Of course America is behind the destabilisation of Venezuela
An under siege Trump needs a distraction, military action against Venezuela might be that distraction.
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How Big Is Your Army?
POLICE NUMBERS just topped 13,000. Forty years ago there were fewer than half that number – considerably fewer. Astonishingly, we now have almost as many cops as we do soldiers. At last count the New Zealand Defence Force numbered 14,921. Put those numbers together and the state’s coercive potential turns out to be not far shy of 30,000 highly-trained and fearsomely-equipped men and women. Those who allow expressions like “revolution” and “class war” to trip so merrily off their tongues should be required to explain where their 30,000 highly-trained and fearsomely-equipped men and women are currently hiding – just waiting for the word.
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Kashmir Convoy Attack – Who Else Is Responsible
So this is a curious thing. The recent attack in Kashmir was carried out by Jaish-e-Mohammed, headed by a figure by the name of Masood Azhar. Understandably, India sought UN assistance in curtailing this ongoing threat; a move which the People’s Republic of China has (once again) blocked. Just as it has consistently done for more than ten years now.
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Trump goes full Trump
…after getting roasted by his base for his capitulation on the shut down with nothing to show, Trump has manufactured a national emergency so he can build his bloody wall so that when he goes back to his angry electorate in 2020 he can show them he’s completed their collective vanity project.
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Elections, coups and people’s power in Venezuela
When asked in a very recent Venezuelan poll who they considered to be the legitimate president of Venezuela 57% replied Nicolas Maduro, the elected president of the country, compared to just 32% for Juan Guaido who “declared” himself president a few weeks ago.
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GUEST BLOG: Ross Meurant – NZ/China relationship: ‘We have a big problem’ NZ Herald 13 Feb 2019
Lie down with dogs (Uncle Sam) get fleas.
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Accusing Iran of genocidal anti-Semitism is designed to strengthen western hawks
It is important to understand that bombastic rhetoric is very common in the Iranian lexicon. Verbal posturing and mistranslated or misunderstood quotes do not count as a credible evidence of Iran’s “genocidal” threat against the Jewish people.
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Trump’s SOTU a modern day pied piper for Nascar Dad’s & white men who have lost their identity
Trumps speech yesterday brilliantly hit ever twang of America’s jingoistic banjo.
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Much has been made of the number of people “fleeing” Venezuela.
It probably doesn’t matter what type of government existed in Venezuela but a price decline of that magnitude in a country that gets 90% of its foreign exchange from oil would have been a disaster.
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GUEST BLOG: Ross Meurant – VENEZUELA: To be or not to be?
I don’t claim to be an expert on Latin America (I do claim to have substance when it comes to parts of the Middle East and Russia), but the following data is pretty reliable and presented for your cogitation as you ponder more impending WORLD chaos.