Venezuela - Maduro, US Meddling, etc

ghosthalo · 2019-02-10T00:55:39.829Z

Air charter firm, client both deny role in alleged shipment of arms to Venezuela

21 Air says it had no responsibility for the cargo seized in Venezuela, casting blame on a client, which also issued a denial. To complicate matters, one of the firms crossed paths with a company that used to help the CIA.

it’s mad watching this happen in real time.

BodyInTheThames · 2019-02-11T13:24:36.753Z

So, on Friday we published a new updated Q&A about Venezuela on our global site that’s well worth a read for those interested

amnesty.org

AMR5398092019ENGLISH.pdf

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It’s very comprehensive & answers a lot of questions, right up to the minute

BodyInTheThames · 2019-02-23T21:42:06.208Z

a further update this week and a full report pending

amnesty.org

Venezuela's formula for repression is hunger, punishment and fear

Security forces committed extrajudicial executions and arbitrary detentions against protesters in recent demonstrations

ghosthalo · 2019-02-24T17:54:47.187Z

holy shit

https://twitter.com/marcorubio/status/1099726515292508162

foppyish · 2019-02-24T18:11:02.810Z

can’t stand bios like that guy’s, it’s like he’s listed those things in order of smugness

ghosthalo · 2019-03-06T13:38:05.340Z

nice of him

twitter.com

Reuters Top News (Reuters)

Venezuela's Guaido vows to paralyze public sector to squeeze Maduro reut.rs/2TihKLI https://t.co/LiBbJPL0Ss

1:26 AM - 6 Mar 2019 54 22

marckee · 2019-03-10T15:12:28.970Z

nytimes.com

Footage Contradicts U.S. Claim That Maduro Burned Aid Convoy

A reconstruction of the moment when a truck bearing humanitarian supplies was set on fire shows the likely cause was a Molotov cocktail thrown by a protester.

ghosthalo · 2019-03-10T16:22:40.406Z

accidentally throwing a molotov at a truck full of food to own the chavistas

drastic_measures · 2019-03-10T22:46:50.518Z

twitter.com

Germán Dam (GEDV86)

Senator @marcorubio, an important transformer exploded in Bolívar and that, in part, again collapsed the Venezuelan Electric System; however it was not in a dam, much less german. My name is Germán Dam, I am one of the journalists who published the information. 😎🤘😊 twitter.com/marcorubio/sta…

10:36 PM - 9 Mar 2019 14K 4.9K

ghosthalo · 2019-03-11T01:08:23.983Z

and also

twitter.com

Camila (camilateleSUR)

The @nytimes says CCTV footage of Feb. 23rd bridge incident was selectively cut (with markups, 13 minutes omitted) & distributed by Colombia's government to US officials and Colombian journalists. This should provoke questions about the role of Ivan Duque's govt in coup efforts. https://t.co/oboynM40Vi

4:41 PM - 10 Mar 2019 140 83

safebruv · 2019-03-11T08:19:45.599Z

Bolsanaro going to the white house next week so it’ll all kick off again after that

JoJoMarty · 2019-03-11T10:55:39.824Z

At least JB will finally get some closure on that golden shower question.

ghosthalo · 2019-03-11T12:09:52.068Z

here’s the footage

twitter.com

Kultur (fundacionkultur)

@tictoc @tictoc Here, exact moment of the launching molotov cocktails by the opposition groups before crossing the line of Venezuelan guards. It is evident as they fall on top of the trucks. https://t.co/K1tOZrmS3f via @graffitiborrao

1:27 PM - 24 Feb 2019 110 98

NYT article says the same dude was also filmed throwing another bomb at a different aid truck

marckee · 2019-03-22T06:58:46.074Z

Is this just theft?

mobile.twitter.com

Reuters Top News (Reuters)

Citigroup to sell Venezuelan gold in setback to President Maduro: sources reut.rs/2Ju0dM3 https://t.co/rIFp8SIzQR

4:15 AM - 21 Mar 2019 34 38

aboynamedgoo · 2019-03-22T07:31:10.069Z

marckee:

Is this just theft?

It’s not.

The gold is collateral for money that the bank has lent to Venezuela. As the country has not paid back the loan, the bank takes possession of the collateral.

This is how bank loans work.

doubleespresso · 2019-03-22T07:56:49.903Z

If I’m reading this right,

Venezuela tried to take out 1.2b in gold from BoE, and werent allowed
And this led to them defaulting on the first installment of a loan from city bank (the gold is the collateral)

So: Brits at it again is my (possibly incorrect) summary

safebruv · 2019-03-22T09:00:38.915Z

Yep that’s my reading too.

Theres plenty of people trying to completely tank the economy to start a full humanitarian crisis that forces intervention and just as a lucky coincidence this will open up the oil fields for our corporate overlords

aboynamedgoo · 2019-03-22T11:35:29.516Z

doubleespresso:

Venezuela tried to take out 1.2b in gold from BoE, and werent allowed

aboynamedgoo:

Is this true?

It’s complicated.

It is true that part of Venezuela’s gold reserves are held at the Bank of England. This is common practice for developing countries. The Venezuelan government has asked for a chunk of the gold reserve held at the BoE to be shipped to Venezuela. So far this has not happened. The BoE has refused to comment on the exact reasons for this, but ‘unnamed officials’ have cited difficulty in obtaining insurance for the shipment, needed to move a large gold cargo as the reason for the delay.

In the meantime, the Venezuelan government has been using its gold reserves held elsewhere to buy food from Turkey. It has also paid off a loan with Deutsche Bank, and as a result their gold reserves at the Bank Of England have more than doubled (the gold was collateral for the loan).

In theory the Venezuelan government could take out another loan and use its Bank of England gold as collateral again (without the need to ship it back home) but due to US sanction most international banks are reluctant or unwilling to do business with them atm.

PCBE

aboynamedgoo · 2019-03-22T11:44:48.064Z

anon26275971:

how much does it actually matter to anyone that the banks are operating within the law.

It matters to the people who work for those banks. If they violate US sanctions, they risk being arrested and convicted.

aboynamedgoo · 2019-03-22T11:56:41.950Z

anon26275971:

that’s the important thing here. whether the bankers get prosecuted

aboynamedgoo:

In theory the Venezuelan government could take out another loan and use its Bank of England gold as collateral again (without the need to ship it back home) but due to US sanction most international banks are reluctant or unwilling to do business with them atm.

PCBE