" #Venezuela and #Taiwan have nothing in common. Except for one thing: both have been placed on Washington’s chopping block. The only real danger comes from the hyper-imperial center that, like a drug addict nearing overdose, risks dragging the entire world down with it."
#Imperialism #USpol #ResourceGrab
What Does Venezuela Have to Do With Taiwan? - CounterPunch.org
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/01/15/what-does-venezuela-have-to-do-with-taiwan/
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Greenland has some. Canada has a lot.
#ResourceGrab #Oil #TrumpGangsters
Link: https://www.worldometers.info/oil/oil-reserves-by-country/
"The final stage of this episode will likely involve personal enrichment. Trump has consistently blurred the line between public power and private gain. Venezuela offers another opportunity for branding and profit. This would mirror how earlier American elites, including the Rockefellers, benefited from Venezuelan oil a century ago."
#USpol #Venezuela #Imperialism #ResourceGrab #LatinAmerica #Oil
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/01/07/trump-and-pump-another-oil-quagmire/
Kleptocracy, crony capitalism, imperialism, colonialism, carbon politics or Kissinger-style politics. Call it what you wish. But the Trump semi coup in Venezuela is another example of the retro politics of the Trump administration, and it is destined to pull the US into yet another quagmire, reminiscent of Iraq, Afghanistan and perhaps even Vietnam.
"Trump is ready to revive the belief that any problem can be solved by military force, even when other tools exist. The Trump Corollary promises to use its “military system superior to any country in the world” to steal the hemisphere’s resources.
The aggression against Venezuela is not a war against Venezuela alone. It is a war against all of Latin America."
#uspol #Imperialism #LandGrab #ResourceGrab
Why Did Trump Send His Warships to Venezuela? - CounterPunch.org
https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/12/15/why-did-trump-send-his-warships-to-venezuela/
Ever since Hugo Chávez came to power in 1998, the United States has attempted to overthrow the Bolivarian Revolution. They have triedeverything short of a full-scale military invasion: a military coup, selecting a substitute president, cutting off access to the global financial system, imposing layers of sanctions, sabotaging the electricity grid, sending in mercenaries, and attempting to assassinate its leaders. If you can think of a method to overthrow a government, the United States has likely tried it against Venezuela.
"A socially legitimate management process involves (a) robust and inclusive stakeholder engagement, (b) fair, open, and transparent decision-making processes, and (c) equitable outcomes that generate a net benefit for humankind, where the few do not benefit at the expense of many, and where burdens are not shouldered by the most vulnerable ocean-dependent communities."
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