{"id":202190,"date":"2022-01-03T12:00:24","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T12:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=202190"},"modified":"2022-01-03T05:35:14","modified_gmt":"2022-01-03T05:35:14","slug":"your-1-7-billion-of-gold-is-now-ours-uk-tells-starving-venezuelans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2022\/01\/your-1-7-billion-of-gold-is-now-ours-uk-tells-starving-venezuelans\/","title":{"rendered":"Your $1.7 Billion of Gold Is Now Ours, UK Tells Starving Venezuelans"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In its prolonged freezing of Venezuelan assets, the UK continues to withhold 31 tons of its gold stored at the Bank of England, with a new Supreme Court ruling supporting the seizure.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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26 Dec 2021 – <\/em>The recent decision, CNN reported<\/a>, \u201cruled that recognition of heads of state and government was solely the responsibility of the British government, which had recognized [opposition leader Juan] Guaid\u00f3 as Venezuela\u2019s Constitutional interim President.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>Like most duplicitous corporate media, CNN pushed the narrative that Nicolas Maduro isn\u2019t actually Venezuela\u2019s elected president (he \u201cclaimed\u201d<\/em> the \u201cwidely disputed\u201d<\/em> election). But, as I wrote<\/a> in March, he is president, and \u201cVenezuela\u2019s election process has been recognized as transparent and effective, with former US President Jimmy Carter in 2012<\/em> calling it<\/em><\/a> \u2018the best in the world.\u2019<\/em>\u00a0On the other hand, the Venezuelan opposition, as well as Western nations, have<\/em> interfered with<\/em><\/a> and attempted to sabotage elections.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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5\/ Ultimately the UK Supreme Court has legitimised a modern expression of piracy using 19th century legal doctrines. <\/p>\n

Any foreign state which cuts off diplomatic relations with the UK would now be wise to also withdraw its foreign reserves.<\/p>\n

— John McEvoy (@jmcevoy_2) December 20, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n