Final Declaration of the XVII Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)

DECLARATION OF THE XVII SUMMIT OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT OF THE NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT (NAM) Island of Margarita, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela September 2016 The Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement, gathered in the Island of Margarita, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, within the framework of the XVII Conference Summit, on 17-18…

Comandante Timoleon Jimenez in the X National Guerrilla Conference

Comrades: We are gathered here, after fifty-two continuous years of political and military confrontation with the Colombian State, with the purpose of carrying out our Tenth National Conference, the highest democratic event contemplated in our Statutes. In addition to the Central High Command and its Secretariat, vote elected delegates from Guerrilla Assemblies performed in each…

Uganda: ‘A Brilliant Genocide’

By Ann Garrison Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni One hundred million people around the world watched the viral video “Kony 2012.” Its evangelical Christian producers’ mission was to proselytize for the use of U.S. Special Forces to help Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni hunt down warlord Joseph Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). Despite huge support…

Rene Nuñez: His Legacy for Nicaraguan Revolutionary Youth

Tortilla Con Sal Memorial and Tribute Photo Gallery Rene Nuñez Tellez (L) next to Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega | Photo: Presidencia Nicaragua Few people outside Nicaragua will appreciate the huge loss for the country when Rene Nuñez Tellez, president of Nicaragua’s National Assembly, died Sept. 10. People of all political loyalties in Nicaragua quickly acknowledged…

Mexico’s Independence Day Marked by Protests and Repression

President Enrique Peña Nieto has become Mexico’s most unpopular president in a quarter-century, according to opinion polls. Mexico’s Independence Day celebrations were marked with anti-government protests and violent police repression against dissident teachers in the southern state of Oaxaca. Thousands of riot police officers were deployed in Mexico City as a mass demonstration demanding the…

NAM Foreign Ministers Outline Agenda for Margarita’s Declaration

The foreign ministers attending the 17th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) outline their proposals today for the Margarita”s Declaration, the final document of the great event taking place in Venezuela. According to Venezuelan Foreign Minister, Delcy Rodriguez, NAM’s greatest challenge is to preserve the right to the future of the peoples against current attacks….