this is some forked tongue bullshyt
Venezuela is falling apart but all outside forces are supposed to watch the house on fire.
Makes no sense to me.
Venezuela Crisis: Failed coup attempt by Juan Guaido; Military remains supporting Nicholas Maduro
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this is some forked tongue bullshyt
Venezuela is falling apart but all outside forces are supposed to watch the house on fire.
Makes no sense to me.
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fukk outta here. This is not the only country where despotism takes place. But we wanna put extra in Venezuela cuz their economy aint the most business friendly to us. fukk outta here.
Domingo Halliburton
Handmade in USA
What good is going to come out of intervening in Venezuela? Has intervening in central or south american governments ever worked out for the US?
We'll do what? Just put another Pinochet in power and ruin another country down there...again???
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Russia, Venezuela: Caracas Considering Granting Rosneft Control Over PDVSA, Report Suggests
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Russia, Venezuela: Caracas Considering Granting Rosneft Control Over PDVSA, Report Suggests
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2 MINS READOct 17, 2019 | 13:35 GMT
What Happened: The Venezuelan government is considering granting Russian oil giant Rosneft full control over state-owned energy company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), according to an Oct. 17 El Nacional report that cited unnamed industry sources. Caracas reportedly initiated the proposal to write off its Russian debt, while Moscow reacted positively to the initiative and sent several officials to Venezuela to assess the PDVSA's status.
Why It Matters: Neither the Russian nor the Venezuelan government has confirmed the reports, while Rosneft has dismissed them as rumors, but if confirmed, it would represent a significant increase in Moscow's influence over Venezuela's energy industry. However, a potential takeover could face considerable hurdles, including approval by the opposition-led National Assembly. In addition, the plan would widen Russia's exposure to U.S. secondary sanctions against Venezuela.
Background: The United States imposed sanctions against PDVSA in January 2019 amid rising pressure to oust the government of President Nicolas Maduro. Rosneft has been increasing its presence in Venezuela in recent years, becoming the leading sales and marketing force for PDVSA's oil exports.
Read More:
- Venezuela: The White House Broadens the Target Set for Sanctions (Aug. 6, 2019)
- Will the Uprising in Venezuela Affect the Country's Oil Production? (April 30, 2019)
- Prior Interventions Can Help Us Understand Russia's Military Plans in Venezuela (April 26, 2019)
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Venezuelan ex-spy chief disappears as Spain seeks to extradite him to US
by Joseph Fitsanakis
3-4 minutes
Hugo Carvajal
The former director of Venezuela’s military spy agency, who is wanted in the United States for drug trafficking, reportedly disappeared in Spain as authorities there were attempting to extradite him to Washington. Hugo Carvajal is a retired general and former diplomat, who was a member of the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez’s inner circle. From 2004 to 2011, under Chávez’s tutelage, Carvajal headed the Directorate General of Military Counterintelligence (DGCIM).
In 2008 the US named Carvajal as a major facilitator of international drugs trafficking and imposed financial sanctions on his assets around the world. Washington accused Carvajal of assisting the paramilitary group known as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) transport drugs from Latin America to Mexico and from there to the US.
Things took an interesting turn, however, when in February of this year Carvajal posted a video on social media in which he denounced Chávez’s successor, President Nicolás Maduro, and sided with his arch-nemesis, Juan Guaido, the President of the National Assembly of Venezuela. In his video, Carvajal urged the Venezuelan armed forces to stop siding with Maduro and support Guaido as Venezuela’s acting president. Guaido is openly supported by the United States and dozens of other Western countries.
Soon after making his announcement, Carvajal fled to Spain, where he was arrested in April, after the US Department of Justice filed a formal request for the former spy chief’s extradition to America. But in September, Spain’s top criminal court ruled that Carvajal would not be extradited to the US. The former spy chief was released minutes after the court made its decision known.
Last Friday, however, the same court accepted an appeal by the Office of the Public Prosecutor and overturned its earlier decision. Shortly after the court’s decision, Spanish media reported that Carvajal had already been arrested and was due to be transported to the US in a matter of days. But three days later, the former spy chief posted a message on his personal Twitter account saying that neither he nor his lawyers had been approached by Spanish police. It appeared, then, that Carvajal had not been detained.
Spanish newspaper El Pais reported on Tuesday that Carvajal was nowhere to be found when Spanish police officers went to his residence in Madrid to arrest him. His whereabouts are currently unknown, said the paper. The US Department of Justice has not commented on the case.
► Author: Joseph Fitsanakis | Date: 13 November 2019 | Permalink
Venezuelan ex-spy chief disappears as Spain seeks to extradite him to US
by Joseph Fitsanakis
3-4 minutes
Hugo Carvajal
The former director of Venezuela’s military spy agency, who is wanted in the United States for drug trafficking, reportedly disappeared in Spain as authorities there were attempting to extradite him to Washington. Hugo Carvajal is a retired general and former diplomat, who was a member of the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez’s inner circle. From 2004 to 2011, under Chávez’s tutelage, Carvajal headed the Directorate General of Military Counterintelligence (DGCIM).
In 2008 the US named Carvajal as a major facilitator of international drugs trafficking and imposed financial sanctions on his assets around the world. Washington accused Carvajal of assisting the paramilitary group known as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) transport drugs from Latin America to Mexico and from there to the US.
Things took an interesting turn, however, when in February of this year Carvajal posted a video on social media in which he denounced Chávez’s successor, President Nicolás Maduro, and sided with his arch-nemesis, Juan Guaido, the President of the National Assembly of Venezuela. In his video, Carvajal urged the Venezuelan armed forces to stop siding with Maduro and support Guaido as Venezuela’s acting president. Guaido is openly supported by the United States and dozens of other Western countries.
Soon after making his announcement, Carvajal fled to Spain, where he was arrested in April, after the US Department of Justice filed a formal request for the former spy chief’s extradition to America. But in September, Spain’s top criminal court ruled that Carvajal would not be extradited to the US. The former spy chief was released minutes after the court made its decision known.
Last Friday, however, the same court accepted an appeal by the Office of the Public Prosecutor and overturned its earlier decision. Shortly after the court’s decision, Spanish media reported that Carvajal had already been arrested and was due to be transported to the US in a matter of days. But three days later, the former spy chief posted a message on his personal Twitter account saying that neither he nor his lawyers had been approached by Spanish police. It appeared, then, that Carvajal had not been detained.
Spanish newspaper El Pais reported on Tuesday that Carvajal was nowhere to be found when Spanish police officers went to his residence in Madrid to arrest him. His whereabouts are currently unknown, said the paper. The US Department of Justice has not commented on the case.
► Author: Joseph Fitsanakis | Date: 13 November 2019 | Permalink
88m3
Fast Money & Foreign Objects
Nah. LOL.
Yes.
