David Alandete

David Alandete wrote that Álvaro Pulido, a partner of Alex Saab, was in the custody of the United States and subject to judicial proceedings. According to Alandete, Pulido faced 13 charges in two cases for money laundering, related to schemes amounting to almost 2 billion dollars, bribery, and fraud in operations involving housing, food, and medicine for Venezuelans. He added that Pulido would appear before a judge on Tuesday and argued that this would allow for judgment in the 2019 case, regarding the facts for which Joe Biden pardoned Saab. #Venezuela #Corrupción #Justicia (translated)

David Alandete accused his interlocutor of allowing sectarianism and fanaticism to influence his interpretation of the facts and stated that his country had suffered a dictatorship. He maintained that Trump had Maria Corina Machado's phone number and had called her several times, although he said only they knew what they talked about. He also noted that Trump had referred to Machado again on Truth Social as "a very fine woman." Alandete said that when he saw Rubio appear with Dinorah Figuera, his only concern had been to publish the news, which was already late. He reproached his interlocutor for confusing his political positions with his work and for subordinating the facts to a cause. https://t.co/hiVQmAOcXK #Hechos #Política #Dictadura (translated)

David Alandete wrote that the United States had warned the Spanish Government that there were insufficient police resources in Ceuta to detect all the trafficking victims and that there were no specialized services to care for them. He added that Washington believed the Government "did not adequately address" the risks arising from migratory pressure. https://t.co/ak3p8HnUPi #Migración #TrataDePersonas #España (translated)

David Alandete noted that Secretary Rubio's statements clarified the transition plan for Venezuela, which, as he explained, would go beyond calling for elections and would include the reconstruction of institutions, guarantees for political freedoms, and conditions for lasting democracy. He added that Rubio had offered the full support of the Trump Administration for the negotiations led by Dinorah Figuera and had requested the participation of all political and social sectors. Alandete indicated that the United States was continuing a negotiation process in which the interim government of Delcy Rodríguez was participating. https://t.co/N6f1EMGNU6 #Venezuela #Democracia #TransiciónPolítica (translated)

David Alandete stated that he had pointed out a year ago that Pollo Carvajal was cooperating with the prosecution and that, in his opinion, the results were seen that day. He added that Carvajal had not yet been sentenced, as he would be a key witness against Maduro. #Carvajal #Maduro #Justicia (translated)

David Alandete wrote that the media decided which news to highlight, how much space to give it, and for how long, and argued that those decisions were fundamental. He stated that the case of Maricarmen, her eviction, and her death deserved thorough and respectful information, but questioned why some media outlets dedicated extraordinary coverage to them precisely during the pre-electoral period. He asked why this case was emphasized over others, and why certain responsible parties were pointed out without examining what the government had done after eight years in power. Alandete claimed that the housing problem was real and serious, and insisted that it should be addressed with more than just stories selected for their political utility. He contrasted independent journalism, which he said investigated and put things in context, with militant journalism, which he accused of selecting and amplifying stories. He also said that when the priorities of this journalism systematically matched those of the power, it was reasonable to ask who was setting the agenda. In his opinion, journalism should not preach moral sermons or indicate when and where to be outraged, but inform about everything that was happening, even when the facts were uncomfortable for those in power. #Periodismo #Vivienda #Desahucios (translated)

David Alandete pointed out that The Washington Post reported that Juan González, former senior advisor to Joe Biden for Latin America at the National Security Council, had traveled to Venezuela to gather information related to his consulting activities. According to the newspaper, these trips were framed within the arrival of former U.S. officials seeking professional and business opportunities following Maduro's capture. Among them, Alandete noted, was Michael Jensen, who moved from directing Latin American policy at the White House during the Trump administration to working for an energy company with deals with PDVSA. He also mentioned Mike Pompeo, involved along with other former officials in an operation to export Venezuelan fertilizers to the United States. https://t.co/vcvdHavMsL #Venezuela #Política #EEUU (translated)

David Alandete wrote that he asked Donald Trump if he supported the return of María Corina Machado to Venezuela, which she had defended in an article. He reported that Trump nodded, praised her, and said that Machado had given him the Nobel Prize because she knew he had earned it; he also stated that everything would be fine. Alandete clarified that he did not present the response as an explicit endorsement or rejection. He noted that Trump did not commit to supporting the return nor explained what the United States would do to facilitate it, but neither did he oppose it. He added that other media had described the response similarly. Alandete said that the political interpretations of Trump's silences and the desire for him to have answered differently belonged to the realm of aspirations and propaganda in Caracas. #Trump #Venezuela #Periodismo (translated)

David Alandete wrote that, in his opinion, all of Chavismo and its allies had mobilized to present Donald Trump's words as if they implied that a Venezuelan awarded the Nobel Peace Prize could not return to Venezuela. He added that he did not know if they were aware of the harm they were causing to themselves by defending that position. #Venezuela #Trump #Chavismo (translated)

David Alandete described it as chaotic to be able to ask questions to Trump, although he noted that he gave opportunities to journalists. He said that the day before he had answered questions on topics such as Serbia, Venezuela, Brazil, and Iraq, and that day he would again attend to the media at the helipad he had just built. He also mentioned that his colleague Patricia Vasc was there working. #Trump #medios #caos (translated)

David Alandete wrote that the minister who had used dehumanizing language against the Spaniards, used a derogatory term to refer to a Venezuelan exile and accused a journalist of treason on public television for asking a question, now claimed to feel dehumanized. He added that, in his opinion, actions and words had consequences. #Política #España #Deshumanización (translated)

David Alandete stated that propaganda sectors of Chavismo tried to present Donald Trump's words about María Corina Machado as referring to another matter. According to Alandete, Trump responded "she's a great woman" and said "everything is going to be fine" when he was directly asked about Machado's return to Venezuela. He added that the Trump administration could later clarify its statements, but he asserted that the question was specific and the answer, direct. He also criticized what he described as a propagandistic interpretation and of low journalistic quality. https://t.co/V2vbiT8W5k #Venezuela #Chavismo #Periodismo (translated)

David Alandete wrote that he asked Donald Trump about María Corina Machado's article in the New York Post, where she claimed that she should return to Venezuela. According to Alandete, Trump praised her, described her as a "very good woman," and said that her return "is going to go well." The journalist described the message as very significant at that moment. #Venezuela #MaríaCorinaMachado #Trump (translated)

David Alandete wrote that the United States had revealed that Delcy's regime had formally requested immunity for her before the U.S. judiciary, but had not done the same for Maduro. According to Alandete, the Attorney General indicated that Caracas had opportunities to claim immunity for Maduro and did not do so, allowing the trial to proceed without objection. https://t.co/znOkAMP3ll #Venezuela #Justicia #DerechosHumanos (translated)

David Alandete stated that the president of RTVE had stopped limiting himself to managing public television and was openly engaging in politics from there. He added that he used expressions like "vulture funds" and "social wound" and supported the ideological message of the Government and one of its programs, which he described as particularly infamous. #RTVE #Política #MediosDeComunicación (translated)

David Alandete reported that Democratic senators Jeanne Shaheen, Jack Reed, Martin Heinrich, and Elizabeth Warren warned in a letter dated September 30 to Marco Rubio, Pete Hegseth, and Chris Wright that the oil agreement with Betancourt may lack a clear legal basis for enforcing some of its provisions. The four lawmakers, the leading Democrats on the Foreign Relations, Armed Services, Energy, and Banking committees, pointed out that the law that created the Department of Defense's Strategic Capital Office allows for the granting and guaranteeing of loans but does not expressly authorize the purchase of stakes in private oil companies. According to the public documentation they cited, the agreement provides for a 35% U.S. equity stake in the parent company of NABEP. The senators also questioned what authority would allow the State Department to commit to long-term oil purchases. They requested that the Government identify the laws upon which both operations would be based, explain the source of the funds, and deliver the complete text of the agreement before its final approval. In addition, they requested information regarding the prior investigation of Betancourt and any potential economic benefits for Trump, his family, donors, or current or former officials of his Administration. Alandete noted that the lawmakers threatened to undertake legislative and legal actions and that the legal structure was one of the obstacles to launching the project. #Política #Energía #Legislación (translated)

David Alandete argued that a political, activist, media, and business structure had been created around the permanent presentation of women, homosexuals, immigrants, Palestinians, and Moroccans as victims. In his opinion, this generated an incentive for those who gained power or influence by defending them: that they continued to be considered victims. Alandete pointed to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as an extreme example. He said that a political, diplomatic, and negotiating industry had formed around it for decades, and that when it seemed possible to resolve it with Bill Clinton, the influence and careers that some people had built around the conflict became exposed. According to what he wrote, that was canceled, the Palestinian negotiators continued to make a living from negotiating, and Israel had few incentives to yield. The author added that combating discrimination was necessary, but that turning it into a permanent identity was paternalistic and generated dependency. He also stated that in Spain there were media and journalists who thrived on that dynamic and that, according to him, they did so better than the people they defended. #Victimismo #Discriminación #JusticiaSocial (translated)