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Politics Actions in and around Venezuela
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In other and totally unrelated news: An anonymous benefactor just donated a ship's worth of weapons to Ukraine
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Sal walks through the current state of affairs with the seized tanker and the recent history, relevant law, etc.
According to UNCLOS you can't change registry mid voyage unless you change ownership. Not that the US ratified UNCLOS.
He predicts the bifurcation of the world's merchant fleet into those following UNCLOS and the "shadow fleet.
Also Sal points out that 'incidents" related to shipping are historically a path to escalation.
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New narrative from the Global Left: Delta Force couldn't have possibly killed 32 super-duper highly trained Cuban Special Forces , (BEST in the world) in a several minute fire fight and not taken any casualties. They were secretly executed.
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So instead of being killed in a straight up fight, the Cuban security detail downed arms when things got real? Then got executed?
Nope, I don't buy it. No point in executing them. And whatever else you can say about Cuban forces, they do NOT have a reputation of just downing arms.
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Of course not, it's BS. Just like the Russia/Chinese gear didn't work due to poor maintenance and the dog ate my homework.
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Oh no doubt the maintenance was really poor, but that wouldn't have made any difference as it didn't in Iran and there is zero indication that they were behind on maintenance.
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UK forces helped US seizure of tanker, says MoD
Venezuelan-linked Marinera was stopped by the US Coast Guard as it travelled through waters between Iceland and Scotland.
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Context wise, it turns out the pictures showing Russian ships is, at least, up to 5 years old.
Ship in the background is the Boikiy, the sub appears to be the Dmitrov. And the small ship is a Lida-class mine-sweeper.
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Just some comments on the USCGC Munro. This will be the basis of the next USN Frigate. The Navy should have started doing this 15 years ago. Detractors have complained about it not having AEGIS or a 32 cell VLS, but I have to point out how well it did it's job here. It left Puerto Rico on December 18th and followed this tanker across the Atlantic at low speed with no issues, no tanker support, no nothing and will probably go back home without the need to refuel.
These are the workhorses that the Navy needs. Not everything can be a 2+ billion dollar ship.
What a great country...Their oil industry went from 3 million barrels to 800,000.
Drug dealers being mercilessly killed, not being able to use the shadow fleet and the better option of producing more than that 3 million and prosperity.
What one will they select.
The headline news. Was the capture of Maduro legal?.Helen Clarke UN head honcho called it illegal.
Narco Maduro gave them ligitmacy...so long as he is Donald Trump's prisoner the bi-polar idiots can't argue he is not the ex president and the current one's a fake regime like they said with their evidence.
They clearly have no moral fibre.
Drug dealers being mercilessly killed, not being able to use the shadow fleet and the better option of producing more than that 3 million and prosperity.
What one will they select.
The headline news. Was the capture of Maduro legal?.Helen Clarke UN head honcho called it illegal.
Narco Maduro gave them ligitmacy...so long as he is Donald Trump's prisoner the bi-polar idiots can't argue he is not the ex president and the current one's a fake regime like they said with their evidence.
They clearly have no moral fibre.
The BBC omits strategic links between Iran and Venezuela
The best news apparently has not one column describing Iran via Hezbolla aid
The best news apparently has not one column describing Iran via Hezbolla aid
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