As accusations of warmongering swirl around Donald Trump, peace slips further out of reach in Gaza, and Bethlehem marks another Christmas under siege, MOATS goes live with fearless analysis, global perspective, and real-time reaction as the news unfolds.
Angelo Giuliano - Political and financial analyst - joins George to examine Venezuela, global markets, and the economic pressures driving today's conflicts. From sanctions to currency warfare, Giuliano explains the forces pushing nations toward confrontation rather than peace. (Twitter: @Angelo4justice3)
Gerald Celente - Founder of the Trends Research Institute and publisher of Trends Journal. One of the world's most quoted forecasters joins live to break down US politics, Trump's global impact, Europe's decline, and what the next phase of geopolitical instability looks like. (Twitter: @geraldcelente)
Tonight on The Mother of All Talk Shows, George covers: - "Warmongering" Trump and the mounting global backlash. - No peace in Gaza as the war grinds on and diplomacy fails. - Bethlehem's lament: Christmas under occupation and conflict. - Europe's decay - political, economic, and moral. - Venezuela, sanctions, and the weaponisation of finance. - Gerald Celente's outlook for 2026 and beyond. - Gayatri Galloway's Social Media News Update tracking what the world is really saying. - Your calls LIVE from the UK, US, Europe, the Middle East, and beyond.
Tonight's MOATS Poll: Which is the greatest threat to world peace - Israel, Islam, or Trump?
Before commenting on GG shpiel: RT: Bizarre comments by the orange one
President Donald Trump has said the United States is seeking to reclaim oil, land, and other assets from Venezuela, arguing that previous administrations allowed Caracas to strip Washington of its economic interests in the country.
Speaking to journalists on Wednesday, Trump said Venezuela had taken “oil rights” and other assets that he claimed belonged to the US, prompting his decision to impose a naval blockade on the Latin American state.
“They took our oil rights. We had a lot of oil there,” Trump said. “They threw our companies out, and we want it back.”
Trump accused previous US leadership of weakness that enabled Venezuela to seize control of assets once held by American firms. “They took it away because we had a president that maybe wasn’t watching,” he said. “But they’re not going to do that. We want it back.”
Trump accuses Venezuela of stealing US oilREAD MORE: Trump accuses Venezuela of stealing US oil Venezuela nationalized its oil industry in 1976, creating the state-owned company PDVSA and ending direct foreign ownership of oil reserves, while still allowing international firms to operate under service contracts. Under President Hugo Chavez in 2007, the government took majority control of large oil projects. Several Western energy companies, including ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips, exited the country after refusing the new terms and later pursued arbitration claims.
The standoff comes amid an expanded US military presence in the Caribbean. Since September, US forces have carried out strikes against alleged drug traffickers operating at sea, killing more than 80 people in operations targeting what Washington describes as cartel-linked vessels. Trump has also threatened to extend strikes onto Venezuelan territory, accusing Caracas of harboring “narcoterrorists” – allegations the Venezuelan government has repeatedly denied.
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Re: Before commenting on GG shpiel: RT: Bizarre comments by the orange one
Apparently Rumsfeld said that it wasn't America's fault that god put America's oil under other peoples' countries. ;O)The last working-class hero in England. Clio the cat, ? July 1997 - 1 May 2016 Kira the cat, ? ? 2010 - 3 August 2018 Jasper the Ruffian cat ??? - 4 November 2021 Georgina the cat ???-4 December 2025
How dare Russia, China, Iran etc... move their countries so close to US military bases! (nm)
He has been there, lived there. Hence knowledgeable.
Strangely, I remember picking up a postcard to my mum in the 1958 odd from Venezuela from a friend .. essentially bursting with development (of Caracas). It stayed with me. Strange how these odd happenings have relevance.
on December 17, 2025, 8:53 pm