Tag: Foreign Policy
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Trump’s Plan for Venezuela Leads Straight to Occupation
It started how these things often do: an early morning post on Truth Social. Trump announced that Nicolás Maduro was gone, seized and flown out of Venezuela. The timing was pure theater, but what he said later that day was deadly serious. At a Saturday press conference, Trump declared that the United States would now…
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Narco‑Terrorist Rhetoric, Oil‑Driven Reality
← Back to Democratic Backsliding & Authoritarian Drift Until recently, drug interdiction was the domain of law enforcement and the Coast Guard. Smugglers were treated as criminals, afforded due process. That changed on September 2, when the U.S. military carried out a strike on a boat off Venezuela’s coast, killing eleven passengers. In remarks and…
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Trump’s Unauthorized Strike in Venezuela: No Evidence, No Oversight
← Back to Community Engagement On September 2, 2025, Trump ordered an unauthorized military strike on a small vessel in international waters off the coast of Venezuela. The boat was allegedly carrying narcotics for the Tren de Aragua gang, a criminal organization with roots in Venezuela’s prison system. The strike killed 11 people instantly, and…