Military veterans Greg Stoker and Mike Prysner break down what Trump is really doing in #Venezuela. Then Bolivia-based reporter Ollie Vargas discusses what is happening in Venezuela and it impacts the rest of South America. And Chris Gilbert joins us from Caracas.
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00:00 Katie introduces the show
04:00 Greg Stoker and Mike Prysner join the show and give their takes on Venezuela
07:20 It is very suspect that there were no casualties on the US side
10:45 A special operations raid vs an actual ground war
15:00 Do Marco Rubio, Steven Miller, and Pete Hegseth actually have a plan?
17:30 When Israel bombed Iran it made Trump giddy
18:30 Mike Waltz: Venezuela is about Iran and Hezbollah
21:00 The connections between Palestine and Latin America
23:00 What’s next for Venezuela – has the US succeeded in creating chaos?
25:30 Trump brags about our military capabilities
30:20 How much is Venezuela really about the oil?
34:10 What are the democrats doing?
37:30 US Military operates best in darkness
40:30 Katie introduces Ollie Vargas and Chris Gilbert
44:30 Chris Gilbert explains what is happening on the ground in Venezuela
48:30 The streets are flooded with armed civilians – proof that
Venezuela is a democracy
51:10 Footage showing how many Venezuelans on the ground are Maduro supporters
52:30 Diosdado Cabello’s role in leading Venezuela now
56:40 Parallels between Bolivia’s coup and Venezuela today
1:00:00 Marco Rubio on Face the Nation defends leaving Cabello in charge
1:03:30 Rubio revealed the US military’s weakness
1:05:10 Trump’s thugs are irrational but the common theme is fascism
1:08:30 the DUMB-roe doctrine vs Bolivarianism
1:10:00 Jake Tapper and Steven Miller on Cuba and the Surgical Precision of the Attack
1:13:30 Why Maduro’s security detail being Cuban shows the strength of revolutionary internationalism
1:18:30 Pink forces and red forces vs the angry tide
1:23:15 The US military is a huge force BUT we shouldn’t buy into Trump’s shock and awe tactics
1:26:15 How is the rest of Latin America supporting Venezuela?
1:29:30 Katie sets up the Grand Rapids mid-interview arrest tape
1:31:30 Fox News coverage of Maduro’s arrest and Miranda Rights
1:33:30 The Grand Rapids video plays
1:35:15 Is Venezuela a democracy?
1:40:20 The role of China in South America
1:44:30 China is the opposite of the USA diplomatically
1:50:10 Diego Sequera explains things are calm in Venezuela now
1:55:30 Liberals are all scared now
1:57:30 There’s no one more dangerous in the world than Marco Rubio
1:59:00 What is life like under sanctions?
2:05:30 Memes about lack of toilet paper in Venezuela
2:19:45 Donald Trump’s TruthSocial post about his control over Venezuela’s oil
2:24:00 The fallacy that Venezuela is dependent on the US
2:27:30 The importance of breaking the spell of propaganda
Greg Stoker is a former United States Army Ranger. He has a background in special operations and human intelligence collection. He conducted 4 combat deployments to Afghanistan during the unfortunately named “Global War On Terror” and is now an anti-war activist, host of the Colonial Outcasts Podcast, and analyst at MintPress News.
Mike Prysner joined the Army 3 months before the 9/11 attacks, and in March 2003 was part of the invasion of Iraq. After 12 months in the occupation he became an outspoken opponent of the war, and became known for speeches, protests, and veterans’ organizing against US imperialism. Since 2015 he has been the producer & co-writer for Abby Martin’s show The Empire Files, and is also the host of Eyes Left, a socialist anti-war military podcast. Mike is co-director with Abby Martin of the documentary Earth Greatest Enemy.
Ollie Vargas is a Bolivian reporter now based in Beijing.
Chris Gilbert is professor of political studies, Universidad Bolivariana de Venezuela, co-host and co-creator of the Marxist educational podcast and television program Escuela de Cuadros. He’s the Author of the book “Commune or Nothing! Venezuela’s Communal Movement and Its Socialist Project” and a Contributing editor at Monthly Review Magazine.
Credit to : Katie Halper