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If anyone was in any doubt as to where Venezuela is heading under the completely unconstitutional and corrupt tutelage of Donald Trump, his open endorsement of Alex Saab’s lawyer in Colombia’s presidential race definitely clears the air.
Someone went to the trouble of registering a domain that contains the name of this website with a company based in Iceland (IceNetworks Ltd.). The Icelandic angle provides complete anonymity when signing up and the possibility of using cryptocurrencies and cash by mail. The company doesn’t care who does what with their services.
In late March, a Spanish Prosecutor that had issued an international arrest warrant for Alejandro Betancourt in September last year decided that no further actions would be taken and dismissed the case.
The Iberian Peninsula (home to Spain, Portugal, Andorra and Gibraltar) has a distinguished history of having had some of Europe’s most powerful reigns. Portugal and Spain were global powers once upon a time, controlling vast regions well beyond its borders. Both countries had long and stable dictatorship in the 20th Century, that only came to an end with the peaceful passing of its respective dictators. The 21st Century has seen some spectacular corruption scandals in that region, the kind that would likely topple governments elsewhere.
Depending on source of information, Venezuela carries a debt burden between 150 and 200 billion USD. And that's the first problem: nobody knows with exactitude how much it is, given the country stopped publishing accounts well over a decade ago. Nonetheless, U.S. puppet Delcy Rodriguez announced plans to restructure it and tapped none other than old friend Matthieu Pigasse, whose current bio doesn't even mention Venezuela.
A couple days ago, the FT published "'Kiss of death’: how the US killed a Swiss merchant bank. MBaer survived years of scrutiny at home — before Washington stepped in to seal its fate." The article goes into details regarding an investigation that the Swiss banking watchdog (FINMA) ran for years, before the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) from the United States
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