Trump admits on camera that at his request, the U.S. is now stealing Venezuela's oil to fill the American war chest.

This is the world's richest country, plundering a country where 80 percent of people did not have enough food to eat in a 2017 survey, according to Human Rights Watch.

"The spoils go to the victor", that's a hell of a partnership.

About the WW2 reference: Anyone else beginning to wonder if German and Italian national gold reserves stored in New York actually still are national gold reserves?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/24/repatriate-the-gold-german-economists-advise-withdrawal-from-us-vaults

‘Repatriate the gold’: German economists advise withdrawal from US vaults

Shift in relations and unpredictability of Donald Trump make it ‘risky to store so much gold in the US’, say experts

The Guardian
French central bank nets €13bn by pulling gold out of US reserves

France’s central bank has sold off the last of the gold it held in the United States Federal Reserve and replaced it with higher quality bars in Paris, taking advantage of rising prices to make nearly €13 billion as it upgrades its holdings.

RFI