Thread by @richimedhurst

1. A British appeals court has overturned a July ruling which recognized the US-backed puppet Guaido as Venezuela's interim president.

The Bank of England used this ruling by the High Court to steal $1.8bn of Venezuelan gold.

2. The appeal court couldn't reach a final decision and is sending the case back to the High Court to ascertain who the UK recognizes as Venezuela's leader (and to whom the gold belongs).

While today's ruling appears positive, pay attention to the following points 128 and 129:

3. The appeal court advises the High Court to seek counsel from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on this issue. This of course means only one thing: the FCO will advise the High Court not to recognize Maduro and recognize Guaido instead, who they've been helping to prop up.

4. One can imagine Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab will echo his predecessor Jeremy Hunt’s words: "...it is clear Nicolás Maduro is not the legitimate leader of Venezuela".

Pictured here is Raab meeting with Guaido earlier this year.

5. Moreover, the appeal court openly states it did not take international law into consideration when delivering its ruling. The UK thinks it is above international conventions, which comes as no surprise as it currently seeks to legalize war crimes under the Overseas Ops. Bill.

6. The theft of Venezuelan gold, threatening Iranian fuel tankers, stealing Syria’s oil, sanctioning ICC inspectors: this is all state-sanctioned piracy by Western governments. They profess democracy but are actually rogue states who behave like thugs.

7. British courts arbitrarily deciding the legitimate leader of Venezuela is a hallmark of imperialist aggression & Western arrogance. This tactic is often used for regime change: refute the democratically elected government and prop up opposition groups.