Things Not Going Well in Venezuela, 2.0

[bad_teammate 13194]

Boy howdy this surely is a shock.

The supposed brutal tyrant Maduro has a guy in his own country calling for a military coup and the horrible dictator, murderous thug Maduro does... what?

[Brisketexan 105095]

9 minutes ago, Judge Roybeanbag said:

Yes and this was reported yesterday:

Should end well.

The day that Eric Prince's corpse ends up dragged through the streets of some country he tried to fuck with will be a good day for planet Earth.

I have no love for Maduro.  But Eric Prince is flat-out evil.

[SimonBolivar 10958]

14 minutes ago, Judge Roybeanbag said:

Yes and this was reported yesterday:

Should end well.

God damn outsourcing of CIA jobs.

[Brisketexan 105095]

4 minutes ago, SimonBolivar said:

God damn outsourcing of CIA jobs.

We've gone all-in on good old fashioned third world graft and corruption.

US tax $$$ ----> Blackwater (to do dirty work) ----> Trump organization family (in the form of campaign contributions, "expenditures" at Trump properties, etc.).  It' just a good old money-laundering operation.  That $100 you paid in taxes today?  You can follow that $100 bill from the US Treasury to Eric Prince to Donald Trump, via an "expenditure" at Mar A Lago for a Blackwater conference/workshop/whatever (or some similar transaction).

The Trump crime family appreciates your contribution.  And they sure hope for more foreign shenanigans, because they clear mountains of cash for every Blackwater contract that gets closed.

[David Dennison 18854]

U.S. backed intervention in Latin America?

What could go wrong?

[InkaUtexas 25907]

9 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

We've gone all-in on good old fashioned third world graft and corruption.

US tax $$$ ----> Blackwater (to do dirty work) ----> Trump organization family (in the form of campaign contributions, "expenditures" at Trump properties, etc.).  It' just a good old money-laundering operation.  That $100 you paid in taxes today?  You can follow that $100 bill from the US Treasury to Eric Prince to Donald Trump, via an "expenditure" at Mar A Lago for a Blackwater conference/workshop/whatever (or some similar transaction).

The Trump crime family appreciates your contribution.  And they sure hope for more foreign shenanigans, because they clear mountains of cash for every Blackwater contract that gets closed.

We should remember Ericcito is also in deep with the Chinese. 

[Brisketexan 105095]

3 minutes ago, InkaUtexas said:

We should remember Ericcito is also in deep with the Chinese. 

Smart guys sell weapons/services to all sides and players.  Well, smart and EVIL guys.

[InkaUtexas 25907]

3 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Smart guys sell weapons/services to all sides and players.  Well, smart and EVIL guys.

for sure. Mess up Muslims in one country (China) and support them in another (Sudan). Oh, and he is buying up all the small airlines he can across Africa. Must be so he can start anti poaching ops with UN funds. 

[Fozzz 152]

What an awesome policy!  Gotta slaughter 'em to save 'em, I always say.  Hopefully we can kill more of them.

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Washington, DC ― A new paper from the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), by economists Mark Weisbrot and Jeffrey Sachs, finds that economic sanctions implemented by the Trump administration since August 2017 have caused tens of thousands of deaths and are rapidly worsening the humanitarian crisis.

“The sanctions are depriving Venezuelans of lifesaving medicines, medical equipment, food, and other essential imports,” said Mark Weisbrot, Co-Director of CEPR and coauthor of the report. “This is illegal under US and international law, and treaties that the US has signed. Congress should move to stop it.”

http://cepr.net/press-center/press-releases/report-finds-us-sanctions-on-venezuela-are-responsible-for-tens-of-thousands-of-deaths

 

[NaTeWHO 852]

 

 

[texas08 1599]

Shit is so fucked, Gdamn

[ztejas 43418]

The live coverage right now is pretty wild. Does anyone have an idea of how well armed or not the populace is? i.e. how violent it could get if it fully escalates?

[Zepol87 9185]

This is so fucked. My gf was on the phone with her mom and gma who are down there and the call just dropped and caused a huge panic. 

[InkaUtexas 25907]

Just now, ztejas said:

The live coverage right now is pretty wild. Does anyone have an idea of how well armed or not the populace is? i.e. how violent it could get if it fully escalates?

lots of weapons in that region. no reason to import more. 

What feed are you following? 

[Anastasis 23469]

5 minutes ago, InkaUtexas said:

lots of weapons in that region. no reason to import more. 

No, no, no.  What we need to do is to figure out which side we can arm with cluster munitions. It's our duty as Americans.

 

Also, second the request for a suggestion on a feed.  

[texas08 1599]

Feeds all over YouTube, The Sun being one of them

[ztejas 43418]

5 minutes ago, Anastasis said:

No, no, no.  What we need to do is to figure out which side we can arm with cluster munitions. It's our duty as Americans.

 

Also, second the request for a suggestion on a feed.  

Yeah wondering at what point other countries decide to get involved. (sarcasm aside)

I was just watching what was on MSNBC where I'm eating 

[fattyflattie 4639]

1 hour ago, NaTeWHO said:

 

 

That is fucked. 

[hayden_horn 11362]

2 hours ago, bad_teammate said:

Boy howdy this surely is a shock.

The supposed brutal tyrant Maduro has a guy in his own country calling for a military coup and the horrible dictator, murderous thug Maduro does... what?

apparently instructs his military to crush protesters with their vehicles.

[ztejas 43418]

So this is like a full blown, old school military coup. Holy shit. 

Opposition leader Juan Guaido is on the move

From CNN’s Vasco Cotovio

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido and a group of opposition protestors, including Nicolás Maduro opponent Leopold Lopez, have left the Plaza Altamira in Caracas and are headed west towards the State of Miranda, his spokesperson tells CNN.

Their final destination is unclear.

For the time being, Miraflores, the presidential palace, is not the objective, he said.

 

"The objective is to advance," Guaido's spokesperson said.

[bad_teammate 13194]

Just now, ztejas said:

So this is like a full blown, old school military coup. Holy shit.

does he have a military with him?

[hayden_horn 11362]

1 minute ago, bad_teammate said:

does he have a military with him?

maybe?

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Guaido said the troops who had taken to the streets were protecting Venezuela's constitution and that in the coming hours he would release a list of top commanders supporting the uprising. Anti-government demonstrators gathered in several other cities, although there were no reports that supporters of Guaido had taken control of any military installations.

'The armed forces have taken the right decision,' said Guaido. 'With the support of the Venezuelan people and the backing of our constitution they are on the right side of history.' 

An online censorship-monitoring group says Venezuela's state-run internet provider has been restricting access to YouTube and some Google services. 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6975871/Venezuelas-Juan-Guaido-calls-military-revolt-final-phase-overthrowing-President-Maduro.html

[ztejas 43418]

Just now, bad_teammate said:

does he have a military with him?

Remains to be seen, but:

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Opposition leader Juan Guaido has the support of the "middle and lower ranks" of the military, his US representative told CNN's Christiane Amanpour today.

"What you have seen is only a statement from the privileged elite of the army force. We have the support of the middle and lower ranks," diplomat Carlos Vecchio said.

He confirmed that Guaido's side has not had any negotiations with Maduro. 

 

That and a shitton of protestors. 

[Blotto 23497]

2 hours ago, Judge Roybeanbag said:

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Erik Prince - the founder of the controversial private security firm Blackwater and a prominent supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump - has been pushing a plan to make millions of dollars at the expense of countless lives. MURICA!!!

That fuckstuck needs to be in jail.

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

I’m surprised no one wants to colonize Venezuela. 

[David Dennison 18854]

1 minute ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:

I’m surprised no one wants to colonize Venezuela. 

We're trying to by proxy. That's the American way.

Edited April 30, 2019 by David Dennison

[Brisketexan 105095]

What I have learned, by going to the Guardian website....is that the Russians appear to be weaponizing a very cute and friendly beluga whale, and sending it out to fuck with Norwegian fishing boats.  Tell you what, the Russians are the best trolls the world has ever seen.

[Fozzz 152]

lmao.  The propaganda of 1984's Big Brother was less laughable on its face than this horseshit.

 

Shame to those in this thread who support the Trump administration's policies to destabilize Venezuela and murder its people.

[Fozzz 152]

Meanwhile in Honduras, violent protests are breaking out against the puppet government that came to power following a US-backed coup.  

 

 

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

This will end badly.

[InkaUtexas 25907]

Just now, Fozzz said:

Meanwhile in Honduras, violent protests are breaking out against the puppet government that came to power following a US-backed coup.  

 

 

Can we include Nicaragua in this thread? Place had a lot going on the US media rarely mentioned. Or could we just lump them all into 1 single (Country is fucked) thread? 

[retread 2951]

15 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

What I have learned, by going to the Guardian website....is that the Russians appear to be weaponizing a very cute and friendly beluga whale, and sending it out to fuck with Norwegian fishing boats.  Tell you what, the Russians are the best trolls the world has ever seen.

красная шестерка standing by....

[Fozzz 152]

"Step down and we'll stop killing your country's people."  Fucking terrorists.  

 

 

Edited April 30, 2019 by Fozzz

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

He’s just trolling so it’s cool. 

[texas08 1599]

For what it’s worth, state television reports that military members were tricked into thinking that they were going to receive some medals...so that’s why they went to that particular military base (where the military actions started).

Then they got woken up in middle of the night and told that a jail was being taken over and that inmates had weapons and would start breaking out to fight civilians soon.

Then all of the sudden they’re given blue ribbons and Guaido does what he did. They claim they had to escape, but that they were definitely tricked. Two separate accounts, but both recorded by state tv TeleSur.

What a shit show.

https://mobile.twitter.com/teleSURtv/status/1123229085155590144

[David Dennison 18854]

Good thing Donald Trump has a handle on things.

I know I feel better.

[Fozzz 152]

Guaido employing Silicon Valley's "fake it till you make it" mantra to coup plotting.

[Brisketexan 105095]

2 minutes ago, texas08 said:

For what it’s worth, state television reports that military members were tricked into thinking that they were going to receive some medals...so that’s why they went to that particular military base (where the military actions started).

Then they got woken up in middle of the night and told that a jail was being taken over and that inmates had weapons and would start breaking out to fight civilians soon.

Then all of the sudden they’re given blue ribbons and Guaido does what he did. They claim they had to escape, but that they were definitely tricked. Two separate accounts, but both recorded by state tv TeleSur.

What a shit show.

https://mobile.twitter.com/teleSURtv/status/1123229085155590144
 

1 -- this will end badly.  Poor calculation by the opposition.

2 -- that soldier on the right is going to be highlighted in a lotta chicks' twitter feeds before the day is out.

[Zepol87 9185]

8 minutes ago, texas08 said:

For what it’s worth, state television reports that military members were tricked into thinking that they were going to receive some medals...so that’s why they went to that particular military base (where the military actions started).

Then they got woken up in middle of the night and told that a jail was being taken over and that inmates had weapons and would start breaking out to fight civilians soon.

Then all of the sudden they’re given blue ribbons and Guaido does what he did. They claim they had to escape, but that they were definitely tricked. Two separate accounts, but both recorded by state tv TeleSur.

What a shit show.

https://mobile.twitter.com/teleSURtv/status/1123229085155590144
 

holy shit

[texas08 1599]

Lol at #2.

#1...with US troops probably on standby in Colombia, yeah this will get ugly.

[InkaUtexas 25907]

I trust Telesur about as much as Bolton. 

CBS live feed showing protestors chucking rocks at police units, responding with live fire. MLB should get a scout or two out there. 

[Fozzz 152]

Lopez has fled to Chile's embassy.  How many tries does Guadio get to overthrow the government before he's locked up or executed?

 

 

Edited April 30, 2019 by Fozzz

[InkaUtexas 25907]

1 minute ago, Fozzz said:

Lopez has fled to Chile.  How many tries does Guadio get to overthrow the government before he's locked up or executed?

 

 

Attempt failed. Lil dudes on the streets who cannot get out will pay the price. 

 

[SimonBolivar 10958]

2 hours ago, ztejas said:

 

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido and a group of opposition protestors, including Nicolás Maduro opponent Leopold Lopez, have left the Plaza Altamira in Caracas and are headed west towards the State of Miranda, his spokesperson tells CNN.

 

Irony is a cruel mistress.

Edited April 30, 2019 by SimonBolivar

[InkaUtexas 25907]

Livemap tracking events. 

https://venezuela.liveuamap.com/en/2019/30-april-armored-vehicles-withdraw-from-the-rally-of-citizens

[ztejas 43418]

wrong thread

Edited April 30, 2019 by ztejas

[Fozzz 152]

lol look at these turds

 

 

[InkaUtexas 25907]

global news live thread of some nice long ball warm up. 

 

[Trey3216 15346]

4 minutes ago, Fozzz said:

lol look at these turds

 

 

Lol @ the comment 'they're also very white'.  It's as if they didn't know that there are people from Central and South America that don't look of African or Indio descent.  

[Trey3216 15346]

My point being, there are people in those countries, that have lived there for centuries, that don't look like other people from those countries. The horror.  Shocking.