Venezuela : Leadership Crisis

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Well here we go again open your eyes and focus

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Now let's look at how they got here today
Not so fast sunshine as the extra income didn't make it to the GDP. That means the bilk of it went to just the 15% that big oil needed to do their business there. Rather than educate the locals outsiders were brought in and they are the ones that left for Miami when Hugo came in. (just in time for the cocaine boom) The country was being raped before that happened.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Venezuela


From the 1950s to the early 1980s, the Venezuelan economy experienced a steady growth that attracted many immigrants, with the nation enjoying the highest standard of living in Latin America. During the collapse of oil prices in the 1980s, the economy contracted the monetary sign, commenced a progressive devaluation and inflation skyrocketed to reach peaks of 84% in 1989 and 99% in 1996, three years prior to Hugo Chávez taking office. The nation, however, has experienced hyperinflation since 2015 far exceeding the oil price collapse of the 1990s.


Can you say sanctions?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_squad
A death squad is an armed group that conducts extrajudicial killings or forced disappearances of persons for the purposes such as political repression, assassinations, torture, genocide, ethnic cleansing, or revolutionary terror.[citation needed] These killings are often conducted in ways meant to ensure the secrecy of the killers' identities. Death squads may have the support of domestic or foreign governments (see state terrorism). They may comprise a secret police force, paramilitary militia groups, government soldiers, policemen, or combinations thereof. They may also be organized as vigilantes. When death squads are not controlled by the state, they may consist of insurgent forces or organized crime, such as the ones used by cartels.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Condor
Operation Condor (Spanish: Operación Cóndor, also known as Plan Cóndor; Portuguese: Operação Condor) was a United States–backed campaign of political repression and state terror involving intelligence operations and assassination of opponents, officially implemented in 1975 by the right-wing dictatorships of the Southern Cone of South America. The program, nominally intended to eradicate communist or Soviet influence and ideas, was created to suppress active or potential opposition movements against the participating governments' neoliberal economic policies, which sought to reverse the economic policies of the previous era.[6][7]
Due to its clandestine nature, the precise number of deaths directly attributable to Operation Condor is highly disputed. Some estimates are that at least 60,000 deaths can be attributed to Condor, roughly 30,000 of these in Argentina,[8][9] and the so-called "Archives of Terror" list 50,000 killed, 30,000 disappeared and 400,000 imprisoned.[5][10] American political scientist J. Patrice McSherry gives a figure of at least 402 killed in operations which crossed national borders in a 2002 source,[11] and mentions in a 2009 source that of those who "had gone into exile" and were "kidnapped, tortured and killed in allied countries or illegally transferred to their home countries to be executed . . . hundreds, or thousands, of such persons—the number still has not been finally determined—were abducted, tortured, and murdered in Condor operations."[1] Victims included dissidents and leftists, union and peasant leaders, priests and nuns, students and teachers, intellectuals and suspected guerillas.[11] Condor's key members were the governments in Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia and Brazil. Ecuador and Peru later joined the operation in more peripheral roles.[12][13]
The United States government provided technical support and supplied military aid to the participants during the Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Reagan administrations.[2] Such support was frequently routed through the Central Intelligence Agency.

According to American historian J. Patrice McSherry, based on formerly secret CIA documents from 1976, in the 1960s and early 1970s plans were developed among international security officials at the US Army School of the Americas and the Conference of American Armies to deal with perceived threats in South America from political dissidents. A declassified CIA document dated 23 June 1976, explains that "in early 1974, security officials from Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia met in Buenos Aires to prepare coordinated actions against subversive targets."[16] Condor was an operation similar to Operation Gladio, the strategy of tension used in Italy in the 1970s, of which Licio Gelli was a member.
The program was developed following a series of government coups d'états by military groups, primarily in the 1970s:

According to American journalist A. J. Langguth, the organization of the first meetings between Argentinian and Uruguayan security officials, concerning the watching (and subsequent disappearance or assassination) of political refugees in these countries, can be attributed to the CIA, as well as its participation as intermediary in the Argentinian, Uruguayan and Brazilian death squads meetings.[17]
It was discovered in 2010 that Henry Kissinger canceled a warning against the international assassination of political opponents that was to be issued to some of the countries participating in Operation Condor.[18] The National Security Archive reported, "Founded by the Pinochet regime in November 1975, Operation Condor was the codename for a formal Southern Cone collaboration that included transnational secret intelligence activities, kidnapping, torture, disappearance and assassination, according to the National Security Archive's documentary evidence from U.S., Paraguayan, Argentine, and Chilean files."[19] Under this codename mission, several people were killed. As the reported stated, "Prominent victims of Condor include two former Uruguayan legislators and a former Bolivian president, Juan José Torres, murdered in Buenos Aires, a former Chilean Minister of the Interior, Bernardo Leighton, as well as former Chilean ambassador Orlando Letelier and his 26-year old American colleague, Ronni Moffitt, assassinated by a car bomb in downtown Washington D.C."[20]



Fuk you, sanction from start to finish.

Look at a GDP list if the TU, see the dip, that is what sanctions on Russia gained the EU, Can you say. very stupid people' but their it is Europe at heart isn't it.



Your prize??

  1. pathological lying
  2. glib and superficial charm
  3. grandiose sense of self
  4. need for stimulation
  5. cunning and manipulative
  6. lack of remorse or guilt
  7. shallow emotional response
  8. callousness and lack of empathy
  9. parasitic lifestyle
  10. poor behavioral controls
  11. sexual promiscuity
  12. early behavior problems
  13. lack of realistic long-term goals
  14. impulsivity
  15. irresponsibility
  16. failure to accept responsibility
  17. many short-term marital relationships
  18. juvenile delinquency
  19. revocation of conditional release
  20. criminal versatility
 

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US-backed Opposition Activists Caught on Video Throwing Molotov Cocktails at Aid Truck on Venezuela Border

As Washington and Caracas blame each other for torching a truck carrying what the US called vital ‘humanitarian supplies’ from Colombia to Venezuela, a video has emerged, finally shedding some light on the incident.
The truck caught fire and burned down during a failed attempt on Saturday by US-backed opposition activists to breach the closed Colombia-Venezuela border crossing at the Francisco de Paula Santander Bridge, near the Venezuelan city of Urena. The Venezuelan government refuses to let the American cargo in, calling these ‘humanitarian’ convoys a propaganda stunt and a precursor to a military invasion.
This video found by @graffitiborrao appears to show the moment when an opposition guarimbero throws a Molotov cocktail on a truck loaded with US aid: pic.twitter.com/Z4Bg6dL4BR
— Max Blumenthal (@MaxBlumenthal) February 24, 2019
Photos of the incident were immediately used by US officials to double down on their outrage and calls for regime change in Caracas. But footage that has surfaced on social media tells a strikingly different story, pinning the blame on ‘activists’ in the crowd.
This video from today shows the guarimberos making Molotov cocktails. Did they use them to set the aid truck on fire? pic.twitter.com/aNFqGVQ0uA


More: https://www.globalresearch.ca/oppos...-cocktails-aid-truck-venezuela-border/5669884
 

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https://www.globalresearch.ca/pence-war-venezuela-colombia-summit/5669940
Pence Threatens War in Venezuela at Colombia Summit: “There Is No Turning Back”


US Vice President Mike Pence delivered a bellicose speech before representatives of 14 Latin American countries at a meeting of the Lima Group in Bogotá, Colombia, yesterday. The remarks were timed to coincide with the US-orchestrated provocations at the Venezuelan border over the weekend, resulting in clashes that left several people dead.
Pence rehashed phrases plagiarized from speeches given by George W. Bush in the run-up to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, combining them with denunciations of socialism.
“There is no turning back,” Pence said. “All options are on the table.”
“A new day is coming in Latin America,” he continued. “In Venezuela and across the Western hemisphere, socialism is dying and liberty, prosperity and democracy are being reborn before our eyes.”
Pence issued an ultimatum to the Venezuelan military, threatening that if it did not overthrow Maduro,
“You will find no safe harbor, no easy exit, no way out. You will lose everything.”
Pence announced that the US would place added sanctions on officials in the Venezuelan government and called on the right-wing governments of Latin America to “transfer ownership of Venezuelan assets in your country” to the government of US puppet Juan Guaidó.
In other words, the US is conducting cross-hemispheric highway robbery.
In his speech, Pence gave several justifications for intensifying US war threats against Venezuela. Venezuela exploits indigenous tribes, damages the environment through oil exploration and impoverishes its population, Pence said.
These claims would be laughable were it not for the seriousness of the threats. The United States is the world’s worst offender in each of these departments.
Particularly disgusting was Pence’s attack on Venezuela for refusing “shelter for those displaced” immigrants along its border.
The Washington Post wrote that Pence “embraced a sobbing elderly man,” an immigrant waiting to enter Venezuela. The Post reporters, tears welling in their eyes, wrote that Pence “told the man in English, ‘We are with you.’”
The Post report made no mention of the thousands of immigrants currently sleeping on the streets in Mexican cities along the US-Mexico border after the US barred them from entering the country to apply for asylum.
 

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US Sanctions on Venezuela Possibly Worse than Iraq Sanctions Before War
American action repeating itself .....in a different county?

They can't use the WMD falsehood this time .. but who knows??
 

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They are using the fake aid thingy. There are stories available that say the only death squads in the area since 1950 was Hugo and his band of rebels.



https://sputniknews.com/world/201903031072916568-bolton-coalition-government-change/
Earlier, in February, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who has described Guaido as a "US puppet" and accused Washington of trying to stage a coup in Venezuela, said that the opposition leader must be tried if he returns. Guaido may now face up to 30 years in prison for violation of the travel ban.

The United States is seeking to form a coalition for a change of government in Venezuela, US National Security Adviser John Bolton has stated.
"We are trying to rally support for the peaceful transition of power from [Venezuelan President Nicolas] Maduro to [self-proclaimed interim President of Venezuela] Juan Guaido, whom we recognise as president… I'd like to see as broad a coalition as we can put together to replace Maduro, to replace the whole corrupt regime. That's what we are trying to do", Bolton said in an interview with CNN.
 

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https://sputniknews.com/latam/201903041072935075-guaido-maduro-last-mistakes/
Guaido Threatens His 'Kidnapping' Will Be 'One of the Last Mistakes' of Maduro

Guaido left Venezuela on 22 February defying a travel ban by Venezuela’s Supreme Court. He announced his return to his homeland on 4 March following a trip across Latin America.

During a Periscope broadcast Juan Guaido, a key Venezuelan opposition figure and self-proclaimed interim president, has warned Caracas against arresting him or his wife promising that otherwise Maduro's government will face repercussions.
"[If Maduro's government] tries to kidnap us […] it will be one of the last mistakes it makes", he said.


https://sputniknews.com/latam/201903041072933505-us-sanctions-cuba-maduro-support/
US Set to Announce New Sanctions on Cuba Over Maduro Support – Reports

Delivering a speech in support of Venezuela’s self-proclaimed interim President Juan Guaido in Miami last month, US President Donald Trump pointed out that the days of socialism were “numbered” not only in Caracas, but in Nicaragua and Cuba as well.

The Trump administration is about to impose a new batch of sweeping sanctions against the Cuban authorities over their support for the government of embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Fox News reported, citing a source familiar with POTUS’ national security team.​

 

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Fuk you retard. Notice the difference??
https://sputniknews.com/latam/201903051072982019-usa-venezuela-bolivia-trump-armed-agression/

Attempted Trump 'Armed Aggression' Against Venezuela Failed - Bolivian President

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Bolivian President Evo Morales believes that an attempt of an "armed aggression" by US President Donald Trump against Venezuela taken under the guise of providing humanitarian aid has failed.

"The reality and state of mind of the Venezuelan people show the failure of the interventionist deception [of US President Donald] Trump, who tried to use fraternal states for the so-called humanitarian aid that in reality concealed armed aggression. The peace in Venezuela is the peace in the whole region," Morales said on Twitter on Tuesday.
 

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Fuk you retard. Notice the difference??
https://sputniknews.com/latam/201903051072982019-usa-venezuela-bolivia-trump-armed-agression/
Attempted Trump 'Armed Aggression' Against Venezuela Failed - Bolivian President
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Bolivian President Evo Morales believes that an attempt of an "armed aggression" by US President Donald Trump against Venezuela taken under the guise of providing humanitarian aid has failed.
"The reality and state of mind of the Venezuelan people show the failure of the interventionist deception [of US President Donald] Trump, who tried to use fraternal states for the so-called humanitarian aid that in reality concealed armed aggression. The peace in Venezuela is the peace in the whole region," Morales said on Twitter on Tuesday.
Why would a Russian government agency like Sputnik lie about a thing like that?
 

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Why would a Russian government agency like Sputnik lie about a thing like that?
You check out the twitter account to make sure it is a lie? 'my guess is better than facts' would be your reason for not doing any research before you normal troll post.


Now prove they are a KGB asset like all the American papers are CIA assets. (when they are loyal to the World Banks rather than their 'asset', the USA)


http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/257323-guaido-urges-europe-to-increase-sanctions-on-maduro-regime
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido called on Europe Thursday to intensify financial sanctions against the regime of Nicolas Maduro, a day after Caracas expelled the German ambassador for "interference".
European countries "should strengthen financial sanctions against the regime. The international community must prevent Venezuelan money from being misused to kill opponents of the regime and indigenous peoples," Guaido said in an interview with the German news weekly Der Spiegel.
Guaido, who declared himself interim president in January, strongly condemned the decision by President Maduro to expel the German ambassador to Caracas, and urged the envoy to "remain" in Venezuela.
"Venezuela lives under a dictatorship, and this way of proceeding is a threat to Germany," Guaido said.
"Maduro holds the presidency illegally. It is not legitimate to declare an ambassador undesirable," he added, thanking Germany for humanitarian aid it has provided.
"The regime not only threatens the ambassador verbally, his physical integrity is also threatened."
Venezuela expelled Germany's ambassador Wednesday, hitting out at international support for Guaido.
The foreign ministry gave German envoy Daniel Kriener 48 hours to leave for "interference" in Venezuela's internal affairs.
Kriener was among more than a dozen foreign representatives to welcome Guaido at Caracas airport on his return to the country on Monday -- but so far the only one deemed "persona non grata."
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said that kicking Kriener out only "aggravates the situation."


https://sputniknews.com/world/201903071073022482-guaido-venezuela-germany-ambassador-expelled/
Guaido Claims Venezuelan Gov't Threatening Germany After Envoy's Expulsion

His comments come after the Venezuelan government expelled the German ambassador, who welcomed the opposition leader at the Caracas airport on Monday. Germany has earlier supported sanctions on Venezuela, which were initially imposed by the United States in a bid to force out President Nicolas Maduro.

Venezuela's self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido has described the expulsion of the German ambassador by Caracas as a threat against Germany, which threw its weight behind the opposition leader.
"Venezuela lives under a dictatorship, and this [action] represents a threat against Germany," Guaido said in an interview with Der Spieger, adding that he'd asked the German envoy to stay in the country.
He also insisted that the European Union should "clearly reject" the expulsion and tighten the financial sanctions against the embattled Nicolas Maduro.
On Wednesday, Caracas declared Germany's envoy to Venezuela Daniel Kriener, persona non grata for "meddling" in Venezuela's internal affairs and gave him 48 hours to leave the country.


https://sputniknews.com/world/201903071073023833-venezuela-president-maduro-navy-seal/
Navy SEAL Who Killed Bin Laden Warns of ‘Bloody’ End to Venezuela Crisis

Rob O’Neill’s remarks come after President Nicolas Maduro said on Wednesday that Venezuela is currently faced with “the strongest imperialism of the last 200 years” as well as “economic, political and diplomatic aggression”. Maduro assured that “no one and nothing can break peace” in the Latin American country.

Retired Navy SEAL Robert O’Neill, who claims that he killed Osama Bin Laden in 2014, has predicted fatal consequences for the current political standoff in Venezuela.
“What needs to happen is something along the lines of a coup. As much as I would like to see it [end in a way that is] non-violent, I think it’s going to end pretty bloodily for [Venezuelan President Nicolas] Maduro”, O’Neill told FoxBusiness.


Discuss, hahaha
 

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SPUTNIK NEWS!

All the truth, Darling if you know what's good for you.



Your version is a sexual statement, change the font a bit and it is dropping with sarcasm and the one the message was for would not have missed it. The loco retards from the collective did miss it as indicated by your clueless post.
 

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Why would a Russian government agency like Sputnik lie about a thing like that?
. . . waiting, . . .

Bolivia: Morales points finger at US, offers support to Maduro during military parade





Evo Morales, President of Bolivia on Fidel Castro and American Foreign Policy

Bolivian, Venezuelan, Cuban and Nicaraguan leaders hold summit



 

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'Punish my people more.' The US sure knows how to get assholes as their 'point-men'.
http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/257323-guaido-urges-europe-to-increase-sanctions-on-maduro-regime

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido called on Europe Thursday to intensify financial sanctions against the regime of Nicolas Maduro, a day after Caracas expelled the German ambassador for "interference".
European countries "should strengthen financial sanctions against the regime. The international community must prevent Venezuelan money from being misused to kill opponents of the regime and indigenous peoples," Guaido said in an interview with the German news weekly Der Spiegel.
Guaido, who declared himself interim president in January, strongly condemned the decision by President Maduro to expel the German ambassador to Caracas, and urged the envoy to "remain" in Venezuela.
"Venezuela lives under a dictatorship, and this way of proceeding is a threat to Germany," Guaido said.
"Maduro holds the presidency illegally. It is not legitimate to declare an ambassador undesirable," he added, thanking Germany for humanitarian aid it has provided.
"The regime not only threatens the ambassador verbally, his physical integrity is also threatened."
Venezuela expelled Germany's ambassador Wednesday, hitting out at international support for Guaido.
The foreign ministry gave German envoy Daniel Kriener 48 hours to leave for "interference" in Venezuela's internal affairs.
 

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WTFuk, invade, invade right now!!! The Kingdom cannot stand if all the slaves are healthy and wise.
https://sputniknews.com/europe/201903081073063603-Norway-wealth-fund-divest/
Norway's $1tn Wealth Fund to Dump Oil Shares, Hand Over Rigs to Big Oil Firms

Norway's £765bn ($1tn) sovereign wealth fund, with £28.3bn ($37bn) of shares tied to oil giants such as Shell, Total and BP, will begin selling off some of its oil and gas holdings, the Norwegian government said on Friday.

The move aims at "diversification" of the wealth fund, the Norwegian Ministry of Finance said in a press release, adding that oil production rates will remain "unchanged".
Norway, western Europe's largest oil and gas producer, operates the Global Government Pension Fund (GGPF) charged with using oil revenues to bolster the country's social welfare programmes.