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22 Sep, 4 tweets, 2 min read
I reported on the historic summit of CELAC, the Community of Latin American and the Caribbean States, hosted in Mexico

It was an important step away from US neocolonial proxy the OAS by strengthening regional integration, although there are contradictions
english.almayadeen.net/articles/analy…
The presidents of Venezuela and Cuba attended the historic CELAC summit in Mexico, defying US coup attempts.

CELAC demanded an end to the criminal 60-year US blockade of Cuba.

In a very impressive step, CELAC also called for decolonization of Puerto Rico
english.almayadeen.net/articles/analy…
Venezuelan President Maduro stressed that the difference between CELAC and the OAS is the difference between Bolivarianism and Monroeism — that is, between Latin American independence and regional unity on one side, or US neocolonialism on the other
english.almayadeen.net/articles/analy…
The US founded the OAS in Colombia in 1948, a year before the main tool of US imperialism, NATO.

Like NATO, whose founders included Portugal's fascist dictatorship, the OAS was a right-wing anti-communist alliance including Nicaragua's Somoza dictatorship
english.almayadeen.net/articles/analy…

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At the UN, President Biden blatantly lied, claiming, "For the first time in 20 years, the US is not at war."

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The US is militarily occupying Syria and Iraq, and waging economic war everywhere
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