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a mate gave me a few Manowar cd's he was throwing out, and I was listening to Black Arrows this morning, after I stopped crying laughing, I realised how like Manowar Trump, Hegseth etc. are.
 
Azas said:
What happened in Venezuela, at least theoretically, gives its people a chance for change. Have you seen the videos of Venezuelans celebrating? Yes, Trump doesn’t give a fuck about them—but there is a chance now, whereas under Maduro or Chávez there was none. Zero. Nada.
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Yeah, that's not happening. Trump has already stated he does not support Machado saying she doesn't have the trust of her people. The CIA reported the best people to run the show are the regime loyalists, said regime has already started violently suppressing protests and anyone pro US. Literally nothing changed and nothing will change.
 
Azas said:
Oil is the same kind of ‘legitimate interest.’ If we, as the collective West, abandon laws and rules, then ultimately it’s only the wolf who decides what’s right or wrong. He has ‘interests,’ and he’s completely indifferent to your concerns or mine. So the moment you supported russia, you opened the gates of hell worldwide - so to speak.
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But what did US in Bolivia was far from legitimate, same as bombardment of Iran, Iraq, Serbia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Cambodia, Vietnam, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Libya and hundreds of covert and regime change operations since the end of WWII, vast majority of which pre -2022, thus I don't get the "gates of hell" angle.
The collective West were complicit or silent on most of the above.

Azas said:
And yes, the U.S. is strengthening its sphere of influence because it sees China as its main opponent. And it’s doing it the way it wants to—just as russia did by invading Ukraine. Period.
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Correct. But again, for Russia it was more of a security concern than a sphere of influence thing. Spheres of influence resurfaced with that Hegseth NATO talk lest February and it was a direct consequence of the failure of the West to win the coalition war in Ukraine.

Onhell said:
Yeah, that's not happening. Trump has already stated he does not support Machado saying she doesn't have the trust of her people. The CIA reported the best people to run the show are the regime loyalists, said regime has already started violently suppressing protests and anyone pro US. Literally nothing changed and nothing will change.
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It's too early to say either, there are many things we don't know or new things resurfacing, i.e., Trump about Rodrigues that they will squeeze her pass some critical bills and then make elections and get rid of her.
 
www.bbc.co.uk

US discussing options to acquire Greenland, including use of military - White House

It came as European allies rallied behind Denmark, which is pushing back against Trump's ambitions for the Arctic island.
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Here are my thoughts

1. It is weird to think that the greatest military alliance in the world will end because a US president is a highly compromised Russian asset.

2. It’s a shame that the Trump administration have forgotten that NATO sent a large number of troops to support the USA in Afghanistan. I seem to remember watching a lot of coffins coming home as well from this conflict.

3. But Trump doesn’t care. He is highly compromised, and Putin clearly has enough blackmail on him to move him like a puppet.
 
Onhell said:
Yeah, that's not happening. Trump has already stated he does not support Machado saying she doesn't have the trust of her people. The CIA reported the best people to run the show are the regime loyalists, said regime has already started violently suppressing protests and anyone pro US. Literally nothing changed and nothing will change.
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Yeah, so far things don’t look great. Trump apparently envies the Nobel Prize that was awarded to the Venezuelan opposition leader. Now she wants to give the prize to him instead. That’s world politics for you these days. :facepalm:

____no5 said:
But what did US in Bolivia was far from legitimate, same as bombardment of Iran, Iraq, Serbia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Cambodia, Vietnam, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Libya and hundreds of covert and regime change operations since the end of WWII, vast majority of which pre -2022, thus I don't get the "gates of hell" angle.
The collective West were complicit or silent on most of the above.
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The U.S. is no saint. Serbia and Kosovo—intervention there was justified; mass killings were happening. And like it or not, the U.S. is still a far better “policeman” than russia.

That said, Trump may screw things up beyond recognition. The fact that he’s talking about Greenland is insane. :facepalm:

What I also find interesting is that you didn’t mention a single bad thing russia has done. Instead, you focus solely on attacking the West. That’s not fair—and honestly, not nice at all.
 
In my humble opinion the Venezuela strike was the first one in the history of the world, that was so clearly and openly mandated by big corporations. There were others of course in the past but not so openly mandated.
Regarding Greenland, I mean don't get me wrong, I do believe Trump is a motherfucking idiot, but I find hard to believe that the US army will set foot in Europe as an enemy. Unless Trump believes the Europeans are too chickenshit to do anything about it, which might or might not be true, but in any case it will be a huge gamble.
 
Aggelos said:
In my humble opinion the Venezuela strike was the first one in the history of the world, that was so clearly and openly mandated by big corporations. There were others of course in the past but not so openly mandated.
Regarding Greenland, I mean don't get me wrong, I do believe Trump is a motherfucking idiot, but I find hard to believe that the US army will set foot in Europe as an enemy. Unless Trump believes the Europeans are too chickenshit to do anything about it, which might or might not be true, but in any case it will be a huge gamble.
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I would think the Greenland issue and the way the Trump admin are going on about it should be sufficiently bad that other high-ranking politicians would react and try to get across to these madmen that this is a bad idea, as it would tell other countries that any alliance with the US is worthless - even a long-lasting one where your country has sacrificed its own soldiers in a conflict that had nothing to with you, because the US asked for it. There must surely be Republicans who see this? Or have they all taken the kool-aid and support a policy of "if your country has something we want, we take it, one way or the other"?

Speaking of, anyone thinking the Venezuela raid was about democracy and freedom should take note that not just will the US confiscate (i.e. steal) oil directly from Venezuela, but Trump personally will take control of the money: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4grxzxjjd8o

These criminals are not hiding who they are. In that way, they are unlike the murderer in Moscow who speaks in a controlled manner, appearing civilized and calm and.
 
US staged the seizure of the shadow fleet tanker from UK airbases and with UK air support (including rumours that the tanker will be moved here in Scotland).

Meaning that we're now balls deep in this. Russia will probably respond on some level.
 
Venezuela was a test, and the world failed. LATAM, France, Spain, Russia and China SAY they "denounce" the actions of the US. Even some republican congress members "denounce" Trump's unilateral actions. Aaand, so what? What have they DONE? Nothing. Just empty words with zero follow through of any kind. This has emboldened Trump to go after Greenland next.
 
Morals aside, events of the last few days prove something that anyone who pays attention should already know. Might makes right and the farce that is 'international law' is merely something that powerful countries can use as a casus belli to bludgeon those that are weaker.
 
UpTheIrons said:
Morals aside, events of the last few days prove something that anyone who pays attention should already know. Might makes right and the farce that is 'international law' is merely something that powerful countries can use as a casus belli to bludgeon those that are weaker.
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Unfortunately, without any effective mechanisms to enforce International Law, the playground bullies (e.g., USA, Israel, Russia…) can get away with murder.
 
I agree that, in the grand scheme of things, the seizure of the oil tanker looks more like a show-off and a distraction than a truly meaningful act. But there’s something about authoritarian figures: they don’t thrive on fixing healthcare or improving domestic policy. They thrive on acts of senseless violence directed outward—meant to distract and blur reality.

That said, what if there was something genuinely valuable on that tanker? I’ve seen a post claiming it was coming from Iran. What if it was carrying enriched uranium or something similar? This is pure speculation—a conspiracy theory, really—just a question raised for the sake of discussion. I mean, not every tanker gets escorted by a russian submarine.

Still, over the last couple of days, events have definitely accelerated. It feels like things are spiraling, or at least edging closer to losing control. And yes, it wouldn’t surprise me if something is once again brewing involving Iran.
 
Footage is doing the rounds on social media.

Car was blocking the street.
ICE drive up, get out of their truck and say "get out of the fucking car"
Car goes to drive away, ICE open fire and kill her.

All happens in under 10 seconds.

They're trying to say she was "using her car as a weapon to kill federal agents"

Where are all the second amendment Republicans who want to defend from a tyrannical government?

They're kidnapping and killing people on the streets. Not tyrannical enough yet? Or was it just the usual Rambo cosplay bullshit so idiots can keep their pew pews?
 
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