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Baz's avatar

This could be setting a precedent-let’s go and ‘capture’ Mr and Mrs Netanyahu.

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Steve Devas's avatar

Great reporting Ricky.

Well done. Stay safe and keep it up

x Steve

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Keith Woodhall's avatar

Very good article. Unfortunately I think most amerikkkan “soldiers” are simply extremely stupid and ignorant and have little to no knowledge of anywhere other than amerikkka. They simply roll over and agree with the bs that their “government” comes out with. I remember reading somewhere that around 90% of the amerikkkan troops involved in invading Iraq in 2003 thought that Sadam Hussein was responsible for 911. They're the type of people that accept the propaganda without question, no matter how ludicrous it is. And as for Maduro being a “tyrant” or “dictator” again this is demonstrably not true and just more western propaganda at work. I have hope that trump will destroy amerikkka and in doing so will quicken the liberation of countries that rely on amerikkkan weapons and money. Either way trump is a multiple child rapist and should be serving a sentence on death row, not in charge of a nuclear superpower. But whoever else were to take charge amerikkka woukd still be the same imperial war monger that has been at war for 231 years of its 249 year existence. It needs ending before it ends all of us.

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Cindy's avatar

Trump has to have Venezuela for the NWO. Think 10 countries and 10 kings. Peace and love to you ❤️❤️

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Julie O'Rourke's avatar

Brilliant reporting, thank you so much. Stay safe.

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Celine C.'s avatar

Well said. Trump and his posse are making all kinds of faux pas and scrambling in real time for legitimacy purposes. Keep up the pressure on the fascists! See you in the streets!

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Paul Healey's avatar

Well written. At what point will the people rise up; from the destruction of Venezuela, into Iran and the easier invasion of Greenland? Or will it be when our cowardly European leaders bend to the Emperor’s psychopathic narcissists and BRICS declares war? They must now know Empire will not stop until it has destroyed and purged all resistance. The real enemy, are the oligarchs and plutocrats who finance and profit from its extreme inequality and violence! #NoJusticeNoFreedom #TheFederation

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Mike Baker's avatar

Who are these anti-war corporate journalists that you refer to? I don't really want to have to wade through rivers of MSM sewage to find them.

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Howard's avatar

LOL

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damien flinter's avatar

I think you may be giving Trump credit above his due.

Venezuela has been on the neocon menu a while. Exxon Mobil have wanted 'our oil back' since Hugo Chavez nationalised it.

Besides, like Iran, that oil fuels China...U$ enemy No 1.

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The Revolution Continues's avatar

Actually I was just reading that Venezuelan oil was nationalized in 1976 long before Chavez was in office, and all foreign companies--including ExxonMobil--were more than fairly compensated.

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damien flinter's avatar

If the oil majors were happy with their compensation I'd reckon they twi$ted arms. Chavez upped the ante....they pulled out and sued. Chavez wanted to feed his people, rather than the ob€$e Wa££ $tr€€t f€£in€$.

Maduro inherited the stand off, £awfare, and sanctions...but as stated...Venezuela seems a stepping stone for arresting China's growth.

If you wish to accept Exxon-Mobil's standards of 'fair'...that's a different argument.

It seems slightly extraneous to the current escalation and the direction of travel...the return of fa$cist tota£itarianism on a global scale.

Aneurin Bevan:-

"Fascism in itself is not a new order of society. It is the future that refuses to be born."

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J-Pat : Jason Patrick Quinn's avatar

While Trump carried out the final escalation of the campaign to undo the Venezuelan Chavismo Revolution’s Socialist successes, Trump probably sees this long-time ambition of Marco Rubio and the other gusano-neocons as a serendipitous distraction, but not the primary motivation. It should not be forgotten that it is a continuation of the policy from the Bush, Obama, first Trump, and Biden administrations, only occupied minds still take any narrative manufactured by US-led, western establishments seriously, or at face value.

Great article, Ricky. You covered all the bases and gave some advice that’s clearly applicable for the “well meaning” centrists who like to call themselves “Leftist”.

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Jean Kates's avatar

When I read that Maduro was sent to New York City I immediately thought that it was to cause trouble for Mamdani, but I might really be wrong.

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Celine C.'s avatar

Mamdani called Maduro a "dictator" before the election, so expect him to be a good little Democrat and play along with his fellow duopolists like Trump.

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Howard's avatar

Unfortunate if that happens, but not shocking.

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Amos's avatar

Funnily enough, I haven’t even heard the question “what do Schumer and booker think about this?” let alone the answer. I think we know the answer don’t we.

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Graham Vincent's avatar

How about a safe and peaceful transition to a legitimate government that reflects the will of the British people?

Anyhow, we shed no tears for the end of an illegitimate regime in another country whilst reiterating our support for international law.

OK, Sir Keir. Since you only got the support of 30-odd per cent of the UK electorate, I look forward to the foreign intervention that will see the end of your regime. And, be sure, I will shed no tears.

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Steve Devas's avatar

One other thing, Ricky.

Do you remember UK PM Edward Heath and his Morning Cloud yacht?

He'd sail over to Jersey, collect boys from the orphanage, I forget the name, and take them out onto the English Channel and commit similar depravities.

David Icke did the original research.

So none of this is new.

I am writing the Kionist Manifesto. We have to remove the Anglo-American Ruling Classes.

x S

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Rebecca Turner's avatar

Sorry - David Icke? The dangerous anti-vaccination liar? When you have legitimate evidence, provide it.

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Adeel Mirza's avatar

the Devil IsRael. The Antichrist.

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Mary M's avatar

No, he attacked Venezuela for oil and will annex Greenland because our gangster nation wants rare earth, not because of Epstein files, don't mix everything together.

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Cindy's avatar

Trump has to have Venezuela for the NWO. Think 10 countries and 10 kings. Peace and love to you ❤️❤️

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Peter: of Family Forrest's avatar

Meanwhile, ''behind the scenes'':

The Purpose of a System Is What It Does

https://escapekey.substack.com/p/the-purpose-of-a-system-is-what-it?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1710745&post_id=183389313&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=pq1ry&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

Carbon is a fundamental element in life on our planet so the mindset that believes in its right to re-engineer life has developed, and is developing, systems to control it.

So, living on our own planet becomes...one rail of a larger architecture being built across climate, health, and information domains, with central banks at the centre and conditional payment systems as the enforcement tool. The combination creates a system where your ability to buy and sell depends on continuous compliance with standards set by institutions outside democratic control.

The architecture allows a future where every purchase is checked against your status, where your economic freedom depends on meeting centrally-determined requirements, and where algorithms you’ve never voted on decide whether your transactions go through.

The purpose of a system is what it does.

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Annette's avatar

Keep speaking the clear and simple-to-see truth.

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