Susan Kokinda, 5 Jan 2025
While mainstream media focuses on regime change in Venezuela, this video reveals Donald Trump's covert battle against the British Empire's financial backbone.
Susan Kokinda from Promethean Action breaks down how Trump's actions extend beyond traditional geopolitics, targeting the nexus of narcotics trafficking, terrorism, and offshore banking systems.
Discover the more profound implications of this fight, the role of Canada, and why even the British intelligence and John Bolton see this as a significant shift.
Chapters
0:00 The Monday Brief - While You Watched Venezuela, Trump Quietly Put Canada On Notice - January 5, 2026
03:05 Not Regime Change - A Strike Against the Empire
08:47 The Offshore Banking System: Where Drug Money Meets Global Finance
12:18 Irregular Warfare Against the Rules-Based Order
Snapshots and Notes
The operation in Caracas wasn’t just about Maduro; it’s an opening salvo against the British Empire.
President Trump…
“So we have to do something because we lost, the real number is 300,000 people in my opinion. You know, they like to say 100,000.
“100,000 is a lot of people, but the real number is 300,000 people.
“We lost them to drugs, and they come in through the southern border, mostly the southern border.
“Plenty come in through Canada, too, by the way, in case you don’t know.”
Have you noticed drug deaths hardly occupy the headlines anymore?
Frequently released documentaries on the war on drugs are now scarcely published.
Deaths in Wars, Including the War on Drugs, Since and Including Vietnam
The Vietnam War resulted in 58,220 U.S. military fatalities.
Since the end of World War II in 1945, the total number of Americans killed in combat across various conflicts, including Korea, Vietnam, Panama, Grenada, Gulf 1, Gulf 2, and Afghanistan, is 103,000.
The Iraq War, which saw 4,486 American men and women killed, had a lower fatality rate for the wounded (14%) compared to Vietnam (19%) and World War II (27%), largely due to advancements in combat medicine.
Perspectives
COVID-19 death toll in the U.S. compared to wars
The United States surpassed 58,365 coronavirus deaths by April 2021, a figure that exceeded the 58,220 U.S. soldiers killed in battle during the Vietnam War (1964-1975).
Claims regarding COVID-19 vaccine mortality
One perspective claims that COVID-19 vaccines have killed more Americans than World War I, World War II, and the Vietnam War combined.
This perspective suggests that globally, there were 30 million excess deaths and 1.5 billion injuries by mid-2024, attributed to COVID-19 vaccines.
Even by conservative estimates of 100,000, the war on drugs has had a much bigger impact, as the drug war also destroyed families, even set habits for children that led them into drugs.
The media consistently focuses on the usual targets…
But not all media are woke, some are awake….
Speaking of woke, the NYT never disappoints in that perspective - and their narrative is intentionally redirecting to create rifts, internal conflicts, and divisiveness…
One just has to step back to see how they are handling MGT’s stance to see that much and how others are creating a LOT of noise, such as bringing up impeachment
Some of Trump’s opponents like the former head of Britain’s MI6 and walrus man, John Bolton, immediately recognized that what the US did in Venezuela was not a regime change operation.
They recognize that what happened in Venezuela was a surgical strike against the British Empire’s irregular warfare and a key component of that, namely,
illicit and illegal drugs
narcotics trafficking
narco-terrorism, and
The City of London-centered banking system
The offshore banking operation was set up to sidestep regulation, sovereignty, and law enforcement - something Susan is very well versed in.
The City of London: Identity and Purpose
The City of London, often called the “Square Mile,” is a distinct entity within Greater London and is not to be confused with London, the capital of the United Kingdom.
It is recognized as a city, ceremonial county, and local government district in England, forming the historic core from which the rest of London developed.
Its origins trace back to the Roman settlement of Londinium around 47 AD, and it has served as a center for settlement, trade, commerce, and ceremony since that period.
The City of London has its own government, the City of London Corporation, which is Britain’s oldest local government body and has powers that exceed those of London’s 32 other boroughs, including its own independent police force.
The primary purpose of the City of London today is its role as London's financial district and a global financial center.
It is home to numerous banks, the Bank of England, the London Stock Exchange, investment banks, insurance companies, and financial markets.
The City Corporation, governed by the Lord Mayor and the Court of Common Council, provides local government services for its residents and workers.
Its unique history and traditions have allowed it to preserve ancient rights and economic liberties, with its governance dating back to before Parliament.
The City of London also includes significant historical sites, such as St Paul’s Cathedral, as well as modern iconic buildings.
In Summary,
The City of London is a sovereign and influential Eentity …
The City of London operates as a sovereign entity within the UK, sharing similarities with Vatican City and Washington, D.C., and is not subject to UK law in any way.
It has its own Lord Mayor, police force, and traditions of autonomy from the British Crown.
The City of London became a sovereign state in 1694 with the founding of the Bank of England and is considered the “World Banking Empire,” connected to Washington, D.C. (Military Empire) and the Vatican (Religious Empire), all of which are influenced by the British Crown.
https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/about-us/about-the-city-of-london-corporation/our-role-in-london
So ask yourself - why is it so covert as well as so independent right in the middle of the U.K.’s capital?
Not Regime Change - A Strike Against the Empire (03:05)
Many former MAGA allies are not seeing what they are looking at, not hearing what they are listening to, and are watching the shells, not the shell game.
Some are even outright lying.
Listen to Secretary of State Marco Rubio share exactly what is happening…
NBC’s Kristen Welker: “I want to start with this big picture question. Is the United States now at war with Venezuela?”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio: “There’s not a war. I mean, we are a war against drug trafficking organizations, it’s not a war against Venezuela. …
“You cannot continue to have the largest oil reserves in the world under the control of adversaries of the United States, not benefiting the people of Venezuela and stolen by a handful of oligarchs around the world, including inside of Venezuela, but not benefiting the people of that country.”
He didn’t blame socialism.
He didn’t blame communism.
Rubio used two terms everyone needs to grasp and grasp well,
as well as the implications of using those two terms together…
- drug trafficking organizations
- oligarchs
definitely sets the scope of this administration way beyond Venezuela
The Canada Angle
The British Empire has been the most notorious entity in the world when it comes to making money off of drug trafficking, going back over 200 years, including the notorious Opium Wars of the 19th century.
This has never stopped; it’s just taken a new form.
And that’s the importance of Canada in this picture.
Mark Carney, if you haven’t figured it out yet, is the British Empire’s favorite central banker.
He has served as the Governor of the Bank of England from July 1, 2013, until March 15, 2020, becoming the first non-British person to hold the latter position.
Thanks to Mark Carney, Canada is the major political outpost for the crown in North America, and is being used for drug trafficking, illegal immigration, and terrorism.
Unlike Mexican President Claudia Scheinbaum, whom Trump accurately characterized as terrified of the cartels, Carney has actually facilitated the financing arm of the cartels in his former role as the head of the Bank of England.
While no one else is picking up on the Canada angle, some interesting folks who are not exactly Trump supporters are picking up on another aspect of this, on the fact that what the U.S. did in Venezuela is not regime change.
Like Sir John Soros, the former head of MI6, he would normally be screaming about democracy, as he usually does, to get attention, but this time, there are crickets from his camp. Sir John recognized that what Trump did was a demonstration of raw power that bypasses the empire’s rules-based order.
“Well, first of all, I think I’d be cautious about using the phrase regime change.
“The Americans have adopted the leader of Venezuela, Maduro, and taken him to the U.S. to stand trial.
“But they are now already dealing with the regime.
“The army remains in power, the legal structures of the regime remain unchanged, and they’re already talking to Delcy Rodriguez, the vice president who’s been sworn in as the new president of Venezuela, and distance themselves from the opposition.
“So this isn’t the sort of regime change of the sort that we saw in Iraq, and it’s commensurate with the clear reluctance by Trump to put large scale forces on the ground.”
Sir John admitted this operation is new territory. He also noted that Washington is already dealing with Maduro’s successors and that the country's structures remain.
He knows this isn’t Iraq, it isn’t Tony Blair’s regime change, it’s something else.
Opens in Sky News YouTube account…
And he’s not alone, here’s John Bolton....
“But let’s be clear, there’s a big difference between getting Maduro and removing the regime.
“Right now, facts are scarce, that’s for sure, but the regime is still in power.
“And Trump inexplicably today at his news conference took a shot at the Nobel Peace Prize winning leader of Venezuela’s opposition, Mrs. Machado, said she didn’t have the trust of the Venezuelan people.
“So I think there’s a lot of lack of clarity, to say the least, in Trump’s thinking on this and it would be a hollow victory indeed if we snatched Maduro but left his regime in place.”
Trump’s allies are confused when MI6 and John Bolton admit that this is not standard regime change; you know you’re watching a higher level of warfare.
While so-called MAGA influencers are screaming regime change, the former head of MI6 is calmly explaining that this is something entirely different. Who do you think actually understands what’s happening?
Both Barbara Boyd and Susan Kokinda have been tracking British imperial operations and irregular warfare for decades.
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The Offshore Banking System: Where Drug Money Meets Global Finance (08:47)
Susan Kokinda continues…
As this is a war on drug trafficking organizations and oligarchs, as Rubio says, then it is automatically a war on the global banking system because you can’t separate the two - they have embedded together for far too long for that to happen.
The target isn’t just jungle labs and drug boats - it’s the city of London.
Let’s remember where Venezuela is - it borders the Caribbean.
What else is in the Caribbean?
The origin of the infamous offshore banking system was established directly by the British.
Back in 1960, the largest banking houses in London, working in partnership with the government and the exchequer, established 14 completely secretive secrecy jurisdictions.
These are the offshore banking centers that now hold between 50 and 75 trillion dollars, with all 50 of the world’s largest banks operating within them.
Remember, the City of London is THE global finance center -
with its own government and its own courts and its own police -
you think they were just sitting on the sidelines watching all this?
These offshore centers exist outside the control of sovereign governments.
They’re secret, they’re unregulated, and they facilitate illegal activity.
What we once had, a legitimate regulated banking system, has been transformed into a criminal enterprise.
And interestingly, the Russians have known this for years and have been more vociferous about it than any Western government.
In a 2014 speech, Viktor Ivanov, then Russia’s top drug enforcement official, laid it out clearly in a Moscow conference.
He said ...
And he goes on to make clear that the global financial system needs drug money to survive…
Remember, Treasury Secretary Scott Besant recently said 50% of his job involves national security.
Irregular Warfare Against the Rules-Based Order (12:18)
Susan Kokinda continues…
Venezuela doesn’t have to be a major producer of drugs.
It’s the facilitator for the spider web of narcotics, illegal immigration and terrorism.
And it’s well known that Hamas,
Hezbollah and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard operate out of Venezuela.
So think about the implications, Trump’s moves on Venezuela hit at this nexus, and it effectively attacks the liquidity of the offshore banking system established by the British in the 1960s.
He’s cutting off the flow of fertilizer to the globalist oligarchs.
And this brings us to the real issue: we are fighting not regular warfare but irregular warfare.
For decades, the British Empire and globalist banks have waged war on us using non-state actors - NGOs, terrorists, cartels, all of which are protected by their rules-based international order.
A couple of my friends discussed this when they summed up their discussion on Venezuela.
Here’s what Crypto Rich and Tom Luongo said….
CryptoRich: “So here’s Trump coming along, breaking the rules, which he has to do in order to defeat the international banking cartel, which is spawned out of the city of London.”
Tom Luongo: “Well, you can’t play by their rules when their rules-based order is all based on...”
CryptoRich: “It favors them.”
Tom Luongo: “It favors them. They set the game board up. If you want to beat somebody, you can’t play the game by their rules. It’s basic Sun Tzu - never fight on the ground prepared by your enemy.”
You can’t defend your nation if you play by their rules.
And the new national security strategy, which Rubio brought up in the above interview, says so.
Just a reminder, here’s what the national security strategy says about the elite’s rules…
They lashed American policy to a network of international institutions, some of which were driven by outright anti-Americanism and many by a transnationalism that explicitly seeks to dissolve individual state sovereignty.
So, on behalf of all sovereign nations, Trump has taken the fight directly to those institutions.
Both the so-called legitimate ones, like
USAID
the NGOs
the nonprofits
the universities
and the illegitimate side ...
the cartels
the criminal empires and
their financiers
We are no longer playing by the rules of the rules-based order.
And don’t forget, it was Canada’s Mark Carney who said that just a few months ago.
This is what this administration is taking on in their whole of government approach.
No, it isn’t regime change - it’s the recognition that this is irregular warfare.
And for the first time in the entire post-war period, the United States is actually fighting back.
So here’s the bottom line...
While the talking heads and influencers are screaming about regime change and splitting MAGA, Donald Trump just declared war on the financial backbone of the British Empire.
He’s targeting the offshore banking system that has funded terrorism, cartels, and the destruction of sovereign nations for over 50 years.
And he’s just targeted Canada for good measure.
The most ironic part?
The enemy understands what Trump is doing better than many of his supposed allies - Sir John Sars and John Bolton see it.
And one of the other superpowers, Russia, has been warning about this for decades.
But too many in the MAGA movement are stuck arguing about whether this is another neocon regime change, instead of recognizing that Trump has just launched the biggest offensive against the city of London since maybe the American Revolution.
