spreads, US economic sanctions & military threats against Venezuela are barbaric & criminal. So faced w/ new pressure to lift them, Trump & fellow gangsters ramp threats against Venezuela thru indictments THREAD.
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along with Wild West-style graphics that seem to be inspired from the US-backed dictatorship in #Bolivia [2]
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accuses some CEO's of illegal exporting military aircraft parts to Venezuela despite regulation that says US presidents (since 2006) have declared that Venezuela "not cooperating full" with US anti-terrorism efforts [3]
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Very vague. Accuses Venezuela's top military man of conspiracy to traffic more than 5 kg of cocaine using an aircraft "registered to the US" [5]
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Accuses a Venezuela Supreme Court judge of using US financial system to deposit money he acquired thru bribes. Could be true. Could be false. Who in their right mind trusts the US judiciary to sort it out? Foreign policy is very BIPARTISAN [6]
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Accuses former Venezuela government officials of stashing bribes & kickbacks in the US financial system. Easy to see how size of US financial system becomes a tool for US to appoint itself Global Prosecutor. [12]
Alleges 2 Venezuela drug enforcement officials of being corrupt & therefore increased drug exports to the US. Very easy to see how Venezuelan prosecutors (with 1000X more cause) could formulate charges against US officials for aiding/abetting crimes in Vnzla.[14]
6th doc
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Says 2 Venezuela National Guard officers were involved with unlawful acts that resulted in drugs being imported into US. Language a bit convoluted [16]
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Accuses several top officials, including Maduro, of conspiring since 1999 with a drug cartel & the FARC to use drugs "as a weapon against America". Bonkers. Also says Chavez was a leader of the cartel[17]
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Says Tareck El Aissami conspired to evade US sanctions - as if they were int'l law or some shit. Refers to the wacko presidential executive order declaring Venezuela an "extraordinary threat" to the US.[18]
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Alleges bribery & kickbacks PDVSA (Vnzla state oil company) officials & uses "dual US citizenship" of 1 accused, use of US-based companies etc.. to claim US jurisdiction [19]