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Venezuela under attack: there will be consequences

So, it has started. Jan 3, 2026. Venezuela covers an area of approximately 916,445 square kilometers (353,841 square miles), making it the 32nd largest country in the world. It is roughly 11 times smaller than the United States. Al Jazeera Wikipedia Venezuelans … Continue reading

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Maritime Lifelines: ‘boxing in’ before winner takes all (and planet dies)

A few days ago, an uninhabited Venezuelan dock was hit by a CIA strike: CIA carries out first drone strike on Venezuelan soil in latest escalation of Trump admin’s attacks on ‘narco terrorists’ US targeted alleged drug traffickers in first-known … Continue reading

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Be careful what you wish for….

Another headline over Christmas 2025, as Trump approves a strike in Nigeria, Africa: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/trump-strikes-nigeria-isis-christians-b2890642.html CNN referenced on Substack: According to CNN, residents of Jabo village in northwestern Nigeria described fear and confusion after debris from a U.S. missile strike landed … Continue reading

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Africa: Blood and Rare Earths

The ‘Peace Accord’: https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/12/signing-of-the-washington-accords-for-peace-and-prosperity-between-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-and-rwanda Summary: The conflict between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the M23 rebel group involves ongoing fighting primarily in the eastern regions, particularly North Kivu, where M23 has captured significant territories, including the city of … Continue reading

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Heads will start to roll

No 1: Larry Summers whose ‘wingman’, he said in an email, was Epstein. (2013 to 2019). Larry Summers had a connection with Jeffrey Epstein that spanned several years, including meetings and communications even after Epstein’s 2008 guilty plea for soliciting … Continue reading

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UK and US special relationship

1997 to 2010 https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/215661/economics/economic-record-of-new-labour-1997-2010/ 1999, Enter Prince Andrew, as described in the book by Lownie: On the morning of 9 February 1999 a small group gathered at Teterboro Airport, just outside New York, ready to catch a Gulfstream jet to … Continue reading

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Deal maker, ball breaker

Trump suggests Ukraine may have to trade land for peace with Russia By Staff  The Associated Press Posted October 19, 2025 5:44 pm https://globalnews.ca/news/11485009/trump-ukraine-potential-land-exchange-russia-peace/ Remember back in July of this year: On July 20, 2025, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard … Continue reading

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Who owns us?

Larry Ellson, 3 years older than me, seems to own my private data. Guess no-one bothered to ask me if I approved of that, but then, maybe to them, I am just a number: Cash-strapped NHS trusts hand former PM … Continue reading

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Cries for help from Sudan

Sky News: Fight to the death under way in besieged Sudanese city after mosque massacre https://news.sky.com/story/fight-to-the-death-under-way-in-besieged-sudanese-city-after-mosque-massacre-13436056 https://news.sky.com/story/uae-is-main-backer-behind-rsf-militia-in-sudan-intelligence-officer-claims-in-secret-interview-13437966 October 2025: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uae-increasing-support-sudans-rsf-new-chinese-drones-report Why hasn’t UAE been condemned for supplying lethal weapons which result in genocide in Darfur? Satellite images and videos capture … Continue reading

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Drill, baby, drill…..

The United States, Saudi Arabia, and Russia are the leading producers of oil in the world. There are two major oil contracts that are closely watched by oil market participants. In North America, the benchmark for oil futures is West Texas … Continue reading

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