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The atrocities experienced in the United States by the hundreds of thousands of victims of human trafficking

Where do the largest number of perpetrators and victims of human trafficking live?
The International Labor Organization estimates that there are 24.9 million victims of trafficking worldwide, a criminal activity that generates some 150 billion dollars a year in illicit profits.

Author: Francisco Arias Fernandez | internet@granma.cu

 

September 7, 2022 21:09:22


Online prostitute services via the internet; foreign and resident women trafficked, forced and coerced by the sex industry; regular customers; pimps; online child traffickers ; corrupt lifeguards, computer technicians, and waiters at Disney theme parks; other collateral merchants were part of an alarming police find in early 2022.

More than a hundred people, including several Disney employees, were arrested in an undercover human trafficking operation in central Florida, which is neither an isolated or rare event nor exclusive to the tourist American state.

Human trafficking is a growing concern in Florida, a territory that ranks third in the US for the impact of this scourge, with serious effects, since it often victimizes children, according to an article in the regional newspaper Orlando Sentinel, titled The Dark Side of the Sunshine State.

A report by the French television station France 24 revealed that, in 2019, in the United States some 400,000 people were daily victims of human trafficking, and five years ago that figure was 60,000, which shows an uncontrolled boom. He adds that this problem attacks the country stealthily, and few victims dare to speak out. Official reports indicate that child prostitution in the US is a concern, as it is estimated that 100,000 minors are forced into prostitution in that country each year. Continue reading The atrocities experienced in the United States by the hundreds of thousands of victims of human trafficking →

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Colombian magazine reveals espionage program against Cuba

Colombian magazine reveals espionage program against Cuba
An investigation by the Colombian magazine Raya, quoted by the website Razones de Cuba, revealed an espionage program against Cuba by Colombian military intelligence agencies and with the interests of U.S. agents.

Author: Granma | internet@granma.cu

september 1, 2022 11:09:34

Under the title Espionaje Internacional: Objetivo Cuba (international espionage: target Cuba), the publication announced it had access to thousands of classified documents, in which it is evident how Cuban diplomats and officials, leftist political leaders, journalists and social leaders were spied on.

In declarations to Prensa Latina news agency, Raya-s Editor-in-Chief Edison Bolaño explained that, via confidential sources, he was able to gain access to more than a thousand files which reflect a whole espionage apparatus against Cuba and its diplomatic corps based in Colombia.

According to the magazine, information was adulterated in the computer of a guerrilla chief to blame Cuba for the violent protest in Colombia at the end of 2019 and during 2020 and 2021.

The investigation points out that the espionage operation was named objective Charlie and developed, mainly, during the government of Iván Duque.

It also warns of documents in English under the name Secret/Rel to USA, Colombia that “come from U.S. intelligence agents.” This makes it clear that the U.S. agents were also interested in obtaining information from Cuban diplomats in Colombia. (International News Office)

Translated by ESTI

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Rich and Poor

rich and poor
The idea that the rich is a necessity for the economy to function is one of the most defended ideological mantras of capitalism.

Author: Ernesto Estévez Rams | internet@granma.cu

September 1, 2022 23:09:09

Photo: Illustrative
There’s a worrying sign in the University of Michigan’s survey of consumer trends: “The problem is that wealthy Americans aren’t excited, and that may signal further pain ahead for markets and the economy as a whole.” . The rich do not want to spend and, as a consequence, everyone suffers.

CNN clarifies that the top 20% income segment is responsible for up to 40% of US consumer spending, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. An economy based on consumption suffers if there is a contraction of this.

CNN is concerned about how that will be reflected in the stock values ​​of the nation’s top consumer companies: Amazon, Home Depot, among others. Per capita spending using credit cards has fallen, a bad sign for banks and finance companies.

CNN does not speak, as a possible solution to the problem, of horizontalizing consumption more, so that it is not concentrated in the richest segment. That is, make society more equitable. The idea that the rich is a necessity for the economy to function is one of the most defended ideological mantras of capitalism: without the rich there will be greater poverty.

The idea is not only defended in the US, it is constantly exported to all corners.

Disguised as unquestionable reality, the ideology of the economic need of the rich is just a myth. A myth carefully erected and cared for. The stubborn reality shows another side: the rich get rich at the expense of the poverty of others, not in favor of them. Continue reading Rich and Poor →

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FRANK VERGARA PRESENTE

 

Casa de las Américas de NY se une a la pena que enmbarga a los familiares y amigos del compañero Frank Velgara
en su transición física. Valorizamos con mucho respeto y admiración la labor aportada por este a la causa de Cuba, su lucha por la independencia de su patria Puerto Rico y su solidaridad con todas
las causas justas del mundo. Vida eterna para el compañero Frank Velgara.
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