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by David William Pear, July 20, 2017, The Real News Network
It is all about the oil. Whatever else one hears about Venezuela, it is all about the oil. That is what one needs to know first about why the U.S. Empire has Venezuela under siege. It is about the oil.
When President Trump says, “Venezuela is a mess; Venezuela is a mess, we will see what happens”, it is all about the oil. When the U.S. Empire imposes sanctions on Venezuela, it is all about the oil. When the mainstream corporate media (i.e. Fake News) cries crocodile tears about democracy, human rights and political prisoners in Venezuela, it is about the oil. When the U.S. calls into session emergency meeting of the United Nations and the Organization of American States, it is about oil.
Venezuela has the largest known reserve of oil in the world, and Venezuela controls…
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I read a portion of this at OFFGUARDIAN. I have been stopping by there more often.
The U.S. Corporation, as an article I read yesterday stated, is at war with the entire world and itself. And it will soon find itself alone in this world, and rightly so.
In fact, Norm, the only reason I desire to keep on breathing at the moment, is in the hope that I will be witness to this empire’s demise!