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My Venezuela experience as head of trading in the region for Cargill.
Cargill was/is the leading producer of critical staple ingredients such as flour, pasta, vegetable oil, and rice in VZ. I am not saying I agree with grabbing the dictator, but I did have a front row seat to the damage a kleptocracy did to innocent people.
1. The government took over our "minute rice" facility at gunpoint because we were "gouging" the nation's poor. The government was never able to run the plant. It never ran again. It was returned years later with no equipment inside
2. There are 1000's of generals in the army. They are each given a slice of the economy to loot. The large number of generals made it difficult to organize a coup against the regime.
3. The government opened grocery stores and sold staples below the cost we sold them to the government. In theory they used petro oil money to lower grocery prices. Our regular grocery outlets were forced out of business. When the government demanded we sell them products below cost we simply had to shut down. The populous became ever more dependent on the government handouts. (PS this is the mayor of New York City's proposal.
4. Dollars- We needed dollars to go buy raw materials like wheat from places like the US and Canada. The government would periodically allocate us some dollars that could only be spent for raw materials and freight. Eventually only the local companies that can and would pay bribes got dollar allocations. We had several facilities closed for lack of raw material
5. My employees liked working for Cargill. The office was an armed compound with access to a gym, high speed internet, global communications, and a weekly box of basic staples. Cargill provided a safe and secure environment if only for the working hours.
6. Employees became very close to others inside the apartment building. Going out on the street with a desperate population was not advisable.
7. I needed wood pallets for feed. We tried to export wood pallets to swap for grain. We refused to pay the bribes it would take to export the pallets
8. I once tried to set up a closed loop wheat planting to flour mill supply chain. A. They came and stole all the seed wheat for food. When we tried to ship in seed wheat in containers via US donors there was no way to get it out of the port without it being stolen
9. Livestock- Our feed business completely collapsed. Even if you could raise a pig, you couldn't defend it from being stolen. People with guns were hungry.
10. Employees- In the end my highly skilled team alone with other highly educated people chose to leave. Cargill often found jobs for them in other Latin countries. The regime was more than happy to see the well-educated leave the country. Setting these employees up with high quality stable jobs after fleeing remains one of the best things I ever did in my career. No one remembers millions in trading earnings.
This is a short list. In my opinion the first money spent needs to happen now and it needs to be food. The US is already on the clock. The current regime does not care if it starves the population. The orgy of theft will actually accelerate if they believe their days are numbered. VZ should be an outstanding customer of US grown ag products. Rice, bread wheat, veg oil ect. Feed the people first.
Jeff Kazin
Former head trading Cargill
I echo Venezuelan opposition leader, @MariaCorinaYA, in calling for a global movement to rescue Venezuela from Maduro’s corrupt regime. This should be a world cause that we all stand for: https://t.co/0WIQjJl2am
BREAKING: The Mayor of Aurora, Colorado just CONFIRMED that Venezuelan illegal migrant gangsters have indeed taken over several apartment complexes and have pushed out property managers to EXTORT rents from the tenants directly
He also BLAMED the Kamala-Biden regime and said they may be involved in importing the illegals into his city, "Somebody put them there, and somebody funded it, whether it's the federal government or not."
The Mayor further confirmed that Tren de Araguas has given orders to its members to start attacking police officers,
Fox Host: "We've heard reports that this gang has greenlighted its members to attack your local police."
Mayor Mike Coffman: "We're aware of that in the Denver metropolitan area, that there are elements of Tren de Araguas here."
THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS!
ALERTA MUNDIAL
La Misión de Determinación de los Hechos sobre Venezuela de la ONU emite un nuevo pronunciamiento donde señala que tanto “el Tribunal Supremo de Justicia (TSJ) como el Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE), carecen de imparcialidad e independencia, y han desempeñado un papel dentro de la maquinaria represiva del Estado.”
Agradecemos a la Misión Independiente por esta firme e inequívoca posición.
No existe maniobra alguna que pueda otorgarle un ápice de legitimidad a Nicolás Maduro, frente al Golpe de Estado a la Constitución que pretenden perpetrar.
El pueblo habló.
La Soberanía Popular se respeta.
Nuestros hermanos venezolanos están luchando y sufriendo
¡Estamos con ustedes y para ustedes!
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#FueraMaduro#CyberHuntersOp#VenezuelaLibre
A los más de 60 mil comanditos en todo el país, expresión genuina de la organización y activación comunitaria, y a la poderosa fuerza motorizada que fueron clave para lograr la victoria del 28 de julio:
Ustedes llevaron nuestro mensaje de cambio y redención a todos los venezolanos, a cada hogar del país. Hicieron una contribución extraordinaria para lograr nuestro triunfo.
Toda Venezuela les ofrece el mayor reconocimiento, afecto y estímulo. Hemos logrado una gran victoria y ahora vamos a consolidarla para que Edmundo González Urrutia asuma, como Dios manda, la presidencia de la República.
Les pido que se mantengan activos, que ayuden en la movilización de la gente de manera cívica y ordenada, que se protejan y protejan a otros de la represión, y que no bajen la guardia, ni caigan en provocaciones.
Para las próximas movilizaciones, tienen que estar, como siempre, en la primera línea.
LLAMADO A LOS 30 MIL TESTIGOS DEL PSUV:
Como la página del #CNE está hackeada desde Macedonia del Norte y no han podido publicar las actas, porfa, publica el acta de tu mesa en tus redes sociales, usando la etiqueta #ActaPSUV con el fin de ayudar al CNE y colaborar con la paz.
Venezuelans deserve transparency about their vote. The international community must keep up the pressure and should not recognize #Venezuela's rigged election results https://t.co/l4l9VQfNqs
No está pasando nada que yo no haya dicho en los videos, sabemos que no es fácil.
No nos hagamos guerra psicológica nosotros mismos. No divulguemos desinformación ni maximicemos casos puntuales
Defender los votos y esperar que hable .@MariaCorinaYA#EleccionesVE2024
Después de anunciar un fraude completo en las elecciones, espere que el régimen de Maduro ahora apague Internet dentro de #Venezuela para dificultar que los que están dentro se comuniquen entre sí y con el mundo
After announcing a complete fraud in the election expect the Maduro regime will now begin to blackout the internet inside of #Venezuela to make it difficult for those inside to communicate with each other and to the world
Time to celebrate our SENIORS and the hard work they have put in to the WYLIE EAST SOCCER PROGRAM. Cheer us on as your SENIORS take the field for their last HOME GAME> #AF2#DUBEASTSOCCER#DHAI#TAKETHESTEP#RFL