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Shadow Fleet on the run

Seizure of Shadow Fleet in the Atlantic: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/1/7/live-trump-says-venezuela-to-hand-over-up-to-50mn-barrels-of-oil-to-us Why? Why US seized Bella 1 and Sophia tankers and what it means for Venezuela The United States has seized two oil tankers, the Bella 1 and the Sophia, in the North … Continue reading

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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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Contradicting Intelligence

Michael D Sellers, Substack noted As Reuters put it, intelligence agencies continue to warn that Putin “has not abandoned his aims of capturing all of Ukraine and reclaiming parts of Europe that belonged to the former Soviet empire.” That stands in stark contrast to … Continue reading

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Shadow Fleet Expansion: sanction busting

Putin and Venezuela’s Maduro sign strategic partnership agreement in Moscow By Reuters May 7, 2025 5:50 PM GMT+1Updated May 7, 2025 https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/putin-maduro-sign-strategic-partnership-agreement-2025-05-07/ Global energy markets are deeply interconnected, and oil remains the lifeblood of modern economies. However, when geopolitical tensions lead … Continue reading

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Oil Reserves

Oil is a finite commodity. Oil reserves that remain have a calculation attached which tells producers how many years remain that they could expect wealth from this fossil fuel. Present regimes of United States, Russia and Saudi Arabia might not … Continue reading

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Mexico, Venezuela, Canada and US warships – and oil

Today I learned Mexico and Canada have devised new trade routes: Canada and Mexico are developing a trade route called the “Northern Corridor” to bypass U.S. tariffs, enhancing their economic ties and reducing reliance on the U.S. market. This corridor … Continue reading

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Incarceration and gang culture

In 1992 Venezuela was the richest country in the Western Hemisphere., due to its massive oil reserves, drilled by American oil companies. Below, an extract from the BBC obituary of Chavez, 5 March 2013 Father’ Fidel With his fiery revolutionary … Continue reading

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Clean Water Shortages Worldwide: how to fight disease, such as Covid-19?

“According to a point of Buddhism, water is the most valuable and most important thing because of its connection with disease,” says the monastery’s facilities manager, Urgyan. “Clean water helps everything: healthy body, healthy mind.” https://www.sapiens.org/culture/nepal-water-insecurity/?utm_source=SAPIENS.org+Subscribers&utm_campaign=e84aebb98d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_07_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_18b7e41cd8-e84aebb98d-227345396&ct=t() India, March 2020 “The … Continue reading

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