On the eve of Secty of State Marco Rubio’s visit to our dear old Mudland, President Trump’s Special Envoy for Latin America, Mauricio Claver-Carone, took time out to spell out US interests in the region – which Rubio’s gonna be seeking to protect. And what are these interests? Right on top of their agenda is SECURITY. Said Claver-Carrone: “The security of Guyana is a key priority for us in the same way that we have been working with countries in the Gulf states to ensure the security cooperation from the regional threats there: Iran, et cetera. We want to work with Guyana in order to ensure the security cooperation there and its guarantees on its security.”
Now, while the fella identified “the security of Guyana”, let’s remind ourselves that securing their own interests is what they’re all about – and will always be about. And in his very next sentence, he gave away the plot: “We’ve seen the threats from Venezuela. We’ve seen the approaches towards Exxon facilities. Obviously, that’s unacceptable, and we want to work together to ensure binding – and find an agreement towards binding – security cooperation.”
See that…not that the Venezuelan Navy warship invaded GUYANA’S Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), but “approached Exxon’s facilities”!!
And that’s the best we can hope for: to get help from the US to counter Mad Maduro from overrunning us with his war machine – army, navy, air force, cyber force, national guard etc – that’s been built up by Russia and China to the tune of mega-billions!! Imagine, they have a factory that can produce as many AR-47 rifles as they want for the civilian hordes they’ve got frothing at the mouth from the cradle with stories of us snatching Essequibo from their hands!!
Now, they’re some who’re complaining that in this world “nothing is for nothing”!! Well, darned right it ain’t!! And that’s why twenty-six years ago, when the virulent anti-communist Janet Jagan signed that contract with arch-capitalist Exxon to explore for oil off our waters – during Bill “Slick Willie” Clinton’s administration – she explicitly said she was doing so for the protection of Uncle Sam!! She knew that America would always protect American companies.
And she’s been proven right – 26 years later!! But really, Claver-Carone didn’t have to try to “salt soap” us about being here for us. Pres Trump has already – as part of his “telling it as it is” philosophy – told even Europe that he ain’t supporting NATO for them no mo!! They’re on their own!! And he went on to give the corollary to Zelenskyy when he told the twerp that if American corporations are allowed to exploit Ukraine’s rare earth metals, they’ll get protection – since America will have to defend the corporations!!
And ditto for Exxon here!!
…for Caricom?
Special Envoy for Latin America, Mauricio Claver-Carone, went on to articulate another US interest they seek to protect – Mad Maduro’s influence over some Caricom nations who’re part of Petrocaribe. We know that PMs like St Vincent’s Ralph Gonsalves have been sucking up to the madman because he’s forgiven their Petrocaribe debts, and recently has made land for agri available to the OECS mini-states!!
Claver-Carone referred to this as “the extortion that the Venezuelan regime had over these islands in the Caribbean”!! And elaborated: “We want to make sure that Guyana has the security necessary to be able to continue its historic path in the development of its energy industry, so that we can also help its Caribbean partners be able to also benefit from that.”
Who’s we?? Does he mean that WE (Guyana) gonna have to start subsidising oil to the Caricom states?? Or will the US do so via Exxon or Chevron or Hess??
We got no wiggle room with our 14.5%!!
…for TT??
So, what about T&T and the Dragon Gas Field they’ve been given permission by Mad Maduro to develop? Won’t that be sending revenues to the madman to consolidate power by expanding his military?? The US has to cripple him!!
