by Tom Luongo The U.S. backed a coup in Venezuela that has failed. And President Trump was the architect of it. This is a farce surrounding an intrigue contained within a tragedy. What has happened in Venezuela is tragic. Nicolas Maduro …
The Kremlin loves shadow wars. (bumped) Private military contractors who do secret missions for Russia flew into Venezuela in the past few days to beef up security for President Nicolas Maduro in the face of U.S.-backed opposition protests, according to …
by OB1_kenobi First, here’s a link that many of you will remember… since the story only dates back to December. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/10/venezuela-russian-bombers-maduro And the US took a pretty dim view of Russian assistance and strategic bombers visiting Venezuela. https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/11/pentagon-knocks-russias-bomber-deployment-to-venezuela-amid-economic-turmoil.html Now, amidst …
Just heard this on Fox now! Maduro says he’s cutting off relations with the US. Their website has this article as of 5 mins ago, maybe related? “US-backed Venezuelan opposition leader declares himself interim president in effort to oust Maduro” …
by Chris Powell of the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee (GATA) Venezuela Gold holdings at Bank of England Soar on Deutsche Deal, Sources Tell Reuters By Mayela Armas and Corina Pons Reuters Monday, January 21, 2019 https://www.reuters.com/article/venezuela-gold/venezuela-gold-holdings-i… CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s gold holdings at the …
Strategic News ‏ @StrategicNews1 23 minHace 23 minutos Más Uprising in a barracks of #Caracas of 40 soldiers, the soldiers said they were “opposed to the regime” and declared wanting to “restore the constitutional order”, before being arrested by the …
via yahoo: Venezuela currently controls over about 303 billion barrels of proven oil reserves, which is about 20 percent of the world’s total. Nevertheless, broken oil rigs and a mismanaged government have led to a rapid decline in production. The South American nation’s dependence …
Venezuela, which is reeling under crippling hyperinflation has pegged it’s hopes of recovery on it’s own cryptocurrency – the petro. Media there are reporting that pensions are now set to be converted into the national cryptocurrency. https://youtu.be/4tKvqj3U3O0 h/t …
by Dr. Eowyn Hollie McKay reports for FoxNews, Dec. 13, 2018, that as the crisis in Venezuela’s socialist dictatorship deepens with mass hunger, starvation and a lack of medical supplies, there is no comfort even for the dead. Venezuelan opposition leader Julio …
via J.G. Martinez D.: One of the most devastating facts that I recently realized we have to deal with is with the changes in the very fabric of society associated with a collapse of this kind. We are seeing a breakdown …
via bloomberg: “The once-mighty PDVSA is polluting waterways and farmland, unable to clean up its messes after years of neglect, scant investment and corruption scandals.” The spills are conspicuous signs of what has gone so horribly wrong at once-mighty PDVSA. The …
via JG Martinez D: Editor’s Note: In this update, Jose talks about the worsening corruption, hunger, and crime in Venezuela. It’s hard to imagine, but things are still getting worse there. As we get together to feast with our families this …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxI5RxB11go so they can’t afford food, but they can afford 70 mil for this nonsense AC
by Chris Powell of the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee (GATA) Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: GATA Chairman Bill Murphy yesterday was interviewed by GoldSeek Radio’s Chris Waltzek, discussing what seems to be the Bank of England’s expropriation of Venezuela’s gold, perhaps because supply in London …
by Doug French via Mises Wire The New York Times reminded us that two things which go together are a currency crisis and prostitution. The featured story on October 28 was the red light district in uber-depressed Athens where “Dimitra, a middle-aged woman …
Venezuela is rolling out a new, smart-card ID known as the “carnet de la patria,” or “fatherland card,” manufactured by Chinese telecom giant ZTE Corp. The ID transmits data about cardholders to government computer servers, and is increasingly linked to …
From Kitco: The Bank of England (BoE) is reportedly refusing to release gold bars worth just over $550 million to President Nicolas Maduro, who fears that U.S. sanctions against Venezuela would restrict access to that gold in the future, according to …
via Reuters: Venezuela’s consumer prices rose 833,997 percent in the twelve months through October, according to a report by the opposition-controlled Congress published on Wednesday, the latest sign that policy changes in August failed to halt rampant hyperinflation. Monthly inflation decelerated …
Extreme poverty has jumped 40%, deaths related to child malnutrition are on the rise, and millions have fled the country in the past two years. https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-latin-america-45879534/venezuela-crisis-mothers-giving-away-babies-children-living-on-streets Venezuela crisis : Where families buy rotten meat to eat h/t KOS
On the money again about china being behind venezuela!!! Panama Canal bridge with Chinese design finishes its structure In other news africa is f*cked. Can India Break The China-Pakistan Axis? h/t KABOOM THE MOONS
#BREAKING: #Venezuela closes its border with #Colombia stating the reason as emergency closure over a mouth-and-foot disease. pic.twitter.com/VnN5C4SVfF — srb news (@srbnews0) October 29, 2018 Police halt 2nd migrant group trying to enter Mexico Several hundred migrants tried to …
OIL FROM A STONE: Conoco Is Collecting $2 Billion From Venezuela—One Barrel of Oil at a Time. Conoco has received an initial payment of $345 million in the form of “cash and commodities” from Venezuela’s state-run oil company, the Houston-based company …
https://youtu.be/PIkrtEy-5fk https://thebogotapost.com/2018/10/18/tens-of-thousands-affected-by-floods-in-la-guajira/ h/t Mr. T-Rex
Millions of Venezuelans have left the country in the last two years, fleeing the oil-rich nation’s economic collapse. Shortages of food and basic goods, years of recession, soaring inflation and regular power shortages have left the country almost on its …
by Thinker Greg Gutfeld: If only there were examples of people fleeing lousy places that were once great before leftists took over. Fox news, the one mainstream media that is really enjoying telling Americans the “TRUTH” and only one that …
Countries lacking access to reliable financial systems are increasingly finding aid within Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as a means of economic liberation. OTC platforms like CoinCola offer a fast and easy way to buy and sell Bitcoin, as well as …
Venezuela’s annual inflation hits 488,865 percent in September. Daily inflation is now 4 percent, according to opposition legislator Angel Alvarado, with monthly inflation rising to 233 percent in September from 223 percent in August. In an effort to stabilize prices, …
Welcome to the Jungle. COLD WAR II: Pence intensifies warnings about China. Venezuela is Exhibit A. In a speech Thursday to the Hudson Institute, Pence charged Beijing with wanting a new American president and actively interfering in the domestic and foreign …
by mg_ridgeview Water is probably the single most important thing you could stock. After that, all the medical supplies and pharmaceuticals you can get your hands on. First aid kits, sanitizer and toiletries too. Medicine/medical supplies, preserved foodstuffs, water, utility knife, …
via MISES: The socialist policies of the Venezuela government continue to impose a living hell on its people. Hyperinflation has turned its currency to literal garbage. Mortality rates have skyrocketed for groups such as infants, pregnant mothers, and the elderly as clinics have …