Síntesis informativa - 24 de octubre 2018
The New York Times
Migrant Caravan Driven by Hope but Uncertain of Success
HUIXTLA, Mexico — Soon after dawn on Tuesday, the mayor stood on the central plaza of his town here in southern Mexico and took stock.
Thousands of migrants — men, women, entire families — had wandered into town the day before, many on foot, and turned the humble commercial district into a vast makeshift encampment. They had filled every square foot of the plaza, including its bandshell, and jammed the sidewalks and storefronts, sprawling on cardboard, blankets, plastic sheeting and spare clothes.
“This is straight-up biblical,” said Julio Raúl García Márquez, 43, a Guatemalan traveling with his wife, their 1-year-old son and a cousin. They spent part of the night on sheets of cardboard in the central square.
Nearby, two pairs of jeans had been hung to dry on the bust of Venustiano Carranza, a hero of the Mexican Revolution. Municipal trash cans were buried under mounds of garbage.
Explosive Devices Found in Mail Sent to Hillary Clinton and Obama
Two explosive devices were found in mail sent to the offices of former President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, a law enforcement official said Wednesday.
The devices were similar to one found on Monday at the home of the billionaire philanthropist George Soros, the official said.
One device was found on Wednesday morning by a technician who screens mail for the office of Hillary Clinton, a law enforcement official said.
A second similar device was sent to the office of former President Barack Obama.
It was not immediately clear where the devices sent to the Clinton and Obama offices were found.
Bolton Rejects Russian Entreaties to Stay in Nuclear Treaty
MOSCOW — Despite warnings that withdrawal could lead to a new nuclear arms race, the United States national security adviser rejected Russian entreaties on Tuesday to remain committed to a disarmament treaty.
The adviser, John R. Bolton, suggested after a meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin and other Russian officials that little progress had been made in resolving President Trump’s complaint that Russia has reneged on the pact, the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces, or I.N.F., Treaty.
Mr. Trump has said he plans to pull out of the treaty because Russia is violating it and China is not a signatory. President Ronald Reagan and the Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev signed the treaty in 1987, eliminating hundreds of nuclear missiles in Europe.
“It is the American position that Russia is in violation,” Mr. Bolton said at a news conference in response to a question about the treaty. “It is Russia’s position that they’re not in violation. So one has to ask, ‘How do you convince the Russians to come back into compliance with obligations they don’t think they’re violating?’”
Prince and President Escalate Battle Over Khashoggi Killing
ISTANBUL — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey swept into Ankara’s wood-paneled Parliament on Tuesday to level his most direct attack yet against Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, accusing his government of planning the “savage murder” and mutilation of the dissident writer Jamal Khashoggi.
Hours later, Prince Mohammed bounded into the gilded conference hall of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Riyadh to a standing ovation from scores of oil executives, bankers and other businessmen who had risked association with scandal over the killing of Mr. Khashoggi for a chance to profit from the kingdom’s vast wealth.
“More people, more money,” the crown prince told reporters, pronouncing the event a success despite the withdrawal of dozens of speakers and the pleas of many businessmen for him to spare them embarrassment by calling it off.
Their competing stage shows on Tuesday were the latest salvos in an increasingly high-stakes battle that no longer appears to leave either one room for retreat, pitting against each other two American allies who have each aspired to be the leader of their region.
Hack of Saudi Petrochemical Plant Was Coordinated From Russian Institute
A new study of the malicious computer code used in a botched attack on a Saudi petrochemical plant concludes that much of the effort was coordinated from inside a state-owned Russian scientific institute, one of the most direct links between official Russian hackers and a hostile intrusion on a major piece of infrastructure.
The report, issued by FireEye, a major cybersecurity company, identifies the Central Scientific Research Institute of Chemistry and Mechanics, a technical research institute in Moscow with ties to Russian governments reaching back before the 1917 Bolshevik revolution. But it leaves unanswered the question of why Moscow would target a Middle Eastern plant, even given Russia’s rivalry with Saudi Arabia in the petroleum marketplace.
FireEye did not identify the plant that was attacked, because of restrictions placed on it by the customer who sought the company’s help in recovering from the attack.
But The New York Times identified the facility in March as a Saudi plant, at a time that there was wide consensus that the attack must have been initiated by Iran, Saudi Arabia’s great rival for regional influence.
Japan and China, Asian Rivals, Are Trying to Get Along
BEIJING — Six years ago, angry demonstrators filled the streets in dozens of Chinese cities to protest Japan’s claim to islands in the East China Sea, surrounding Tokyo’s embassy, overturning Japanese cars and in some cases even attacking sushi restaurants.
Two years later, President Xi Jinping met with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of a regional conference in Beijing, and the body language said it all: Mr. Xi could barely muster a smile during an awkward handshake for the cameras.
As Mr. Abe begins the first state visit to China by a Japanese leader in eight years on Thursday, no one is expecting the Asian powers to become instant partners, or even to manage a major reconciliation. But in the age of Trump, both are looking for a little more normality.
Battered by plummeting relations with Washington, and particularly by President Trump’s trade war, Mr. Xi is looking to a friendlier Japan as a hedge. And though Mr. Abe has met more often with Mr. Trump than any other foreign leader has, he is well aware of the president’s fickle treatment of American allies and also wants to cover his bets.
E.U. Rejects Italy’s Budget, and Populists Dig In
ROME — In what is becoming a dangerous game of chicken for the global economy, Italy’s populist government refused to budge on Tuesday after the European Union for the first time sent back a member state’s proposed budget because it violated the bloc’s fiscal laws and posed unacceptable risks.
The European Commission, the bloc’s administrative body, had repeatedly warned Italy to reduce the deficits in its 2019 draft budget to avoid heavy fines early next year. But Italy’s populist government, which has bristled against Europe’s austerity measures, went ahead and submitted a budget with a proposed deficit equal to 2.4 percent of gross domestic product. That figure was considered much too high for a country whose total government debt equals 131 percent of G.D.P., more than double the eurozone limit.
As expected, the commission rejected the plan, saying that it included irresponsible deficit levels that would “suffocate” Italy, the third-largest economy in the eurozone. Investors fear that the collapse of the Italian economy under its enormous debt could sink the entire eurozone and hasten a global economic crisis unseen since 2008, or worse.
But Italy’s populists are not scared. They have repeatedly compared their budget, fat with unemployment welfare, pension increases and other benefits, to the New Deal measures of Franklin D. Roosevelt that helped America emerge from the Great Depression
The Guardian
'God will decide if we make it': Central American caravan presses northward
More than 7,000 people have now joined the caravan, defying threats from Donald Trump and slowly advancing some 45 miles into Mexico since crossing the border from Guatemala at the weekend.
European elections 'face growing threat of manipulation'
EU governments cannot treat the next year’s European parliamentary elections as “business as usual” given the growing risk of foreign and corporate manipulation, according to the European commission.
The scandal over the misuse of Facebook data by Cambridge Analytica and the growing evidence of illegal interference in elections were described by the commission as a “wake-up call” to which national governments had to respond.
'This border is out of control': journalists' murders shock Ecuador
The killings show the dangers of reporting on this isolated part of Latin America on the Colombia-Ecuador frontier
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/24/ecuador-journalist-safety-colombia-mataje-murders
DEUTSCHE WELLE
Stoltenberg: "No queremos una nueva Guerra Fría"
El secretario general de la OTAN evita criticar la salida de Estados Unidos del tratado INF, "solo respetado por una parte", la víspera de 'Trident Juncture 2018' las mayores maniobras militares de la alianza en décadas.
La fase principal del ejercicio 'Trident Juncture' empezará mañana en Noruega. Es un día importante porque 'Trident Juncture' es el mayor ejercicio de la OTAN desde el final de la Guerra Fría. Es ambicioso y exigente", dijo Stoltenberg, sobre las maniobras militares que empezarán mañana en noruega y durarán hasta el 7 de noviembre. Según explicó el secretario general, los participantes en el ejercicio simularán un ataque en el Báltico y se dividirán en fuerzas del sur y del norte, turnándose para actuar como agresores o como fuerzas de la OTAN.
https://www.dw.com/es/stoltenberg-no-queremos-una-nueva-guerra-fr%C3%ADa/a-46021110
Estados Unidos impone primeras sanciones por el caso Khashoggi
Los 21 sospechosos del asesinato del periodista saudí, entre ellos diplomáticos y agentes, no podrán obtener visados para entrar en el país. El millonario negocio de la venta de armas, sin embargo, no se verá afectado.
https://www.dw.com/es/estados-unidos-impone-primeras-sanciones-por-el-caso-khashoggi/a-46015741
XINHUA
Corea del Sur consulta con RPDC sobre visita de empresarios a zona industrial intercoreana
SEUL, 24 oct (Xinhua) -- Corea del Sur está consultando con la República Popular Democrática de Corea (RPDC) si varios empresarios surcoreanos pueden visitar el Complejo Industrial de Kaesong, actualmente cerrado, en la ciudad fronteriza del mismo nombre, situada en la RPDC, dijo hoy el Ministerio de Unificación de Seúl.
El portavoz del Ministerio de Unificación, Baik Tae-hyun, dijo en una conferencia de prensa que el gobierno ha consultado con la RPDC sobre la visita de los empresarios, quienes habían invertido en la zona industrial de Kaesong, hoy en día suspendida.
http://spanish.xinhuanet.com/2018-10/24/c_137554994.htm
Enviado de ONU a Siria llega a Damasco para hablar sobre asuntos constitucionales
DAMASCO, 24 oct (Xinhua) -- El enviado especial de la ONU en Siria, Staffan de Mistura, llegó a Damasco el miércoles para conversar con funcionarios sirios acerca del tema constitucional, una semana después de su decisión de renunciar hacia fines de noviembre.
Se espera que el enviado se reúna con el ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Siria, Walid al-Muallem, para discutir la creación del comité constitucional que se encargará de redactar una constitución de posguerra.
El comité constitucional aspira incluir 150 miembros, divididos en tres grupos respectivamente, uno elegido por el gobierno, el segundo por la oposición y el tercero por el enviado especial de la ONU.
http://spanish.xinhuanet.com/2018-10/24/c_137555429.htm
Estados Unidos se retirará de tratado INF "a su debido tiempo"
MOSCU, 23 oct (Xinhua) -- Estados Unidos presentará un aviso formal de su retirada del Tratado de Fuerzas Nucleares de Alcance Intermedio (INF) "a su debido tiempo", indicó hoy en Moscú el asesor de seguridad nacional de Estados Unidos, John Bolton.
En una conferencia de prensa después de conversar con el presidente ruso Vladimir Putin, Bolton dijo que el tratado INF es "anticuado, ha sido violado e ignorado por otros países".
http://spanish.xinhuanet.com/2018-10/24/c_137553748.htm
AL JAZEERA
US officials intercept ‘suspect packages’ sent to Clinton, Obama
Officials in the United States have said they have intercepted suspect packages, identified as potential explosive devices, sent to the homes of former president Barack Obama and former secretary of state, Hillary Clinton.
"The protectees did not receive the packages nor were they at risk of receiving them," the Secret Service said.
The devices were similar to one found on Monday at the home of billionaire philanthropist George Soros.
In Texas, Trump speech takes far-right turn: ’I’m a nationalist.’
With the midterm elections just two weeks away, the US president and some within his party have escalated the attacks.
When Trump took the podium and his speech took an even sharper rightward turn, the crowd erupted in boisterous applause and chants of "USA!"
On Monday, after addressing unemployment and taxes, among other topics, Trump declared himself "nationalist" who is fending off "corrupt, power-hungry globalists", referring to the democrats. While some right-wing politicians and commentators use globalism interchangeably with globalisation, the term now refers more commonly to a far-right conspiracy theory that alleges that the world is controlled by a shadowy group of economic elites.
Putin meets Bolton amid nuclear treaty exit tensions
US security adviser's meeting with Russia's leader comes days after Trump voiced plan to end major arms control treaty.
Speaking at a news conference after the talks on Tuesday, Bolton said Washington wanted to withdraw from a key nuclear weapons control treaty with Russia since it was confident Moscow had violated it.
He also said that the danger to Europe was not the prospective US pull out from the 31-year-oldIntermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty but "the threat is the Russian missiles already deployed".
Bolton also pointed at China's massive intermediate-range capability as another key concern.
RT
Sale must go on: Trudeau sticks to $12bn arms deal with Saudis despite Khashoggi killing
Canada’s PM says it is “very difficult” to drop the US$12 billion (Can$15 billion) deal on arms sales to Riyadh. It comes despite mounting allegations that the killing of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was “pre-planned.”
Less than two weeks ago, he also signaled that Canadian-Saudi arms trade will go on as usual, despite again voicing “concerns”about Khashoggi’s fate. Should Canada terminate the deal, massive penalties will follow immediately, taking a toll on taxpayers. It is estimated that Ottawa would lose around US$800,000 (Can$1 billion).
According to documents obtained by CBC News in September, Saudi Arabian armed forces are to take delivery of 742 Canadian-built LAV-6 light armored vehicles. The same outlet revealed in March that hundreds of the LAV-6s will be furnished with heavy assault and anti-tank weapons systems.
https://www.rt.com/news/442101-canada-arms-saudi-sales/
Mail bombs target the Clintons and Obama days after Soros scare
Mail bombs intercepted at ex-president Barack Obama’s office and home of former president Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton. A similar device was sent to billionaire George Soros earlier.
Earlier, US media reports said a bomb was found in mail delivered to the house of Bill and Hillary Clinton in Chappaqua, upstate New York. The device was reportedly similar to the one sent to billionaire George Soros’ home in the same county, which was found on Monday.
The Secret Service said bombs sent to the Clintons in Westchester County, New York and Obama in Washington, DC were intercepted during a routine mail check.
https://www.rt.com/usa/442135-clintons-home-explosive-device/
Russians not ready for large-scale possession of guns – security chief
Gun control has become a hot topic in Russia after a deadly shooting at a college in the Crimean city of Kerch last week.
Russian society isn’t ready for large-scale possession of firearms, as people tend to use guns “without justification” in stressful situations, Russian National Guard Commander Viktor Zolotov said.
On Saturday, the National Guard proposed a draft law which would require gun owners to inform the agency whenever they travel with their weapon for more than three days.
https://www.rt.com/russia/442026-russia-possession-gun-zolotov/
AL MAYADEEN
ONU: casi 14 millones de personas en Yemen al borde de la hambruna
El coordinador de la ONU para la ayuda humanitaria, Mark Lowcock, alertó que 14 millones de personas en Yemen están al borde de la hambruna, una cifra que representa alrededor de la mitad de la población de ese país. Lowcock destacó las condiciones que enfrenta el pueblo yemenita, el cual depende totalmente de la ayuda externa para sobrevivir.
Aoun rechaza acusaciones israelíes sobre presuntos sitios secretos de misiles de Hizbullah en Beirut
Las autoridades libanesas han rechazado una y otra vez las “mentiras y fantasías” de Israel pues, según advierten, el régimen de Tel Aviv recurre a tales acusaciones para “justificar” el lanzamiento de una nueva operación militar contra el país árabe.
El creciente poder militar de Hizbullah, tal y como han admitido las autoridades israelíes, impide que Israel lance una guerra contra El Líbano.
AMÉRICA LATINA
La consulta sobre el aeropuerto de México tensa la relación entre López Obrador y los empresarios
El futuro del aeropuerto de la Ciudad de México es una moneda que está en el aire. El riesgo es muy alto y los empresarios mexicanos se lo han hecho saber al presidente electo, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, en la misma semana en que se celebrará la consulta sobre su construcción. La patronal mexicana ha puesto sobre la mesa dos planteamientos centrales en torno al debate sobre el aeródromo: renunciar al proyecto en construcción podría traer inestabilidad financiera para el país y la organización de una consulta lejos de los términos que establece la ley sembraría desconfianza. En las cercanías del lago de Texcoco (30 kilómetros al noreste de Ciudad de México) continúan las obras que, según el actual Gobierno, ya han avanzado un 31%.
https://elpais.com/internacional/2018/10/23/actualidad/1540328737_866495.html
Venezuela financió caravana migrante, asegura Pence
El vicepresidente estadunidense, Mike Pence, dijo este martes que el presidente de Honduras le informó que la caravana de migrantes que partió desde su país hacia Estados Unidos fue organizada por grupos izquierdistas financiados por Venezuela.
"Lo que el presidente de Honduras me dijo es que fue organizada por grupos izquierdistas de Honduras financiados por Venezuela y enviados al Norte para desafiar nuestra soberanía y nuestra frontera", dijo Pence en un evento organizado por el diario The Washington Post.
Argentina. Tres meses para (no) llegar a 2019
Este miércoles 24 de octubre será una fecha clave. En el Congreso nacional, la cámara de diputados intentará darle media sanción al Presupuesto 2019. A las puertas del parlamento, se espera una multitudinaria concentración para rechazar dicha ley que trae enormes recortes en salud, educación, cultura, programas sociales y a organismos estatales. Un presupuesto a las órdenes del FMI. El fantasma de diciembre del año pasado sobrevuela la jornada, mientras todos los partidos del sistema intentan ahuyentarlo recordando que la elección de 2019 está cerca.
http://www.resumenlatinoamericano.org/2018/10/24/argentina-tres-meses-para-no-llegar-a-2019/
Una sombra de temor sobrevuela a la caravana
Esta caravana, la número decimocuarta, que organiza el Movimiento Migrante Mesoamericano, hace presencia en un momento y en un lugar convulsionados por la crisis humanitaria que se desarrolla con el caminar de más de 7 mil personas, una tercera parte niños, en su mayoría procedentes de Honduras pero que en la medida en que avanza se incrementa con grupos de guatemaltecos, salvadoreños, nicaragüenses y hasta mexicanos.
https://www.pagina12.com.ar/150774-una-sombra-de-temor-sobrevuela-a-la-caravana
AI dice documentó 'posibles ejecuciones extrajudiciales' en Nicaragua
Amnistía Internacional (AI) dijo el jueves en un informe que documentó al menos seis "posibles ejecuciones extrajudiciales" en Nicaragua, en el marco de las protestas contra el presidente Daniel Ortega.
Las manifestaciones comenzaron a mediados de abril luego de que Ortega presentó un plan para reducir los beneficios de los pensionados. El Gobierno después dio marcha atrás sobre la medida, pero su respuesta severa generó más protestas contra la gestión del mandatario.
https://www.eltiempo.com/mundo/latinoamerica/ejecuciones-extrajudiciales-en-nicaragua-284412
