Síntesis informativa - 22 de octubre 2018
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Trump’s Plans to Deter Migrants Could Mean New ‘Voluntary’ Family Separations
TUCSON, Ariz. — Facing a surge in migrant families entering the United States and with the midterm elections two weeks away, the Trump administration is weighing an array of new policies that it hopes will deter Central Americans from journeying north.
Each of the policies, which range from a new form of the widely criticized practice of family separation to stricter requirements on asylum, would face significant legal and logistical challenges. But the White House is applying strong pressure on federal immigration authorities to come up with a solution to secure the southwest border.
The Border Patrol apprehended 16,658 people in family units in September — a record figure, according to unpublished government data obtained by The New York Times. The total number of families that entered the country in the 2018 fiscal year, which ended Sept. 30, exceeded 100,000 for the first time in recent history.
The surge is occurring even as the total number of border crossings, including individual adults and children traveling alone, remains well below the numbers seen in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Trump Claims ‘Criminals and Unknown Middle Easterners’ Are in Caravan of Migrants
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Monday said a caravan of migrants making their way toward the United States included “criminals and unknown Middle Easterners,” and blamed Democrats for the state of immigration law.
The “unknown Middle Easterners” Mr. Trump mentioned are a new cohort on the president’s recent list of “bad people” he says want to cross the border into America.
At a political rally on Friday, Mr. Trump said some people traveling in these groups headed toward the United States-Mexico border included “bad people,” “criminals,” “not little angels,” and “tough, tough people.” He did not mention Middle Easterners.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/22/us/politics/trump-immigrant-caravan-migrants.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fus
Disinformation Spreads on WhatsApp Ahead of Brazilian Election
SAN FRANCISCO — Over the past few months, the 120 million Brazilians who use WhatsApp, the smartphone messaging application that is owned by Facebook, have been deluged with political messages.
The missives, spread through the country by the millions, have targeted voters ahead of Brazil’s fiercely contested presidential election. A final runoff between a far-right candidate, Jair Bolsonaro, and Fernando Haddad, the leftist Workers’ Party candidate, will be on Oct. 28.
One popular WhatsApp message displayed the name of a presidential candidate, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, next to the number 17. When Brazilians vote, they punch in a number for a candidate or party in an electronic voting machine.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/19/technology/whatsapp-brazil-presidential-election.html
Turkey’s President Vows to Detail Khashoggi Death ‘in Full Nakedness’
Turkish officials have been leaking lurid details for weeks about the assassination and reported dismemberment of the Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi in the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul. But President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, keen to maintain good relations with Saudi Arabia, has until now mostly held his tongue.
On Sunday, Mr. Erdogan broke his silence, promising that within 48 hours he would remove the lid completely from what his spokesmen are now calling a Saudi cover-up.
“We will reveal it,” he said in a televised speech. “It will be revealed in full nakedness.”
With international outrage at Mr. Khashoggi’s killing increasingly focused on the potential culpability of Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Mr. Erdogan appears to sense an opportunity.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/21/world/middleeast/erdogan-khashoggi-turkey-saudi-arabia.html
Rebels in Congo Kill 15 and Abduct Children in Area of Ebola Outbreak
JOHANNESBURG — Congolese rebels have killed 15 civilians and abducted a dozen children in an attack in the center of the latest outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, Congo’s military said Sunday. The violence threatened to again force the suspension of efforts to contain the virus.
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo was declared on Aug. 1, and has been centered on North Kivu Province, which borders Uganda and Rwanda. On Friday, the World Health Organization said that there had been 118 confirmed Ebola deaths so far and 35 probably caused by the disease, out of more than 200 cases. It is the 10th outbreak in the country since 1976.
Efforts to combat the disease have been complicated by fighting between government forces and armed militias, and by attacks on medical workers.
“We condemn this attack,” said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organization. “Everyone should work on achieving peace and fight Ebola.”
At Least 55 Killed in Communal Violence in Central Nigeria
More than 55 people have been killed in a new eruption of communal violence in central Nigeria, officials said on Sunday.
Security has become a key campaign issue ahead of the election next February, in which President Muhammadu Buhari will seek a second term.
The presidency condemned the latest violence in a statement issued on Saturday.
“The frequent resort to bloodshed by Nigerians over misunderstandings that can be resolved peacefully, is worrisome,” said the statement, issued by Mr. Buhari’s spokesman, Garba Shehu.
A local police commissioner said that 22 people were arrested in the clashes last week between two communities in the Kasuwan Magani area of Kaduna state, in north-central Nigeria.
THE GUARDIAN
Anti-Muslim rhetoric 'widespread' among candidates in Trump era – report
The report examined more than 80 campaigns across the US run by candidates who have engaged in anti-Muslim campaign attacks over the last two years. Almost all of the candidates are Republican.
Conspiracy theories targeting Muslims have increasingly entered the political mainstream. The majority of the candidates openly targeting Muslims – 64% – are either elected or appointed officials or boast of a presidential endorsement.
Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro threatens purge of leftwing 'outlaws'
In a confrontational video address to supporters on Sunday, the pro-torture former paratrooper pledged to use the presidency to launch a frontal assault on his “red” political rivals.
“Either they go overseas, or they go to jail,” Bolsonaro told thousands of cheering supporters who had packed Avenida Paulista, one of São Paulo’s main arteries, for one of his final campaign acts.
“These red outlaws will be banished from our homeland. It will be a cleanup the likes of which has never been seen in Brazilian history,” Bolsonaro declared in his 10-minute address by videolink from his home in Rio de Janeiro.
Bolsonaro's pledge to return Brazil to past alarms survivors of dictatorship
During his nearly three decades as a congressman Bolsonaro has also hailed authoritarians including Peru’s Alberto Fujimori and Chile’s Augusto Pinochet. “Yes, I’m in favour of a dictatorship,” he once told congress.
World's longest sea bridge to open ... but only to drivers with a special permit
The $20bn Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge officially opens on Tuesday in a ceremony that Chinese president Xi Jinping is reportedly planning to attend. Officials are billing the 55km bridge as a key part of the Greater Bay Area plan, a campaign to connect Hong Kong and Macau to 11 Chinese cities to form a high-tech region to rival Silicon Valley.
What Israelis and Palestinians think – uncut interviews from the streets
His first video asked people in Tel Aviv what they thought of the idea of a one-state solution to the conflict. In the six years since, he has interviewed thousands of Israelis and Palestinians across hundreds of videos and has racked up 44m views on his channel.
DEUTSCHE WELLE
22 octubre
Bolton comienza conversaciones con Rusia sobre tratado nuclear
La visita del asesor de seguridad nacional de los EE. UU. a Moscú se da después de que el presidente Trump votara para retirarse del pacto nuclear INF. Rusia advirtió que retirarse del pacto sería un "paso peligroso".
El asesor de seguridad nacional del presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, llegó este domingo 21.10.2018) a la capital rusa, donde mañana, martes, será recibido por el jefe del Kremlin, Vladímir Putin.
Este tratado, considerado un acuerdo clave para el desarme nuclear, fue firmado en Washington el 8 de diciembre de 1987 por los entonces presidentes soviético, Mijaíl Gorbachov, y estadounidense, Ronald Reagan.
https://www.dw.com/es/bolton-comienza-conversaciones-con-rusia-sobre-tratado-nuclear/a-45981755
Angela Merkel puts on hold arms sales to Saudi Arabia
Chancellor Angela Merkel has said Germany will stop exporting weapons to Saudi Arabia, at least for the time being. The decision comes in the wake of the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at a Saudi consulate.
But the German coalition agreement makes no mention of honoring deals that have previously been struck. For that reason, the government has made an exception for a 2015 deal for 30 military patrol boats built in the northeastern region of Mecklenburg Western-Pomerania. The Saudi Navy has been maintaining a blockade of ports in Yemen, a country currently experiencing what is thought to be the worst famine for 100 years, according to the United Nations.
https://www.dw.com/en/angela-merkel-puts-on-hold-arms-sales-to-saudi-arabia/a-45977638
Caso Khashoggi: Alemania entre la venta de armamento y los reclamos a Arabia Saudita
Si se concede credibilidad al gobierno turco, entonces el periodista Jamal Khashoggi fue masacrado el 2 de octubre por agentes de su país. Riad lo niega, y el ministro de Exteriores alemán está perdiendo la paciencia.
XINHUA
21-22 oct
Rusia reaccionará a medidas de EEUU tras retirada de tratado de fuerzas nucleares
MOSCU, 21 oct (Xinhua) -- Rusia responderá a las medidas de Estados Unidos luego de su retirada del Tratado de Fuerzas Nucleares de Alcance Intermedio (INF) en lugar de retirarse, indicó hoy un legislador ruso.
El tratado INF fue firmado en 1987 entre la Unión Soviética y Estados Unidos y aborda la eliminación de misiles de alcance corto e intermedio.
En los últimos años, Moscú y Washington han intercambiado acusaciones de violación del acuerdo de control de armas en medio de las crecientes tensiones entre los dos países.
http://spanish.xinhuanet.com/2018-10/22/c_137549097.htm
Corea del Sur, RPDC y Comando de ONU celebran segunda consulta sobre desarme en zona fronteriza
SEUL, 22 oct (Xinhua) -- Corea del Sur, la República Popular Democrática de Corea (RPDC) y el Comando de las Naciones Unidas celebraron hoy la segunda consulta sobre el desarme del Area de Seguridad Conjunta (ASC) en la zona de la frontera intercoreana, confirmó el Ministerio de Defensa de Seúl.
La consulta, hecha a puertas cerradas, comenzó a las 10 de la mañana hora local (01:00 GMT) en un edificio controlado por Corea del Sur en la aldea fronteriza de Panmunjom dentro de la Zona Desmilitarizada (DMZ) llamado Casa de Libertad.
http://spanish.xinhuanet.com/2018-10/22/c_137550033.htm
Israel intenta renegociar arrendamiento de tierras con Jordania, dice Netanyahu
JERUSALEN, 21 oct (Xinhua) -- El primer ministro israelí, Benjamin Netanyahu, dijo hoy que Israel tiene intención de renegociar con Jordania la extensión de un arrendamiento israelí de tierras bajo el tratado de paz entre los dos países.
Jordania informó a Israel horas antes que desea recuperar los terrenos en el Valle del Jordán y en la sureña Arava, dijo Netanyahu en una reunión pública.
El tratado de paz Israel-Jordania, firmado en 1994, es "un valioso activo importante para ambos países" y es "el pilar principal de la estabilidad regional" junto con el firmado con Egipto en 1979, indicó Netanyahu.
Bajo el tratado Israel-Jordania, Israel arrendó cerca de 400 hectáreas de tierras agrícolas fronterizas jordanas, además de un área al sur del mar de Galilea.
http://spanish.xinhuanet.com/2018-10/22/c_137549041.htm
Concluye V Reunión de Ministros de Defensa ASEAN-Plus en Singapur
SINGAPUR, 20 oct (Xinhua) -- La V Reunión de Ministros de Defensa de la Asociación de Naciones del Sudeste Asiático (ASEAN)-Plus concluyó hoy aquí con la partición del consejero de Estado de China y ministro de Defensa, Wei Fenghe.
Asistieron a la reunión los ministros de Defensa de los países miembros de ASEAN así como de los ocho socios de ASEAN: Australia, China, la India, Japón, Nueva Zalanda, la República de Corea, Rusia y Estados Unidos. La reunión fue presidida por Ng Eng Hen, ministro de Defensa de Singapur, que asumió la presidencia de ASEAN este año.
La V Reunión de Ministros de Defensa de ASEAN-Plus emitió dos declaraciones conjuntas, una sobre Prevención y Combate a la Amenaza del Terrorismo y otra sobre Medidas Prácticas de Construcción de Confianza.
http://spanish.xinhuanet.com/2018-10/21/c_137547313.htm
EEUU y Corea del Sur suspenden ejercicios aéreos de defensa conjuntos
SINGAPUR, 20 oct (Xinhua) -- Estados Unidos ha cancelado otro ejercicio militar con Corea del Sur para conceder a las maniobras diplomáticas con la República Popular Democrática de Corea (RPDC) "toda oportunidad de avanzar", indicó el Ejército estadounidense.
El secretario de Defensa estadounidense, James Mattis, y su homólogo surcoreano, Jeong Kyeong-doo, alcanzaron un acuerdo para suspender los ejercicios de defensa aéreos Vigilant Ace, informó el canal de televisión local NewsAsia, citando declaraciones de la portavoz del Pentágono, Dana White, en un comunicado publicado el viernes.
La maniobra Vigilant Ace estaba programada para celebrarse en diciembre de este año.
http://spanish.xinhuanet.com/2018-10/20/c_137546041.htm
AL JAZEERA
Russia warns of arms race if US quits weapons treaty
Kremlin bids to save landmark arms-control deal as US National Security Adviser John Bolton reaches Moscow for talks.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Monday that Russia would be forced to act if the United States pulled out of the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty.
US officials believe Moscow is developing and has deployed a ground-launched system in breach of the INF treaty that could allow it to launch a nuclear strike on Europe at short notice.
Several international powers - including China, Germany and France - expressed concern over Trump's comments. Britain, the US' long-time ally, said it would stand "absolutely resolute" alongside Washington over the issue, however.
Chinese media blast Pompeo's 'malicious' Latin America comments
State newspapers denounce criticism that China's Belt and Road initiative is creating debt traps in other countries.
President Xi Jinping has been pushing the plan to expand trade corridors along a modern-day Silk Road linking Asia, Europe and Africa, pumping credit into building roads, railways and ports in a trillion-dollar infrastructure initiative.
China is eager to bring Latin American countries on board as well, though the initiative has started to face rising scepticism as some countries, such as Sri Lanka, have become saddled with debt that they are struggling to repay.
While the United States has traditionally had strong political influence in the region, China has become a major trading partner for many Latin American countries, including Argentina, Chile and Brazil.
RT
India will retaliate with ‘double the force’ against any attack on its sovereignty – Modi
India will respond against aggressors who challenge its sovereignty with “double the force,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stated, noting that his government is not shy of taking “bold” steps to defend the country’s interests.
Under Modi’s government, India is looking to spend some $250 billion to modernize its military over the next decade. While outsourcing purchases of some of its new weapons, the country is also expanding the role of state and defense firms in the indigenous development of arms.
Besides importing defense equipment from Israel, France and the United States, India has been increasingly relying on Russian tech to modernize its military. Despite US threats of sanctions against New Delhi, this month India sealed a $5.4 billion deal with Moscow to purchase state of the art S-400 Triumf air-defense systems.
https://www.rt.com/news/441893-india-sovereignty-force-army-modi/
US scrapping INF would make world more dangerous, force Russia to ‘restore balance’ – Kremlin
US withdrawal from the landmark INF treaty would make the world a more dangerous place, and would force Moscow to step in and “restore the balance,” Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said.
US President Donald Trump sent shock waves over the weekend, promising to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF). Using the evergreen ‘Russia violated agreements’ argument, he called the accord “unacceptable.”
The agreement, in particular, envisioned the elimination of nuclear and conventional missiles with ranges of 500 to 5,500 kilometers. Dismissing the allegation that Russia has violated the terms of the deal, Peskov said Moscow is committed to the accord. Notably, he added, Washington has not undertaken any official steps to quit it, which includes a formal notification of withdrawal.
https://www.rt.com/news/441909-peskov-inf-world-dangerous/
Withdraw first, ask later: He nuked Russia-US relations, now Bolton arrives in Moscow to talk
The alleged mastermind behind the US pullout from the historic INF treaty, John Bolton will expect a wintry reception in Moscow, with only the embers of the long-forgotten Helsinki summit to warm the parties.
The foreign ministry has already demanded “to hear a coherent explanation” of Washington’s actions, while various senior Russian officials have called the prospect of withdrawal “blackmail”, “a landmine under the nuclear disarmament process”, and a harbinger of “complete chaos in the sphere of nuclear armaments.”
And this is not one Bolton can blame on his boss. Appointed only in March, Bolton has become arguably the most influential US foreign policy architect, and is a long-time critic of arms control treaties. According to senior staff sources who spoke to the Guardian and the Washington Post last week, he personally persuaded Trump to quit INF. Stateside reports indicate that despite Trump’s customarily hazy pronouncements, Bolton will definitively signal US intentions to leave – a six-month notice is required to leave the indefinite-term agreement - during the Russian visit.
AL MAYADEEN
Caos reina en el gobierno de Trump, dicen
21 de octubre
Durante más de 30 años como diplomática siempre dependí de la orientación de mis superiores en el Departamento de Estado y en la Casa Blanca, pero desde la llegada de Trump la comunicación fue casi inexistente, explicó Jacobson en un artículo que publica este domingo en el diario The New York Times.
Cierto caos es normal al comienzo de una administración, pero bajo este gobierno fue extremo, señala.
Al respecto, recuerda que unas 30 misiones diplomáticas estadounidenses están aún sin embajador, entre las que cita Arabia Saudita y Pakistán.
Operaciones de producción en nuevo pozo en el Delta del Nilo
Según el ministro de Petróleo y Recursos Minerales de Egipto, Tarek El-Molla, se espera que para el tercer trimestre de 2019 se alcance una tasa de producción total de 400 millones de pies cúbicos de gas y tres mil barriles de gas condensado por día, con la finalización de los pozos restantes en el proyecto.
Más de tres años de agresión saudita contra Yemen visibles ahora tras asesinato de Jamal Khashoggi
Desde junio, la guerra se ha centrado en el puerto de Hudaydah, en el Mar Rojo, comenta el periódico. Después de un tenso viaje a lo largo de una carretera costera propensa a las bombas y las emboscadas, este mes realizamos una visita excepcional al caótico campo de batalla en las puertas de la ciudad”, relata el reportero al referirse a su llegada la urbe.
AMÉRICA LATINA
López Obrador pedirá a EE UU y Canadá fondos para el desarrollo de Centroamérica
El presidente electo de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, pedirá a los gobiernos de Estados Unidos y Canadá que destinen recursos para impulsar el desarrollo en Centroamérica. Según sus estimaciones, la inyección de capital en la región ayudará a controlar la crisis migratoria que ha empujado a miles de hondureños, en la última semana, a salir de su país para intentar entrar a Estados Unidos. “Estoy planteando al presidente Donald Trump que se pueda llevar a cabo un acuerdo para que Canadá, Estados Unidos y México inviertan en el desarrollo del sureste y de los países centroamericanos. Nosotros estamos dispuestos a destinar recursos a ese plan, que hagan lo mismo los estadounidenses y los canadienses”, dijo.
https://elpais.com/internacional/2018/10/21/mexico/1540159069_749652.html
Polémica frase del hijo de Bolsonaro: basta con mandar “un soldado y un cabo” para cerrar la Corte Suprema
Eduardo Bolsonaro, quien el pasado 7 de octubre tuvo una votación sin precedentes, volvió sobre sus pasos y dijo que no había sido su “intención” provocar zozobra con el video que él mismo lanzó en las redes sociales. “Pido disculpas”, dijo sobre una intervención filmada hace cuatro meses. En ese momento, añadió, formuló una “hipótesis” ante la posibilidad de que la candidatura paterna fuera “impugnada por el STF sin ningún fundamento”. Pasado el escándalo, aseguró estar con la “conciencia tranquila” y llamó a los brasileños estupefactos a “calmar los ánimos”.
El ex presidente Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB) no se demoró en repudiarlo. “Las declaraciones del diputado predican la acción directa, amenaza al STF. Cruzaron la línea, huelen el fascismo “, dijo. “Esas personas son una milicia, no es un candidato a presidente, es un jefe de milicia, sus hijos son milicianos, son matones, es gente de quinta categoría, esa es la verdad”, consideró Fernando Haddad, el candidato del Partido de los Trabajadores (PT).
Ecuador prohíbe que ex funcionarios de Correa salgan del país
El Gobierno ecuatoriano pidió este domingo a la administración de justicia que prohíba la salida del país de todos los ex funcionarios de rango alto y medio que trabajaron con el ex presidente Rafael Correa (2007-20017), y que tengan procesos de investigación en su contra en la en Contraloría y Fiscalía, informó el secretario de Comunicación, Andrés Michelena, en una conferencia de prensa.
Haití: El presidente Moise fuerza la caída de dos de sus íntimos funcionarios debido a las denuncias de corrupción
Yves Germain Joseph, secretario general de la presidencia, y Wilson Laleau, jefe de personal del presidente Jovenel Moïse, cuyos nombres aparecen en el archivo de Petro-Caribe, son reemplazados. Dos decretos publicados en el periódico oficial Le Moniteur del 22 de octubre anuncian el nombramiento de Jean Hibert Lebrun como secretario general de la presidencia y el de Nahomme Dorvil como jefe de personal del presidente.
Pese a las restricciones, caravana de hondureños ya está en México
Miles de migrantes hondureños que salieron en caravana de su país superaron este viernes un bloqueo de policías y militares en la frontera guatemalteca de Tecún Umán y lograron su objetivo de cruzar a México, en su intento por llegar a Estados Unidos.
https://www.eltiempo.com/mundo/latinoamerica/caravana-de-migrantes-hondurenos-llega-a-mexico-283242
TUITS DEL DÍA
El periodista Mario Rosales publico: Policía Nacional de Guatemala monta operativo para que hondureños no crucen a su país.
https://twitter.com/MarioteleSUR/status/1054043085750067202
Correo del Orinoco publica: Trump quitara apoyo al Salvador, Honduras y Guatemala.
https://twitter.com/correoorinoco/status/1054416340856045568
Caravana migrante continua su paso, se dirigen a Huixtla, municipio de Chiapas; en la plaza de Tapachula 7000 migrantes durmieron; Eduardo Martínez.
https://twitter.com/EduardomteleSUR/status/1054410221030985728
https://twitter.com/EduardomteleSUR/status/1054397638479659009
https://twitter.com/EduardomteleSUR/status/1054412965217210368
"México no ha podido detener la caravana"; Donald Trump.
Servicio Nacional de Fronteras de Panamá y el Ejército Nacional de Colombia realizan Jornada de Apoyo al Desarrollo Binacional en Puerto Obaldía.
https://twitter.com/Ejercito_CAAID/status/1053845928904441857
https://twitter.com/COL_EJERCITO/status/1054357704502702080
https://twitter.com/COL_EJERCITO/status/1054171225189040128
Se inauguran jornadas médicas bajo la misión del Buque Hospital USNS en Ecuador; ceremonia de inauguración tuvo la presencia de la presencia del Ministro de Defensa ecuatoriano y del embajador de EE.UU.
https://twitter.com/FFAAECUADOR/status/1054391392699596800
https://twitter.com/armada_ecuador/status/1054363102836375552
https://twitter.com/FFAAECUADOR/status/1054402092771753986
https://twitter.com/GoberEsmeraldas/status/1054394969325297664
