In the news: controversy over Trump's remarks about dead American soldiers
The “Washington Post” notes this morning that the history of Donald Trump's public life is “filled with derogatory, disparaging and indecent remarks towards the American military”.
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The controversy surrounding the remarks of Donald Trump who would have qualified American soldiers killed in action as "
losers
" is still causing much ink to flow in the United States.
The president fiercely denies the comments revealed last week by
The Atlantic
.
But the
Washington Post
notes this morning that the history of Donald Trump's public life is "
filled with derogatory, denigrating and indecent remarks about the American military
": "
Many of his remarks are easily found in television interviews and radio recordings.
They date from the years when Donald Trump was still a simple citizen and businessman
”, reports the newspaper.
The
Washington Post
continues: “
The relationship between the now president and the US military is above all marked by many contradictions.
It is the story of a man who denigrates his handpicked generals while saying that no one supports the army more than him
;
the story of a commander-in-chief who did not do his military service and who declared in private conversations that those who had served in Vietnam were losers since they had not found a way to escape sending them to this war zone
”.
Bolivia
: start of the electoral campaign for the legislative and presidential elections on
October 18
In Bolivia, the electoral campaign began this weekend for the legislative and presidential elections on October 18.
"
In the city of Santa Cruz, the economic heart of the country, the main parties of the country have organized important parades, without any measure of physical distancing
", regrets
La Razon
.
According to the latest poll, published today by the daily
El Tiempo
, “
Luis Arce, candidate of MAS, the Movement towards Socialism, and runner-up to ex-president Evo Morales, still leads the presidential race with 26.2 % of voting intentions.
He is followed by the centrist candidate and former president Carlos Mesa with 17.1
%.
The current interim president, the conservative Jeanine Añez, is still only third, with 10.4
%
”.
In this context, the provisional government of Jeanine Añez attacks Evo Morales.
According to the interim government, the former strongman of Bolivia, since his exile in Argentina, still controls Bolivian institutions.
Like the judiciary for example, in which he has appointed judges who remain favorable to him, as well as the National Assembly where the MAS, the political movement of the former president is still in the majority.
"
In the absence of impartial justice,
"
El Correo del Sur
reports today
, "
the interim government has decided to file a complaint before the International Criminal Court against Evo Morales, but also against the leader of the Bolivian Workers' Center, the main trade union center in the country, as well as against the leader of coca producers for crimes against humanity.
Provisional authorities accuse the three men of being responsible for road blockages in recent weeks to demonstrate against the postponement of the elections.
These blockages, further argues the interim government, caused at least 40 deaths
: Covid-19 patients who could not receive oxygen because of the blocked roads
.
Nicaragua
: Daniel Ortega organizes student marches to celebrate independence in the midst of a pandemic
In Nicaragua, the regime of President Daniel Ortega, which has long denied the severity of the coronavirus epidemic, is trying by all means to return to a semblance of normality.
On the occasion of the 199th anniversary of Independence Day, September 15, the Head of State wishes to organize parades of schoolchildren across the country, announces
La Prensa
this morning
.
These parades represent a high risk, believes the citizens' observatory, made up of independent doctors.
According to them, the regime endangers the health of children for the purposes of political communication.
The newspaper underlines the lack of transparency in the figures communicated by the Nicaraguan government about the epidemic: “
According to official figures, Nicaragua recorded on September 1 4668 cases of coronavirus and 141
deaths.
But these figures
", writes
La Prensa
,"
are also called into question by the Citizen's Observatory which counts more than
10,000 patients and more than
2,700
deaths due to the virus
.
Venezuela
: difficult back to school
The Venezuelan government may well announce the resumption of classes in the midst of an epidemic, but the teachers "
rebel
",
El Nacional
writes today
.
“
The National Teachers' Federation announced that teachers will not be returning to school.
The teachers believe that the conditions for a resumption in the midst of the epidemic are not met to allow a return to school while guaranteeing a minimum of health security
”.
The federation, reports the Caracas daily, “
accuses the government of Nicolas Maduro of moving forward for the start of the school year.
The measures announced by the Ministry of Education are marked by improvisation and lies to make the population believe that it is a normal return to school
”.
And
El Nacional
concluded: "
The federation and 27
affiliated unions call on Venezuelan teachers not to go to their respective schools, but to stay at home and unite with the parents of students to demand together a public education of quality which guarantees the right to life of pupils and their teachers
”.
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