I don't know how the hell you extrapolated that. My comment should have been obvious -- your continued use of "ameristani" has become painfully monotonous.
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Interesting how you might seek out material that supports your base agenda, Harry....
The fanciful pillar of the superior Anglo-American empire vs. worldwide bad guys. Of course.
Eurocentric apologists and defenders can't be taken seriously as their illusions diminish any type of reality.
Corruption in the Venezuelan military is not the fault of anyone else Jeff.
And it probably predates Chavez.
It's just that him and his successor have put military officers in key political positions so that they won't upset the apple cart, and that's why the country is fucking bankrupt. They've all had their snouts in the same trough.
Because of Chavez and Maduro, their oil production is in the shitter, and the price isn't helping.
https://d3fy651gv2fhd3.cloudfront.ne...01&d2=20181231
ameristani's Monro Doctrine helped nobody except ameristan. Extractive rape of resources and people coupled with nvironmental/social/political disaster. They, ameristan, Japan and the European powers, did to same to the Chinese a century ago, but the winds of change are upon us.
Some may be interested in this article showing the similarities of drugging societies in the past and now.
Once China got off drugs: the link between opium and ‘liberal strongman’ Macron
"The link between Chinese opium money and rich Western families and monarchies (Astor, Forbes, Kerry, Delano, Roosevelt, etc.) is already well-known, though it’s not publicised enough in the Mainstream Media.
What is even less publicised is how in 2018 the drug trade creates a country – Columbia, Mexico, even Afghanistan, certainly the United States, etc. – which becomes so socially, culturally, financially and politically dysfunctional that the current neoliberal ideal of being anti-government starts to appear…rather sensible.
And thus, neoliberalism wins converts among the 99% who should be promoting socialism, with its insistence on significant government control to promote their needs over those of the 1%."
Much more at the free, non authorised, link:
Once China got off drugs: the link between opium and ?liberal strongman? Macron | The Vineyard of the Saker
I'm happy you have a source you are comfortable with.
^Some gases his citizens, some poisons his spies (as it was not enough that he hacked so many elections - his own as well), some shoots the misiles, some lie about their nukes, ...
so some deal with coca...
What's up next?
The minute you see "mainstream media" mentioned in a HoHo post, you know it's .....
https://teakdoor.com/attachment.php?a...id=12692&stc=1
Well that's the problem, you see.
When Chavez pissed off the seppos by nationalising all of their assets, he ended up with only the Chinkies and Russkies to borrow money off.
Thanks to him the country owes them a fortune - and they've come close to defaulting a couple of times.
In fairness though, China can afford to keep giving them rope with which to hang themselves.
Added:
http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/06/06/...-chinese-cash/Quote:
The driving motivation of Chinese investment and lending since 2000 has been an obsession with opening up new export markets and securing access to natural resources. China’s interests in gaining friends in the Western Hemisphere while securing access to oil overlapped with Venezuela’s interest in diversifying its customer base away from the United States.
But that overlap of interests doesn’t mean China has ever offered any sort of discount on its loans. China lent at exorbitant rates to Venezuela. Now, China refuses to renegotiate those debts, even as the South American country’s economy and oil industry crater.
From 2007 to 2014, China lent Venezuela $63 billion — 53 percent of all its lending to Latin America during this time. There was an important catch to this largesse; to guarantee repayment, Beijing insisted on being repaid in oil.
With most lending agreed to when oil hovered at more than $100 a barrel, as it did for most of 2007-2014, it seemed a good deal for both sides. However, when oil dropped to close to $30 a barrel in January 2016, this caused Venezuela’s price tag for serving its debt to explode. To repay Beijing today, Venezuela must now ship two barrels of oil for every one it originally agreed to.
Wow unbelievable a miss spelt word , good catch there. There may be more trouble ahead than just a misspelt word. But you keep posting these so important items in Speakers Corner like a good little puppy. You add so much here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjJHnKw7YNA
International Arbitration Tribunal Rules ConocoPhillips is Owed $2.04 Billion in its Dispute with PDVSA
April 25, 2018
"HOUSTON – ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) announced today that it is owed $2.04 billion from Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA) and two of its subsidiaries as a result of the decision of an international arbitration tribunal constituted under the rules of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). The ruling arises out of ConocoPhillips’ contracts with those entities and is in response to the expropriation of ConocoPhillips’ investments in the Hamaca and Petrozuata heavy crude oil projects in Venezuela in 2007 and other pre-expropriation fiscal measures. PDVSA is Venezuela’s state-owned oil company.
“We are pleased with the ICC tribunal’s decision,” said Janet Langford Carrig, senior vice president, Legal, general counsel and corporate secretary of ConocoPhillips. “The ruling upholds the contractual protections to which ConocoPhillips is entitled under the applicable agreements and acknowledges PDVSA’s independent contractual liability arising from the government of Venezuela’s unlawful and uncompensated expropriation of ConocoPhillips’ investments.”
The ICC arbitration award is final and binding upon the parties. ConocoPhillips will pursue enforcement and seek financial recovery of its award to the full extent of the law."
International Arbitration Tribunal Rules ConocoPhillips is Owed $2.04 Billion in its Dispute with PDVSA | ConocoPhillips
I don't think that's at the top of the Venezuelan peoples worry list.
You should be concerned. THE LORD and Uncle Xi are heavily invested in the country, as you've alluded to above.
Oh dear. Am I bovvered?
Read your own post #36, 3rd paragraph of your snippet. Are those loans backed by government assets, if so ...........
In addition THE LORD loaned the Venezuela government moneys backed with certain assets. One wonders if the assets, claimed by Conoco, are potentially the same assets?
The saga may enter further legal actions a new. Whose contract is superior to others?
How generous that US do not meddle in Venezuela election. They only announced (VPOTUS) new sanctions in order to help the poor population...
...or anywhere else.
But, that seems to be your ongoing [make-believe] narrative of concern - the traditional boogieman and more contemporary of the like.
All the while, adopting an blind apologist and fanciful stance regarding the beloved and benevolent Anglo-American empire and the continence of their illusional destiny.
Jeff,
As soon as the Iran sanctions were lifted, US corporations were in there like a rat up a fucking drainpipe.
Business is business you moron.
The fact is that in this case Venezuela stole a load of US assets, the US got shirty, and the chinkies and russkies were in there like a rat up a drainpipe.
However, little did they know that they were lending money to a bunch of people whose greed was only matched by their stupidity.
It really has nothing to do with your dribbling nonsense.
The whole notion of US dominance in the Americas started with the Monroe doctrine and has remained in place with minor variation to this day.
Another nation wants to interfere in politics in the Americas they will have to deal with the US. The US reserves exclusive rights to interfere in the nations of the "new world".
Yep. Never worked out well for the US. No reason to believe the Russians and Chinese will do any better.
the Us/world bank/imf all have influence in every country in the world.
one may recall when thailand went under: got a loan from the imf, thailand pulled together as a country, donating money, limiting overseas travel, imports, etc. and thailand paid off the imf debt early.
countries like venezuela who joined the game (oil) and then lose when oil prices go down and the weak corrupt society is left weak and falling apart.
what can be said?