Revealed: Trump’s secret plan to send U.S. troops to this country in war on cartels

President Donald Trump is planning to send U.S. troops and drones to Mexico in his ongoing battle against drug cartels, NBC News reported, citing two U.S. officials and two former senior U.S. officials who are familiar with the effort. The mission...

Trump’s escalation in the Caribbean – US imperialism attempts to reassert control over its ‘backyard’

The escalation of US imperialist bullying against Venezuela, which started in August, has reached fever pitch and now involves the bullying of Colombia as well. As well as a military build-up in the Caribbean, the blowing up of speedboats,...

Trump denies plans for military strikes inside Venezuela

US President Donald Trump explicitly denied reports of planned military strikes inside Venezuela on Friday, stating he had made no such decision. When questioned aboard Air Force One about whether he was considering attacks within the South...

Trump Administration Is Ready to Take Major Action Against Mexican Drug Cartels

The Trump administration is reportedly planning military action in Mexico to combat drug cartels. President Donald Trump has been ramping up military operations against the cartels. The White House authorized several airstrikes against boats in...

Three ‘drug smugglers’ killed by US military strike in Caribbean Sea

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Trump just threatened to invade a new country

The big Donald Trump foreign policy question heading into this week looked like it was going to be when and if the US was going to launch military strikes against Venezuela. That’s still a live question, but in the meantime, the president has...

US Modernizes Roosevelt Roads Base Near Venezuela for Strategic Operations

As Reuters reports Reuters The United States continues to modernize the Roosevelt Roads military base in the Caribbean, which had been abandoned for many years, and this may indicate preparations for possible operations near Venezuela. According...

Will: The choreographed fakery of American politics — East Wing edition

When Martha Ellen Truman, the new president’s mother, was told that she could sleep in the White House’s Lincoln Bedroom, she, “her Confederate blood rising, said if that was the choice she would prefer the floor.” (This from David McCullough’s...

Donald Trump’s regime change plan for Venezuela spells bad news for Alberta’s oilsands

Now that Premier Danielle Smith’s favourite foreign autocrat appears to be on the brink of transforming himself from a successful “peace candidate” into a war president, it would behoove folks here in Wild Rose Country to remember why...

Trying to discern a strategy behind Trump’s global adventuring

If Donald Trump really were the isolationist president that his “America First” slogan seemed to imply, we might find that attitude understandable, even if regrettable. The burdens of acting as the world’s policeman, to give it a positive label,...

Maduro braces for a U.S. attack; Venezuelans worry more about dinner

CARACAS, Venezuela – The country is hemmed in by the largest U.S. military presence off South America in decades. For two months, U.S. forces have been blowing up boats off its coast, killing scores; President Donald Trump has warned “land is...

Shell monitoring fallout between T&T and Venezuela

Shell says it is mon­i­tor­ing the diplo­mat­ic fall­out be­tween T&T and Venezuela and as­sess­ing any pos­si­ble im­pact on the Drag­on gas project. In its first pub­lic re­sponse since Venezuela’s Na­tion­al As­sem­bly vot­ed to end...

Trump suggests Maduro's presidency nearing its end amid tensions

US President Donald Trump has suggested that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's tenure may be approaching its conclusion, commenting during a televised interview that aired Sunday. When questioned by CBS News' Norah O'Donnell about whether...

By killing suspected drug traffickers at sea, Trump’s lawlessness enters a grim new phase | Editorial

During Donald Trump’s first run for president in 2016, even he couldn’t believe the loyalty of his supporters. “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn’t lose any voters, OK?” Trump said during a campaign stop...

PM Kamla 'imagining a non existent reality", says Venezuelan politician

Venezuelan National Assembly Deputy Jose Brito last night furthered criticism of Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, accusing her of conspiring against Caricom and what he called “excessive consumption,” as tensions between Port of Spain and...

US, China agree to open direct military hotline after Xi-Trump summit

Fox News senior national correspondent Aishah Hasnie reports on the key topics not discussed in the Trump-Xi meeting and the details in the soybean deal signed on ‘Special Report.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The United States and...

The Regime Change Temptation in Venezuela

What began in early September as a series of American airstrikes on boats in the Caribbean—which U.S. officials alleged were trafficking drugs from Venezuela—now seems to have morphed into a campaign to overthrow Venezuelan dictator Nicolás...

Govt cuts 3,518 Venezuelan work permits

SHAL­IZA HAS­SANALI Se­nior In­ves­tiga­tive Re­porter shal­iza.has­sanali@guardian.co.tt The Min­istry of Home­land Se­cu­ri­ty has slashed the num­ber of work per­mits is­sued to Venezue­lans from 4,275 in 2024 to a mere 757 this year. This...

Russia closely monitoring developments in Venezuela — Kremlin

MOSCOW, November 2. /TASS/. Russia is closely monitoring the situation in Venezuela in connection with US military pressure, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TASS. "We are closely monitoring the situation in Venezuela," he said, commenting on...

Trump Orders Expanded Hill Briefings on Anti-Narcotics Operations in Caribbean

President Donald Trump has ordered his national security and defense teams to expand classified briefings for Congress on his administration’s anti-narcotics operations in the Caribbean and Pacific, Axios reported Monday. The move comes as...