Matt Smith
@aliaslaantipoda.bsky.social
15 years living and working in Colombia | Former Counter Terrorist Police Officer, Infantryman and Banker | Occasional Journalist, Investigator and Analyst | MA (International Relations) UNSW, LLM USYD.
Splicing the footage and presenting it in such a manner that it presented a fake narrative, i.e. that Trump has engaged in seditious acts, is as about as low as any shill can go. What the BBC did mirrored the antics of the worst of the worst in the Murdoch stable of sensationalistic tabloids!
November 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Splicing the footage and presenting it in such a manner that it presented a fake narrative, i.e. that Trump has engaged in seditious acts, is as about as low as any shill can go. What the BBC did mirrored the antics of the worst of the worst in the Murdoch stable of sensationalistic tabloids!
Milei for all his regrettable as well as absurb personal behaviour and beliefs has been a godsend for Argentina's economy. His economic policy is the only way to undo the extreme boom and bust cycle created by decades of corruption, mismanagement, excessive spending and poor fiscal discipline.
October 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Milei for all his regrettable as well as absurb personal behaviour and beliefs has been a godsend for Argentina's economy. His economic policy is the only way to undo the extreme boom and bust cycle created by decades of corruption, mismanagement, excessive spending and poor fiscal discipline.
Just what the world needs more privileged middle class white men from developed nations opining about Colombia, its history and struggle from the comfort and safety of their middle class first world countries.
October 28, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Just what the world needs more privileged middle class white men from developed nations opining about Colombia, its history and struggle from the comfort and safety of their middle class first world countries.
Any such deal requires an admission of guilt, which Prince Andrew refuses to entertain, likely because it will not only mean a prison sentence, but civil litigation to the tune of tens of millions of dollars, which would likely bankrupt him!
October 28, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Any such deal requires an admission of guilt, which Prince Andrew refuses to entertain, likely because it will not only mean a prison sentence, but civil litigation to the tune of tens of millions of dollars, which would likely bankrupt him!
Ironically, it is powered by a TMI NH35 Automatic Movement made by Seiko, a Japanese company, and assembled in Malaysia!
October 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Ironically, it is powered by a TMI NH35 Automatic Movement made by Seiko, a Japanese company, and assembled in Malaysia!
Regime change under the pretext of cracking down on drug trafficking and fighting narcotics funded terrorists! Incidentally, Hezbollah, which has a significant presence in Venezuela, generates its second largest source of revenue, after funding from Iran, from narcotics, mainly cocaine, trafficking.
October 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Regime change under the pretext of cracking down on drug trafficking and fighting narcotics funded terrorists! Incidentally, Hezbollah, which has a significant presence in Venezuela, generates its second largest source of revenue, after funding from Iran, from narcotics, mainly cocaine, trafficking.
At least one of the boats attacked left from Colombia, not Venezuela. If Petro and Colombian authorities are to be believed, it was a fishing vessel crewed by Colombians.
October 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
At least one of the boats attacked left from Colombia, not Venezuela. If Petro and Colombian authorities are to be believed, it was a fishing vessel crewed by Colombians.
Ironically, had Trump not reneged on his promises to Guaido in 2019, the Maduro regime would have been toppled by the May 2019 march on the Mira Flores presidential palace.
October 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Ironically, had Trump not reneged on his promises to Guaido in 2019, the Maduro regime would have been toppled by the May 2019 march on the Mira Flores presidential palace.
Massive heart attack in the making!
October 10, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Massive heart attack in the making!
Obama's October 2009 agreement, which really just formalized existing undocumented informal arrangements, was invalidated by Colombia's Constitutional Court, because Colombia's Constitution doesn't allow the deployment of foreign troops on Colombian soil.
October 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Obama's October 2009 agreement, which really just formalized existing undocumented informal arrangements, was invalidated by Colombia's Constitutional Court, because Colombia's Constitution doesn't allow the deployment of foreign troops on Colombian soil.