I saw this on another instance, so I figure it’s ok if I repost my response to that here, too.
“Founded in 2005, La Nueva Televisora del Sur (teleSUR, English: The New Television Station of the South) is a multi-state funded, pan–Latin American terrestrial and satellite television network sponsored by the governments of Venezuela, Cuba, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Uruguay, and Bolivia that is headquartered in Caracas, Venezuela. TeleSUR has been accused of being a propaganda tool for Hugo Chavez and his successors.”
It’s not deemed to be a credible source given its direct governmental control and routine lack of transparency in its sources, if it provides any sources whatsoever.
There is also a long list of provably false reporting from this website.
I’m not saying that these kinds of actions don’t take place, just that this source is not reliable and I would guess that systemic theft from an incredibly scrutinized entity in a hostile country would be subject to a little bit more widespread reporting and corroborating evidence.
Yeah this seems odd. Why steal crude oil. It would need to be processed to be of any use. It’s not like they have a refinery on the base… same with the wheat.
That was the first thing that popped out at me too. US troops have zero reason to be looting such random raw materials, they require refined oil products and actual food to function or do anything useful.
Rule 3 seems to be very unenforced lately 😠
