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The Crude Life
Blockchain For Energy Streamlining Technology, Transparency and Trust

The Crude Life

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024


Blockchain for Energy (B4E), is the energy industry's first comprehensive emissions management solution, leveraging blockchain, artificial intelligence, and IoT systems. Camilo Mejia, Enovate and Rebecca Hofmann, Blockchain for Energy, joins The Crude Life to discuss how Blockchain for Energy is integrating into the industrial sector through a variety of ways. “Blockchain [...]

Digital Oil and Gas
Blockchain for Energy Carbon

Digital Oil and Gas

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 32:20


Emissions management in energy is in drastic need of improvement. Carbon management is not carried out in an auditable and transparent way, is not standardized for the energy industry. As a result, carbon measures are subject to misinterpretation, claims reversal, misstatements, and greenwashing. Trust in the industry has eroded. A number of leading energy companies embarked on a journey to transform the practices of the industry by adopting new modern digital technologies. Forming a consortium called Blockchain for Energy, the companies set out to design and deploy common interoperable solutions that addressed the industry's more intractable problems. One of its first products is called B4E Carbon, and is a new cutting edge emissions management solution. The solution provides an end to end mechanism for measuring and reporting carbon emissions, for compliance, regulatory, and commercial needs. Data is captured at source, ingested, transformed and stored immutably in an accessible database. The leader of the Consortium is Rebecca Hofmann, an experienced energy executive with a background in multiple dimensions of the oil and gas sector. The Blockchain for Energy (B4E) consortium provides its members with forward thinking learnings and solutions. It collaboratively drives digital transformation by providing members with opportunities to accelerate their digitalization journey. Through collective synergies, B4E seeks to resolve, reinvent, and transform the industry's standard ways of working with external parties. Blockchain for Energy is a safe venue to create transformational change – for the energy industry – by the energy industry. Current B4E members and collaborators include Chesapeake Energy, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Devon Energy, ExxonMobil, Repsol, Saudi Aramco, Schlumberger, Enovate AI, Emerson ZEDI, Hedera, GBBC/IWA and Tolam Earth. B4E Carbon was developed with the assistance of Enovate AI, founded by Camilo Mejia. With a background in Petroleum Engineering, Data Science, and Business Administration, Camilo has held global executive positions in corporate environments. Enovate AI delivers business and operational process optimization for decarbonization and energy independence through digital engineering and automation. Enovate AI's proven technology model is enabled by the capacity to deliver digital solutions that accelerate a clean, efficient, and diversified energy supply. Enovate AI supports oil and gas, renewables, and CCS operations with an end-to-end digital package from optimization to monetization. Enovate AI supports a cleaner, more efficient, and diversified energy industry through the deployment of effective AI solutions. At Enovate AI we realize the full potential of process autonomy to create a more profitable, sustainable, and environmentally responsible energy industry across the globe. Contacting the Guests:

Fortress On A Hill (FOH) Podcast
Camilo Mejia and Nicaragua – Part 2 – Ep 124

Fortress On A Hill (FOH) Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022


Here's part 2 of our discussion with Camilo Mejia, this one focusing much more on Nicaragua, the history of the Sandinista movement, and the many ways U.S. hybrid warfare affects […]

Fortress On A Hill (FOH) Podcast
Camilo Mejia and Nicaragua – Part 2 – Ep 124

Fortress On A Hill (FOH) Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022 86:59


Here's part 2 of our discussion with Camilo Mejia, this one focusing much more on Nicaragua, the history of the Sandinista movement, and the many ways U.S. hybrid warfare affects it all. Road from Ar Ramadi: The Private Rebellion of Sergeant Camilo Mejia Camilo Mejia was born in Nicaragua but moved to the US as an adolescent. Shortly after graduating from high school, after only two college semesters, he joined the U.S. Military and was eventually deployed to Iraq in 2003. After five months in active combat, including posts in Baghdad, al Haditha, al Assad, and al Ramadi  he was sent home on leave, where he recognized and publicly condemned the Iraq war as criminal and immoral. He was subsequently court-martialed and charged with desertion, and sent to serve nine months of incarceration at Fort Sill in Oklahoma. Mejia lives in Miami and continues to actively speak out against U.S. imperialism. We're now on Telegram!!!!  Please come join us and talk about militarism and anti-imperialism: https://t.me/fortressonahill Main website: https://www.fortressonahill.com Let me guess.  You're enjoying the show so much, you'd like to leave us a review?!  https://lovethepodcast.com/fortressonahill Email us at fortressonahill@protonmail.com Check out our online store on Spreadshirt.com.  T-shirts, cell phone covers, mugs, etc.: https://bit.ly/3qD63MW Not a contributor on Patreon? You're missing out on amazing bonus content! Sign up to be one of our patrons today! - https://www.patreon.com/fortressonahill A special thanks to our Patreon honorary producers - Fahim Shirazee, James O'Barr, James Higgins, Eric Phillips, Paul Appell, Julie Dupris, Thomas Benson, Janet Hanson, Tristan Oliver, Daniel Fleming, Michael Caron, Zach H, Ren Jacob, Howard Reynolds, Rick Coffey, and the Statist Quo Podcast. You all are the engine that helps us power the podcast.  Thank you so much!!! Not up for something recurring like Patreon, but want to give a couple bucks?!  Visit https://paypal.me/fortressonahill to contribute!! Fortress On A Hill is hosted, written, and produced by Chris 'Henri' Henrikson, Danny Sjursen, Keagan Miller, and Jovanni Reyes. https://bit.ly/3yeBaB9 Intro / outro music "Fortress on a hill" written and performed by Clifton Hicks.  Click here for Clifton's Patreon page: https://bit.ly/3h7Ni0Z Cover and website art designed by Brian K. Wyatt Jr. of B-EZ Graphix Multimedia Marketing Agency in Tallehassee, FL: https://bit.ly/2U8qMfn Note: The views expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts alone, expressed in an unofficial capacity, and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Army, Department of Defense, or the U.S. government.

Fortress On A Hill (FOH) Podcast
Camilo Mejia and Nicaragua – Part 1 – Ep 123

Fortress On A Hill (FOH) Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2022


The guys and I host Camilo Mejia, former U.S. Army soldier, conscientious objector, and native of Nicaragua, who shares his story of dissent within the ranks of the military as […]

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Fortress On A Hill (FOH) Podcast
Camilo Mejia and Nicaragua – Part 1 – Ep 123

Fortress On A Hill (FOH) Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2022 37:45


The guys and I host Camilo Mejia, former U.S. Army soldier, conscientious objector, and native of Nicaragua, who shares his story of dissent within the ranks of the military as one of the very first conscientious objectors of Iraq War II.  Part 2 comes out next week!!! Camilo Mejia was born in Nicaragua but moved to the US as an adolescent. Shortly after graduating from high school, after only two college semesters, he joined the U.S. Military and was eventually deployed to Iraq in 2003. After five months in active combat, including posts in Baghdad, al Haditha, al Assad, and al Ramadi  he was sent home on leave, where he recognized and publicly condemned the Iraq war as criminal and immoral. He was subsequently court-martialed and charged with desertion, and sent to serve nine months of incarceration at Fort Sill in Oklahoma. Mejia lives in Miami and continues to actively speak out against U.S. imperialism. We're now on Telegram!!!!  Please come join us and talk about militarism and anti-imperialism: https://t.me/fortressonahill Main website: https://www.fortressonahill.com Let me guess.  You're enjoying the show so much, you'd like to leave us a review?!  https://lovethepodcast.com/fortressonahill Email us at fortressonahill@protonmail.com Check out our online store on Spreadshirt.com.  T-shirts, cell phone covers, mugs, etc.: https://bit.ly/3qD63MW Not a contributor on Patreon?  Sign up to be one of our patrons today! - https://www.patreon.com/fortressonahill A special thanks to our Patreon honorary producers - Fahim Shirazee, James O'Barr, James Higgins, Eric Phillips, Paul Appell, Julie Dupris, Thomas Benson, Janet Hanson, Tristan Oliver, Daniel Fleming, Michael Caron, Zach H, Ren Jacob, Howard Reynolds, Rick Coffey, and the Statist Quo Podcast. You all are the engine that helps us power the podcast.  Thank you so much!!! Not up for something recurring like Patreon, but want to give a couple bucks?!  Visit https://paypal.me/fortressonahill to contribute!! Fortress On A Hill is hosted, written, and produced by Chris 'Henri' Henrikson, Danny Sjursen, Keagan Miller, and Jovanni Reyes. https://bit.ly/3yeBaB9 Intro / outro music "Fortress on a hill" written and performed by Clifton Hicks.  Click here for Clifton's Patreon page: https://bit.ly/3h7Ni0Z Cover and website art designed by Brian K. Wyatt Jr. of B-EZ Graphix Multimedia Marketing Agency in Tallehassee, FL: https://bit.ly/2U8qMfn Note: The views expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts alone, expressed in an unofficial capacity, and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Army, Department of Defense, or the U.S. government.

WTF is Going on in Latin America & The Caribbean
November 2021 Elections in Honduras, Nicaragua and Venezuela

WTF is Going on in Latin America & The Caribbean

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2021 74:37


The month of November 2021 is filled with elections across much of Central America beckoning many of us to say that the hemisphere will look very different economically and politically at the end of the month versus how it is comprised today.  This month we will witness elections on:November 7: Presidential Elections NicaraguaNovember 14: Legislative Elections in ArgentinaNovember 21: Presidential Elections in Chile and Regional and Municipal elections in VenezuelaNovember 28: Presidential Elections in HondurasThis episode will focus on the upcoming elections in Nicaragua, Venezuela and Honduras.My guest co-host for this episode is Fred Mills, Deputy Director of the Council on Hemispheric Affairs and Professor of Philosophy at Bowie State University. We are most fortunate to be joined in conversation by three knowledgeable representatives of each country. The first elections this month are in Nicaragua on November 7. These will be Presidential elections with incumbent Daniel Ortega the front runner. Commentary is provided by Camilo Mejia. Camilo is a Nicaraguan activist based in Miami, Florida. Camilo is a veteran and conscientious objector of the war in Iraq, where he witnessed crimes against humanity by the U.S. military.Next we discuss Venezuela where regional and municipal elections will take place on Sunday, November 21. Leonard Flores of CODEPINK's Latin America team leads the discussion. Leo holds a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the University of Maryland. He dropped out of a master's program at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy to work as an analyst of U.S.-Venezuela relations. Leonardo was born in Venezuela and maintains close ties to social movements that have transformed the country over the past twenty years.In closing we discuss the November 28 Presidential elections in Honduras. Lucy Pagoada-Quesada joins us for this segment. Lucy is a NYC Department of Education teacher, Human Rights Defender, The Coordinator of The LIBRE Party US-Canada and The Producer of the program ‘Voices of Resistance' at WBAI 99.5 fm NY. Sunday's at 1pm ET

By Any Means Necessary
Democrats Pay For Failing To Provide Economic Relief For Working and Poor People

By Any Means Necessary

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2021 113:48


In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Bob Schlehuber, co-host of Political Misfits, on from 12-2 PM EST to discuss the on-the-ground realities of the conflict in Ethiopia, the Tigray People's Liberation Front's brutal offensive campaign and its commitment of atrocities, and Washington's interests in the horn of Africa and meddling in the region and on the African continent.In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Camilo Mejia, an Iraq War veteran and resistor, writer and activist based in Miami, and the author of Road from ar Ramadi - The Private Rebellion of Staff Sergeant Camilo Mejia to discuss Facebook's deletion of over one thousand Nicaraguan accounts based on dubious claims of a “troll farm,” Facebook role in information wars in Nicaragua and its service to the whims of empire, and what's at stake in the upcoming Nicaraguan elections.In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Rafiki Morris, Organizer with the All Africa People's Revolutionary Party, member of the Coordinating Committee for the Black Alliance for Peace to discuss the role of HBCUs in maintaining and reinforcing the political and economic systems, how the material interests of these schools conflict with the narrative of “changing the world” that many present, and how the struggles at Howard and the Atlanta University Center fit into that role.Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Dr. Charisse Burden-Stelly, assistant professor of Africana Studies and Political Science at Carleton College, Visiting Scholar with the Race and Capitalism Project at the University of Chicago, and author of the book, “W.E.B. Du Bois: A Life in American History.” to discuss the Democrats' electoral defeat in Virginia and how their unclear centrist message contributed to the loss, the culture war waged by Republican politicians over the front of critical race theory, how the debate over critical race theory is a thinly veiled attempt by the ruling class at driving mass consciousness toward a racist orientation to distract from its role in economic scarcity, and how progressive politics and politicians are limited by the electoral system.

By Any Means Necessary
Facebook Meddles In Nicaraguan Elections

By Any Means Necessary

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2021 16:31


In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Camilo Mejia, an Iraq War veteran and resistor, writer and activist based in Miami, and the author of Road from ar Ramadi - The Private Rebellion of Staff Sergeant Camilo Mejia to discuss Facebook's deletion of over one thousand Nicaraguan accounts based on dubious claims of a “troll farm,” Facebook role in information wars in Nicaragua and its service to the whims of empire, and what's at stake in the upcoming Nicaraguan elections.

Sojourner Truth Radio
(Earth Minute Insert) SEG#2 Sojourner Truth - Nicaragua, AFGJ, Camilo Mejia, Earth Minute - 3.19.21

Sojourner Truth Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 1:30


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Sojourner Truth Radio
(Earth Minute Insert) SEG#2 Sojourner Truth - Nicaragua, AFGJ, Camilo Mejia, Earth Minute - 3.19.21

Sojourner Truth Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 1:30


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Sojourner Truth Radio
Sojourner Truth - Nicaragua, AFGJ, Camilo Mejia, Earth Minute - 3.19.21

Sojourner Truth Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2021 50:58


TODAY ON SOJOURNER TRUTH, WE REBROADCAST THIS CONVERSATION BETWEEN MARGARET PRESCOD, CAMILO MEJIA, AND JOHN PERRY. In 1979, the people of Nicaragua overthrew the U.S.-backed dictatorship of Anastasio Somoza. The Somoza family dictatorship ruled Nicaragua from 1937 until 1979, when the Sandinista National Liberation Front liberated the country from their rule. Upon taking power, the Sandinistas vowed to free their country from the grip of U.S. hegemony and prioritize the needs of poor people ahead of foreign corporations. Since then, the people of Nicaragua have faced constant attacks from war hawks in Washington. This, in an effort to topple the democratically-elected Sandinista government and impose a pro-U.S. government. During the 1980s, the U.S. armed and trained counter-revolutionary forces, known as the contras, in neighboring Honduras. Not only did the contras kill supporters of the Sandinistas and carry out terrorist attacks in Nicaragua. They also helped to smuggle drugs from South America into the United States, destroying Black and Brown communities at home. Although the Sandinistas lost an election in 1990 that temporarily removed them from power, they eventually came back in 2006 after another democratic election. Since 2006, the United States has continued to attempt to destabilize and overthrow the Sandinista government. This time, however, instead of using brute force and armed drug gangs, they are using soft power and Western-aligned organizations that claim to promote human rights. Millions of U.S. government and corporate dollars are spent on three Nicaraguan organizations, and Amnesty International and other global organizations produce unbalanced and unsubstantiated reports which malign Nicaragua. These reports portray Nicaragua as a country that needs to be saved from alleged human rights abuses committed by the government. However, as you will see, many of these reports are far from the truth and have more sinister intentions. Today on Sojourner Truth, we bring you audio from a recent webinar entitled, How U.S. Unconventional Warfare in Nicaragua Utilizes Human Rights Organizations. The webinar, hosted by the Alliance for Global Justice, examines the role played by international and local human rights organizations within U.S.-supported destabilization efforts in Nicaragua. During todays program, you will hear presentations delivered by Camilo Mejia and John Perry. Camilo Mejia is a Nicaraguan analyst and writer residing in the U.S. who is a former Amnesty International prisoner of conscience. John Perry is a long-time investigator, writer and resident of Nicaragua.

Sojourner Truth Radio
Sojourner Truth - Nicaragua, AFGJ, Camilo Mejia, Earth Minute - 3.19.21

Sojourner Truth Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2021 50:58


TODAY ON SOJOURNER TRUTH, WE REBROADCAST THIS CONVERSATION BETWEEN MARGARET PRESCOD, CAMILO MEJIA, AND JOHN PERRY. In 1979, the people of Nicaragua overthrew the U.S.-backed dictatorship of Anastasio Somoza. The Somoza family dictatorship ruled Nicaragua from 1937 until 1979, when the Sandinista National Liberation Front liberated the country from their rule. Upon taking power, the Sandinistas vowed to free their country from the grip of U.S. hegemony and prioritize the needs of poor people ahead of foreign corporations. Since then, the people of Nicaragua have faced constant attacks from war hawks in Washington. This, in an effort to topple the democratically-elected Sandinista government and impose a pro-U.S. government. During the 1980s, the U.S. armed and trained counter-revolutionary forces, known as the contras, in neighboring Honduras. Not only did the contras kill supporters of the Sandinistas and carry out terrorist attacks in Nicaragua. They also helped to smuggle drugs from South America into the United States, destroying Black and Brown communities at home. Although the Sandinistas lost an election in 1990 that temporarily removed them from power, they eventually came back in 2006 after another democratic election. Since 2006, the United States has continued to attempt to destabilize and overthrow the Sandinista government. This time, however, instead of using brute force and armed drug gangs, they are using soft power and Western-aligned organizations that claim to promote human rights. Millions of U.S. government and corporate dollars are spent on three Nicaraguan organizations, and Amnesty International and other global organizations produce unbalanced and unsubstantiated reports which malign Nicaragua. These reports portray Nicaragua as a country that needs to be saved from alleged human rights abuses committed by the government. However, as you will see, many of these reports are far from the truth and have more sinister intentions. Today on Sojourner Truth, we bring you audio from a recent webinar entitled, How U.S. Unconventional Warfare in Nicaragua Utilizes Human Rights Organizations. The webinar, hosted by the Alliance for Global Justice, examines the role played by international and local human rights organizations within U.S.-supported destabilization efforts in Nicaragua. During todays program, you will hear presentations delivered by Camilo Mejia and John Perry. Camilo Mejia is a Nicaraguan analyst and writer residing in the U.S. who is a former Amnesty International prisoner of conscience. John Perry is a long-time investigator, writer and resident of Nicaragua.

Sojourner Truth Radio
Sojourner Truth Radio: December 22, 2020 - US Unconventional Warfare in Nicaragua

Sojourner Truth Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2020 54:50


In 1979, the people of Nicaragua overthrew the U.S.-backed dictatorship of Anastasio Somoza. The Somoza family dictatorship ruled Nicaragua from 1937 until 1979, when the Sandinista National Liberation Front liberated the country from their rule. Upon taking power, the Sandinistas vowed to free their country from the grip of U.S. hegemony and prioritize the needs of poor people ahead of foreign corporations. Since then, the people of Nicaragua have faced constant attacks from war hawks in Washington. This, in an effort to topple the democratically-elected Sandinista government and impose a pro-U.S. government. During the 1980s, the U.S. armed and trained counter-revolutionary forces, known as the contras, in neighboring Honduras. Not only did the contras kill supporters of the Sandinistas and carry out terrorist attacks in Nicaragua. They also helped to smuggle drugs from South America into the United States, destroying Black and Brown communities at home. Although the Sandinistas lost an election in 1990 that temporarily removed them from power, they eventually came back in 2006 after another democratic election. Since 2006, the United States has continued to attempt to destabilize and overthrow the Sandinista government. This time, however, instead of using brute force and armed drug gangs, they are using soft power and Western-aligned organizations that claim to promote human rights. Millions of U.S. government and corporate dollars are spent on three Nicaraguan organizations, and Amnesty International and other global organizations produce unbalanced and unsubstantiated reports which malign Nicaragua. These reports portray Nicaragua as a country that needs to be saved from alleged human rights abuses committed by the government. However, as you will see, many of these reports are far from the truth and have more sinister intentions. Today on Sojourner Truth, we bring you audio from a recent webinar entitled, How U.S. Unconventional Warfare in Nicaragua Utilizes Human Rights Organizations. The webinar, hosted by the Alliance for Global Justice, examines the role played by international and local human rights organizations within U.S.-supported destabilization efforts in Nicaragua. During todays program, you will hear presentations delivered by Camilo Mejia and John Perry. Camilo Mejia is a Nicaraguan analyst and writer residing in the U.S. who is a former Amnesty International prisoner of conscience. John Perry is a long-time investigator, writer and resident of Nicaragua.

Sojourner Truth Radio
News Headlines: December 22, 2020

Sojourner Truth Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2020 5:14


In 1979, the people of Nicaragua overthrew the U.S.-backed dictatorship of Anastasio Somoza. The Somoza family dictatorship ruled Nicaragua from 1937 until 1979, when the Sandinista National Liberation Front liberated the country from their rule. Upon taking power, the Sandinistas vowed to free their country from the grip of U.S. hegemony and prioritize the needs of poor people ahead of foreign corporations. Since then, the people of Nicaragua have faced constant attacks from war hawks in Washington. This, in an effort to topple the democratically-elected Sandinista government and impose a pro-U.S. government. During the 1980s, the U.S. armed and trained counter-revolutionary forces, known as the contras, in neighboring Honduras. Not only did the contras kill supporters of the Sandinistas and carry out terrorist attacks in Nicaragua. They also helped to smuggle drugs from South America into the United States, destroying Black and Brown communities at home. Although the Sandinistas lost an election in 1990 that temporarily removed them from power, they eventually came back in 2006 after another democratic election. Since 2006, the United States has continued to attempt to destabilize and overthrow the Sandinista government. This time, however, instead of using brute force and armed drug gangs, they are using soft power and Western-aligned organizations that claim to promote human rights. Millions of U.S. government and corporate dollars are spent on three Nicaraguan organizations, and Amnesty International and other global organizations produce unbalanced and unsubstantiated reports which malign Nicaragua. These reports portray Nicaragua as a country that needs to be saved from alleged human rights abuses committed by the government. However, as you will see, many of these reports are far from the truth and have more sinister intentions. Today on Sojourner Truth, we bring you audio from a recent webinar entitled, How U.S. Unconventional Warfare in Nicaragua Utilizes Human Rights Organizations. The webinar, hosted by the Alliance for Global Justice, examines the role played by international and local human rights organizations within U.S.-supported destabilization efforts in Nicaragua. During todays program, you will hear presentations delivered by Camilo Mejia and John Perry. Camilo Mejia is a Nicaraguan analyst and writer residing in the U.S. who is a former Amnesty International prisoner of conscience. John Perry is a long-time investigator, writer and resident of Nicaragua.

Sojourner Truth Radio
News Headlines: December 22, 2020

Sojourner Truth Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2020 5:14


In 1979, the people of Nicaragua overthrew the U.S.-backed dictatorship of Anastasio Somoza. The Somoza family dictatorship ruled Nicaragua from 1937 until 1979, when the Sandinista National Liberation Front liberated the country from their rule. Upon taking power, the Sandinistas vowed to free their country from the grip of U.S. hegemony and prioritize the needs of poor people ahead of foreign corporations. Since then, the people of Nicaragua have faced constant attacks from war hawks in Washington. This, in an effort to topple the democratically-elected Sandinista government and impose a pro-U.S. government. During the 1980s, the U.S. armed and trained counter-revolutionary forces, known as the contras, in neighboring Honduras. Not only did the contras kill supporters of the Sandinistas and carry out terrorist attacks in Nicaragua. They also helped to smuggle drugs from South America into the United States, destroying Black and Brown communities at home. Although the Sandinistas lost an election in 1990 that temporarily removed them from power, they eventually came back in 2006 after another democratic election. Since 2006, the United States has continued to attempt to destabilize and overthrow the Sandinista government. This time, however, instead of using brute force and armed drug gangs, they are using soft power and Western-aligned organizations that claim to promote human rights. Millions of U.S. government and corporate dollars are spent on three Nicaraguan organizations, and Amnesty International and other global organizations produce unbalanced and unsubstantiated reports which malign Nicaragua. These reports portray Nicaragua as a country that needs to be saved from alleged human rights abuses committed by the government. However, as you will see, many of these reports are far from the truth and have more sinister intentions. Today on Sojourner Truth, we bring you audio from a recent webinar entitled, How U.S. Unconventional Warfare in Nicaragua Utilizes Human Rights Organizations. The webinar, hosted by the Alliance for Global Justice, examines the role played by international and local human rights organizations within U.S.-supported destabilization efforts in Nicaragua. During todays program, you will hear presentations delivered by Camilo Mejia and John Perry. Camilo Mejia is a Nicaraguan analyst and writer residing in the U.S. who is a former Amnesty International prisoner of conscience. John Perry is a long-time investigator, writer and resident of Nicaragua.

Sojourner Truth Radio
Sojourner Truth Radio: December 22, 2020 - US Unconventional Warfare in Nicaragua

Sojourner Truth Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2020 54:50


In 1979, the people of Nicaragua overthrew the U.S.-backed dictatorship of Anastasio Somoza. The Somoza family dictatorship ruled Nicaragua from 1937 until 1979, when the Sandinista National Liberation Front liberated the country from their rule. Upon taking power, the Sandinistas vowed to free their country from the grip of U.S. hegemony and prioritize the needs of poor people ahead of foreign corporations. Since then, the people of Nicaragua have faced constant attacks from war hawks in Washington. This, in an effort to topple the democratically-elected Sandinista government and impose a pro-U.S. government. During the 1980s, the U.S. armed and trained counter-revolutionary forces, known as the contras, in neighboring Honduras. Not only did the contras kill supporters of the Sandinistas and carry out terrorist attacks in Nicaragua. They also helped to smuggle drugs from South America into the United States, destroying Black and Brown communities at home. Although the Sandinistas lost an election in 1990 that temporarily removed them from power, they eventually came back in 2006 after another democratic election. Since 2006, the United States has continued to attempt to destabilize and overthrow the Sandinista government. This time, however, instead of using brute force and armed drug gangs, they are using soft power and Western-aligned organizations that claim to promote human rights. Millions of U.S. government and corporate dollars are spent on three Nicaraguan organizations, and Amnesty International and other global organizations produce unbalanced and unsubstantiated reports which malign Nicaragua. These reports portray Nicaragua as a country that needs to be saved from alleged human rights abuses committed by the government. However, as you will see, many of these reports are far from the truth and have more sinister intentions. Today on Sojourner Truth, we bring you audio from a recent webinar entitled, How U.S. Unconventional Warfare in Nicaragua Utilizes Human Rights Organizations. The webinar, hosted by the Alliance for Global Justice, examines the role played by international and local human rights organizations within U.S.-supported destabilization efforts in Nicaragua. During todays program, you will hear presentations delivered by Camilo Mejia and John Perry. Camilo Mejia is a Nicaraguan analyst and writer residing in the U.S. who is a former Amnesty International prisoner of conscience. John Perry is a long-time investigator, writer and resident of Nicaragua.

Oil and Gas Startups Podcast
Enovate Upstream on Oil and Gas Startups

Oil and Gas Startups Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2020


Camilo Mejia and Zane Foster from Enovate Upstream joined us this week for a great episode. These guys, like many in our industry, cut their teeth in the corporate world for nearly a decade each — before ultimately deciding that the corporate life wasn’t for them. We dive into the startup life and how their … The post Enovate Upstream on Oil and Gas Startups appeared first on Digital Wildcatters.

Essential Dissent
Opposing Imperialist Wars

Essential Dissent

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2020 57:43


Buy me a coffee ($3): https://ko-fi.com/essentialdissent A panel from the 2020 UNAC conference. UNAC, the United National AntiWar Coalition, held their 2020 national conference at the People's Forum in New York City. Featured presenters: Bahman Azad, Bernadette Ellorin, Camilo Mejia, Joe Lombardo Theme Music: Monolith https://youtu.be/jRn8ruK-TRA Please donate $1/month to support Essential Dissent: https://www.patreon.com/EssentialDissent Follow Essential Dissent on Twitter to be notified of upcoming livestreams: https://twitter.com/e_Dissent YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/yxz8ehks Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/y64ufjeh a-Infos Radio Project: https://tinyurl.com/y5k6t4ub iTunes: https://tinyurl.com/yyq9w8sy

Clearing the FOG with co-hosts Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese

Latin America is in a revolt against neoliberalism and the austerity measures that go with it. Ecuador and Chile have had mass protests in recent weeks. Bolivia re-elected President Morales, who has put anti-neoliberal policies in place in his previous three terms. Argentina defeated its neoliberal president, Macri, in the recent election and Hondurans are mobilizing to defeat their current president. We speak with Camilo Mejia about Nicaragua where the US had a failed coup attempt last year and is continuing to try to overthrow President Daniel Ortega of the Sandinista Movement. Mejia helps us recognize the similar tactics being used in each of these countries and describes the real economic alternative that Nicaragua offers to the world, an alternative the capitalists don't want people to be aware of.

Wider View Radio Podcast
Ann Wright and Camilo Mejia at the Veterans for Peace Convention

Wider View Radio Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2019 27:41


Recorded at the Veterans for Peace Convention in Spokane, we present excerpts from a workshop on Opposing US Intervention around the Globe. Speakers include Col. Ann Wright, and Camilo Mejia.  https://www.americanswhotellthetruth.org/portraits/camilo-mejia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Wright

Media Roots Radio
US Regime Change in Nicaragua & History of Psyops in Latin America w/ Max Blumenthal & Camilo Mejía

Media Roots Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2018 108:17


Abby Martin interviews Max Blumenthal and Camilo Mejia about the history of CIA interference in Nicaragua and the role of US civil society groups to meddle in the country's democratic processes. They go into detail about the latest insurrection, allegedly over pension hikes, that resulted in 300 people being killed and a call for Ortega to hold early elections. They also discuss the opposition violence against Sandinistas, and why it is ignored by the corporate media. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast please consider donating to Media Roots Radio on Patreon: www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio FOLLOW twitter.com/MaxBlumenthal / twitter.com/cmejia0875

KPFA - Making Contact
The Draft, Duty, and Dissent: G.I. Resistance to War

KPFA - Making Contact

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2017 8:58


Source: flickr It was the 1960s ” and throughout the United States, opposition to the War in Vietnam was growing. The Draft forced young men to make a choice about their own participation in the war. And many chose to resist. Over the course of the war, 2.6 million went to fight in Vietnam. More than 15 million were exempt or disqualified from military service. And over 200,000 officially defied the draft. Today, the US military is made up of those who enlist. What does it take ” in the absence of an official draft ” to build resistance to war and empire among the very people charged with fighting for it? Featuring:   Draft Resistors: Bruce Cutler, Bruce Dancis, Joseph Gerson, Larry Gossett, Pete Knutson, Mike Rotkin, Phil Stahlman, and Sam Yamashita. Camilo Mejia, former Staff Sergeant, Iraq Veterans Against The War. Credits: Host: Marie Choi The Draft and The Vietnam Generation Producer, Video Editor, Director: Beth Sanders Camilo Mejia speech Recordist and Video Editor: Charles Jenks Special thanks to the Traprock Center for Peace and Justice and to Camilo Mejia for allowing us to share it. Producers: Monica Lopez, Marie Choi, RJ Lozada, Anita Johnson Executive Director: Lisa Rudman Web Editor and Audience Engagement Director: Sabine Blaizin Development Associate: Vera Tykulsker The speeches were originally recorded and produced by Carly Forbes for Migrant Matters, a Rabble.ca podcast. Photo Credits:  flickr For More information The Draft and the Vietnam Generation http://www.thedraftproject.com/ Iraq Veterans Against the War https://ivaw.org/ VIDEO SERIES: IVAW Winter Soldier Testimonies on Racism and Dehumanization of the Enemy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbfL8eaF7kQ&list=PLC184F50861366AE3   VIDEO: Camilo Mejia on GI Resistance to the War in Iraq https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2q290evMczw Please call us if you carry us-510-459-8558-and we will list your station on our website. If you excerpt, please credit early and often. The post The Draft, Duty, and Dissent: G.I. Resistance to War appeared first on KPFA.

KPFA - Making Contact
Making Contact – January 11, 2008

KPFA - Making Contact

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2008 4:29


Radical thinkers, military resisters and longtime movement activists reflect on the past 40 years of resistance movements in the US, where we are today, and what to do next. Featuring: Noam Chomsky, RESIST founder, leading radical thinker, Professor of Linguistics, Linguistic Theory, Syntax, Semantics, Philosophy of Language at Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Mandy Carter, founder of Southerners on New Ground (SONG) and founding member of the National Black Justice Coalition; Camilo Mejia, war-resister and anti-waractivist; Bill Fletcher, Jr., labor activist, co-chair of United for Peace and Justice, visiting Professor at Brooklyn College-CUNY. The post Making Contact – January 11, 2008 appeared first on KPFA.

NOW on the News | PBS
Camilo Mejia on Atrocities in Iraq

NOW on the News | PBS

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2007 10:17


After serving almost nine months in a military prison for desertion, Camilo Mejia, a veteran of the Iraq conflict, talks about why he refused to return to the war in a web-exclusive interview.