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13.01.26 - 06:12
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A Paleoconservative Rips Apart Trump′s Venezuela Overthrow (ZeroHedge)
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A Paleoconservative Rips Apart Trump's Venezuela Overthrow
Authored by Terry Cowan via Substack
There is no way to put a pretty face on our most recent regime-change adventure. It is pig-ugly, and not defendable on any level, or from any angle or perspective. The reality of it all is plain to see. The Administration boldfacedly asks, as the old saying goes, Who are you going to believe; me or your lying eyes?. Only a political toad like, say, Prime Minister Keir Starmer, would respond that they needed more information to get the "full picture" before they could possibly comment on America's action against the sovereign government of Venezuela.
I carry no water for the Chavez/Maduro regime. I am about as ambivalent towards the Venezuelan government as a person could be. This is for two reasons: 1) I am not a Cuban-American who, at least politically, are obsessesed with anything even tangentially connected to Castro's Cuba, and 2) Maduro is their business, not ours-it is for the...
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13.01.26 - 04:36
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Behind The Utter Failure Of Russian Anti-Air Systems In Venezuela (ZeroHedge)
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Behind The Utter Failure Of Russian Anti-Air Systems In Venezuela
There are reports that during the Trump-ordered military raid on Venezuela to oust and capture President Nicolás Maduro, at least one US helicopter was hit by surface fire or possibly small missile, but the chopper managed to keep flying - with the pilot wounded - and the damaged aircraft made it back from the mission safely.
But this raised the question: what happened to Venezuela's Russian-supplied anti-air defenses, including S-300 and Buk-M2 surface-to-air missile systems purchased in 2009?
While at this point it is well understood that the US military and CIA had help from inside the Venezuelan government - making it essentially a US-backed coup topped off with a special forces nab and grab against Maduro and his wife, there's still the question of whether the entire Venezuelan armed forces were ordered to stand down, or else that their defense systems simply didn't work or were inactive.
S-300VM system, file image
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13.01.26 - 01:24
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DoJ Charges Venezuelan Illegal Over Border Patrol Vehicle Ramming Attack (ZeroHedge)
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DoJ Charges Venezuelan Illegal Over Border Patrol Vehicle Ramming Attack
Fox News reporter Bill Melugin reports that the Department of Justice has charged a Venezuelan national, who was shot by Border Patrol in the Portland metro area last Thursday, with aggravated assault on a federal officer with a deadly weapon after allegedly using his red pickup truck to ram a federal vehicle. This follows the recent ICE shooting in Minneapolis that left one far-left activist dead. Additionally, attacks on federal agents are on the rise.
Melugin further explained how the DoJ arrived at the charges and provided additional color about the ramming attack carried out by the illegal, who is allegedly tied to the Tren de Aragua (FTO designation):
DOJ has just charged the Venezuelan illegal alien shot by Border Patrol in Portland on Thursday with 18 USC 111 (aggravated assault of a federal officer w/ a deadly weapon), and they've provided photos of the badly damaged BP vehicle they say he rammed several times ...
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12.01.26 - 22:12
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Socialism, Not Sanctions, Is Responsible For The Destruction Of Venezuela (ZeroHedge)
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Socialism, Not Sanctions, Is Responsible For The Destruction Of Venezuela
Authored by Daniel Lacalle,
Venezuela is not poor due to sanctions. It is poor because the Chavez-Maduro regime stole hundreds of billions of dollars and demolished the productive fabric of the economy.
Venezuela had 12,700 private companies when Chávez came to power, according to Conindustria. Only about 3,800 manufacturing industries are still operating, of which around 3,200 are privately owned and 600 are state‑owned.
The assault on private property culminated with the expropriation of more than 690 companies in twelve years. Government-run businesses failed, and large state-owned companies in Venezuela are technically insolvent or heavily loss-making.
Socialism of the XXI century, they called it: government expropriations, price controls, capital controls, and complete absence of legal and investor security.
The socialist regime arrived in a period of rising oil prices and squandered one of the largest oil bona...
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12.01.26 - 20:24
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Republicans Have Quickly Rallied Behind Trump On Venezuela (ZeroHedge)
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Republicans Have Quickly Rallied Behind Trump On Venezuela
A week after "Operation Absolute Resolve", which saw the U.S. military attack targets in Venezuela to capture and extract President Nicolás Maduro, the international community is still grappling over the legality of the U.S. intervention.
While some experts are saying that the illegality of the U.S. attack is beyond doubt, U.S. allies are hesitant to openly denounce the U.S. actions.
The European Union, for example, issued a statement calling for calm and restraint by all parties involved. While acknowledging that Maduro lacked the legitimacy of a democratically elected president, the statement backed by 26 EU member states stressed that it was the right of the Venezuelan people to determine their own future. While calling for everyone, under all circumstances, to uphold the principles of international law and the UN Charter, the EU stops short of openly accusing the U.S. of violating these rules.
Meanwhile, as Statista...
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12.01.26 - 20:24
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Trump May Freeze Exxon Out Of Venezuela After CEO Darren Woods Called It "Uninvestable" (ZeroHedge)
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Trump May Freeze Exxon Out Of Venezuela After CEO Darren Woods Called It "Uninvestable"
Tensions flared between Exxon Mobil and the White House after CEO Darren Woods cast doubt on Venezuela's appeal as an investment destination during a closed-door meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and other oil executives last week, according to Reuters.
Woods argued that without sweeping legal and regulatory changes, the country could not support major foreign investment, describing its current system as “uninvestable.”
Trump had convened the meeting only days after U.S. forces removed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in an overnight operation and urged the industry to commit as much as $100 billion to rebuilding Venezuela's energy sector. Instead of gaining momentum, the talks were quickly overshadowed by Woods' skepticism.
Reuters writes that Trump publicly voiced his frustration on Sunday while returning to Washington aboard Air Force One. “I didn't like Exxon's response,?...
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