laboratories in Ukraine, biological weapons, Cold War, Colombia, Ivan Cepeda, Ivan Duque, Missile Crisis, nato, nuclear weapons, US Imperialism, Venezuela

Leftist Colombian senator, Iván Cepeda, sent a letter to President Iván Duque to request clarification on whether or not the

Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian. Photo: EFE.

International News

China Reiterates Opposition to US Sanctions on Russia

March 17, 2022 orinocotribune China, Cold War, Russia, Ukraine, US and European sanctions, Zhao Lijian

China opposes US sanctions against Russia and will always take an objective and independent position on the Ukraine issue, Chinese

Two police officers walking down the Red Square in Moscow with the Saint Basil Cathedral in the background. Photo: Getty Images.

International News

Gerald Sussman: Propaganda & Hatred Toward Russia is Unprecedented (Interview)

March 16, 2022March 17, 2022 Kahlil Wall-Johnson censorship, Cold War, ethnic cleansing, Gerald Sussman, Interview, media warfare, Russia, Russophobia, Ukraine

March 16, 2022 (OrinocoTribune.com)—In the midst of the Russian military operation in Ukraine, we spoke with Gerald Sussman, the author

Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Felix Plasencia with Latin American and Caribbean flags in the background. File photo.

Latin America and ALBA-TCP News South America

Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Plasencia: Colombia Promotes Obsolete Cold War Agenda

March 3, 2022 orinocotribune Caribbean, Cold War, Colombia, Felix Plasencia, Imperialism, military drill, military provocation, Nuclear Submarine, Venezuela, Washington

Following joint military exercises by Colombia and the US, Venezuela’s Foreign Affairs Minister Félix Plasencia commented on the alignment of

Africa International Opinion

Barack Obama’s Father Identified as CIA Asset in US Drive to ‘Recolonize’ Africa During Early Days of the Cold War

February 26, 2022 Editor2 Africa, Barack Obama Sr., CIA, Cold War, Europe, North America, US Imperialism

By Gerald Horne – Feb 10, 2022 Over the last decade, the U.S. has been quietly expanding its covert intelligence

International Opinion US/Canada

With Its Doomsday Clock at 100 Seconds to Midnight, The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Calls for Escalating US Aggression Against Russia

February 16, 2022 Roger D. Harris atomic bomb, Atomic Scientists, Cold War, nato, Russia, Ukraine, US Imperialism, USSR, World War II

By Roger D. Harris – Feb 14, 2022 The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists emerged after World War II as

Europe International News

Election Officials Ban German Communist Party from Running Candidates

July 14, 2021 scorinoco Alternative for Germany (AfD), anti-communism, Bundestag, Cold War, DKP banned from elections, elections, Federal Election Committee, German Communist Party (DKP), Germany

On July 8, a committee of the German parliament responsible for arranging the election scheduled for September 26 decided not

International Opinion

The Fall and Rise (and Fall?) of Apartheid

May 30, 2021May 30, 2021 Editor2 1967 occupation of Jerusalem, African National Congress (ANC), al-Aqsa Mosque, apartheid, Apartheid Convention, Black Consciousness Movement, Cold War, East Jerusalem, forced displacement, Gaza, Geneva Convention, Israel an Apartheid State, Jerusalem, Nelson Mandela, Palestine, Palestinian West Bank, settler-colonialism, Sheikh Jarrah, South Africa, Steve Biko, United Nations Security Council (UNSC)

By Jinan Bastaki – May 27, 2021 Apartheid in South Africa ended in part due to sanctions and pressure from

Latin America and ALBA-TCP Opinion

Gabriel García Márquez and Magical Internationalism

April 27, 2021 Editor2 Cold War, Colombian peace process, Cuba, Fidel Castro, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Hugo Chavez, Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, Latin America and the Caribbean, US Imperialism, USSR, vietnam war

By Laura Capote – Apr 25, 2021 While García Márquez is internationally recognized for his literary work, little attention is

Asia International Opinion

Western Media Incite Anti-Asian Racism When They Join in Cold War Against China

April 12, 2021 Joshua Cho anti-Asian racism, China, Cold War, coronavirus, Race, sinophobia, US Imperialism, western media

By Joshua Cho – Apr 8, 2021 Over the past few weeks, the subject of anti-Asian racism has received an

International Opinion US/Canada

After Years of Propaganda, American Views of Russia and China Hit Historic Lows

March 3, 2021 Alan MacLeod China, Cold War, Gallup, poll, Propaganda, Republic opinion, Russia, US Imperialism

By Alan Macleod – Mar 1, 2021 Both pro- and anti-war voices have stated that the U.S. is on the

International News Politics

Cold War Rhetoric and the Politics of Empty Gestures

February 7, 2021February 8, 2021 Fiona Edwards British imperialism, China Global Television Network, Cold War, COVID-19, Fiona Edwards, South China Sea

We need dialogue with China – Britain’s shutting down of China Global Television Network is an attack on free speech,

International Opinion US/Canada

Silencing Black Radicalism Since the Cold War

December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 Editor2 anti-communism, Black Lives Matter, Cold War, Trump, US, US 2020 Election

By Denise Lynn – December 3, 2020 As the recent election has shown, anti-communism is alive and well in the

International Opinion US/Canada

Trump or Biden—Whoever Wins, the World Loses

November 3, 2020 Editor2 2020 US Presidential Elections, Biden, Cold War, the world loses, Trump, US Imperialism, us war culture

By Rob Rousseau – Nov 1, 2020 America is now faced with an election in which ramping down its out-of-control

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71 Years of RFE/RL: How the CIA-Founded American State Run Media Outlet Survived the Soviet Collapse to Fight Cold War 2.0

Colombian Politician Demands that Duque Clarify if he will Store US Nuclear & Biological Weapons (+NATO)

China Reiterates Opposition to US Sanctions on Russia

Gerald Sussman: Propaganda & Hatred Toward Russia is Unprecedented (Interview)

Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Plasencia: Colombia Promotes Obsolete Cold War Agenda

Barack Obama’s Father Identified as CIA Asset in US Drive to ‘Recolonize’ Africa During Early Days of the Cold War

With Its Doomsday Clock at 100 Seconds to Midnight, The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Calls for Escalating US Aggression Against Russia

Election Officials Ban German Communist Party from Running Candidates

The Fall and Rise (and Fall?) of Apartheid

Gabriel García Márquez and Magical Internationalism

Western Media Incite Anti-Asian Racism When They Join in Cold War Against China

After Years of Propaganda, American Views of Russia and China Hit Historic Lows

Cold War Rhetoric and the Politics of Empty Gestures

Silencing Black Radicalism Since the Cold War

Trump or Biden—Whoever Wins, the World Loses

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