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S8 Ep1133: Evan Ellis details the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela following twin earthquakes. While US Southern Command provides tactical aid, the corrupt and inefficient Rodriguez government is unable to respond to massive destruction, including thousands of death

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🗓️ 16 July 2026

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Evan Ellis details the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela following twin earthquakes. While US Southern Commandprovides tactical aid, the corrupt and inefficient Rodriguez government is unable to respond to massive destruction, including thousands of deaths and ruined infrastructure. The situation highlights the inadequacy of the current Venezuelan regime. (10)

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0:52.8

The mainland, Venezuela, the tragedy of the two earthquakes,

0:57.1

not far from solved, and yet at the same time routine reports now of the inadequacy of the

1:03.2

Rodriguez government to respond to the human suffering and to the dislocation, the fallen

1:09.0

infrastructure, the internet, the telephone, the water, all the

1:13.7

neighborhoods that are rocked, not just the collapsed ones, the whole of Caracas is in distress.

1:20.3

At the same time, the Rodriguez government is held in place by the military of the United

1:26.1

States government.

1:27.1

What is the plan? I understand they had

1:30.1

phases one, phase two, phase three, but that did not account for a twin earthquake that left

1:35.2

the city helpless or apparently helpless from the outside. Professor, do we have any

1:40.7

understanding of the amendation of the phases to hurry up or bring in leadership

1:46.5

that's adequate? Again and again, I read that the Rodriguez government is a fiction. They're

1:52.6

not responding in any sensible fashion. Why should they? They're gangland killers.

1:58.7

It's a great point, John. I would differentiate between the substantial U.S. tactical

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