Guatemala

Iran, Sanctions and Moral Authority

For over two decades, US neo-cons have been pushing for an attack on Iran on the pretext that it was developing nuclear weapons. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has been a key player in this effort, exerting as much pressure as he and the Israeli lobby can for an US attack. Netanyahu also often threatens that Israel might attack Iran. Note these are the same people who pushed for the illegal US attack on Iraq based on the bogus claim that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.

More on “Keeping Families Together”

Good on everyone who rallied in such large numbers on behalf of keeping families together. I will generalize and break down the participants into three groups. The first was composed of folks who may have participated in their first protest and responded with genuine empathy and moral outrage regarding a transparently immoral situation. They are well-intentioned and believe the Federal government is not acting in ways commensurate with America’s highest ideals. For them, the blame largely lies with Trump but they’re not opposed to hearing more discussion on the subject.

Cuba Sends Teams of Doctors to Assist in Guatemala After Fuego Volcano Tragedy

A brigade of Cuba’s finest doctors is traveling to Guatemala after the nation suffered a disastrous volcanic eruption last week, Cuba’s Medical officials said Wednesday.
A team of 20 physicians from the Cuban Medical Brigade (BMC) will join their 26 comrades who are working tirelessly to stabilize the communities most affected by the country’s recent natural disaster, beginning in the Escuintla department.

Horrific Satellite Photos Reveal Entire Towns Obliterated by Guatemala Volcano

(ZHE) — Horrifying images of devastation continue to pour out of Guatemala, after the eruption of the “Fuego” volcano near the country’s capital.  Rescuers have recovered 99 bodies of those burned and buried alive – only identifying 28, while nearly 200 are still missing after deadly pyroclastic lava flows and giant clouds of superheated smoke and ash buried entire […]

‘No Survivors’: Guatemala Volcano Buries Entire Village

(ZHE) — Rescue workers searched tirelessly for survivors amid a desolate grey landscape of ash and destruction on Monday, one day after Guatemala’s Fuego volcano erupted near the capital. At least 65 are dead and an unknown number of people are missing, according to Guatemala’s natural disaster commission, also known as Conred. Volunteer firefighters waded though layers of […]

Videos: At Least 25 Dead After Explosive Volcano Eruption in Guatemala

(ZHE) — At least 25 people are dead and several hundred have been injured after the Volcan de Fuego in Guatemala experienced an explosive eruption, sending rocks and ash 6 miles into the air – blanketing nearby villages and sparking an exodus of at least 2,000 people from affected regions.  Breathtaking. Unconfirmed fatalities. #Guatemala #VolcanDeFuego pic.twitter.com/cFb8aEPtKw — Lino […]