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Colombia’s Petro calls out Trump ‘clan of paedophiles’ over Venezuela (www.thecanary.co)
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cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/7242801

cross-posted from: https://news.abolish.capital/post/17211

“A clan of paedophiles wants to destroy democracy in Columbia. Harsh, yes, but that’s the reality”. Those were the opening words of Colombian president Gustavo Petro as he condemned Donald Trump’s US attack on Venezuela. US forces killed well over 100 civilians in the attack and abducted Venezuelan president Maduro and his wife.

The rest of Petro’s speech was just as uncompromising. He told a huge crowd that Trump is trying to distract from the Epstein files, that he wants to turn their region into “another Libya, full of slaves”. Petro’s solidarity with the people of Colombia and their neighbours was absolute, they are all one people. And he reminded his audience that their region is the birthplace of Bolivarian socialism that the US wants to destroy:

https://www.thecanary.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/UUqntvWJ8Nd8TspY.mp4

It was a masterclass in fearless principle and resistance. The same speech, or one very like it, should be in the mouths of every national leader now. Instead, the UK gets Starmer essentially bleating “I think whatever Trump says” and claiming to support international law while kissing the backside of fascist criminality.

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[-] Drusas@fedia.io 46 points 3 months ago

He'd sound crazy if he weren't right.

[-] WhatGodIsMadeOf@feddit.org -2 points 3 months ago

I wonder what an honest comparison of the evil acts of Columbians and Americans would look like. Maybe we'd find out Americans are more heartless.

[-] Casino2306@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 3 months ago

More like a pot calling the kettle black kinda situation

[-] 0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago

How many countries has Colombia invaded in last 50 years?

[-] sirico@feddit.uk 39 points 3 months ago

If that was true then their names would be in the files instead of these people that go around with names like ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇

[-] DaMummy@hexbear.net 8 points 3 months ago

I think it's pretty obvious by now that ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇ were ▇▇▇▇ by the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ is well documented by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. This ▇▇▇▇▇ is even ▇▇▇▇ by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. She was ▇ at the time though.

[-] regedit@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 months ago

Oooo, I love MadLibs! You forgot to mark what type of words are blanked out, though!

[-] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 18 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

What if clans of pedophiles have been starting wars for a while now, and just that this one is so incompetent and blatant that reality feels weird now.

[-] eldavi@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 months ago

i suspect that you're right; epstein had been doing his thing for decades as a open secret for the ultra rich and wouldn't have started doing it if there wasn't already a market need for it.

[-] D_C@sh.itjust.works 16 points 3 months ago

I can't wait to see the Hollywood movie of the brave heavily armed usa soldiers heroically killing 100 civilians to help distract from a certain list and protect a bunch of old paedos...

[-] slothrop@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 months ago

This is the beginning of a long chef's kiss, I hope..,

[-] WhatGodIsMadeOf@feddit.org -4 points 3 months ago

"I'm voting for the Columbian, Mexican, and Venezuelan Cartels." /S

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