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Thank you, New York Times. Without an explainer - the public certainly can't understand this cartoon-level of criminality.
(hexbear.net)
This is funny.
[Menendez] took a keen interest in its value in October 2021, searching online for the worth of a kilogram, the indictment says.
They threw in a dig at Venezuela. Because of course they did.
The illicit use of gold has significant global implications. Venezuela, under strict international sanctions and in economic crisis after years of government mismanagement and corruption, profits from illegal and dangerous mining in a region called the Arco Minero. The Venezuelan government has been reported to have sold hundreds of millions’ worth abroad to finance its programs and pay creditors.
So this guy has the time to complain about vuvuzela no food but not to provide some context for the indictment, instead linking to a 39 page pdf? And the rest of the article is just factoids about gold?? Western journalists are a fucking disgrace.
Also England ~~stole~~ withheld like 1 billion $ in gold from Venezuela, but I guess that tidbit didn't make the cut
Reminds me how is Niger / Burkina Faso / Mali going?