Tag: Nicolas Maduro
Dan Crenshaw defends Trump boat strikes but hesitates on support for strikes on Venezuela itself
Rep. Dan Crenshaw on Sunday defended President Donald Trump’s efforts to oust Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro but stopped short…
Trump’s military pressure on Maduro evokes Latin America’s coup-ridden past
The ghosts of sometimes deadly Latin American coups of the past are being evoked by Donald Trump’s relentless…
US squeeze on Venezuela won’t bring about rapid collapse of Maduro – in fact, it might boomerang on Washington
The U.S. military buildup along South America’s northern rim is, Washington insists, aimed at “narco-terrorists.” A growing chorus…
CIA cyberattacks targeting the Maduro regime didn’t satisfy Trump in his first term. Now the US is flexing its military might
In the final year of President Donald Trump’s first administration, the CIA carried out a clandestine cyberattack against…
Venezuela declares Trinidad and Tobago’s prime minister persona non grata
Venezuela has declared Trinidad and Tobago’s prime minister a persona non grata, as the two countries continue to…
Relatives of Colombian humanitarian worker jailed in Venezuela call for his release
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — When rumors spread last week that Venezuela ’s government would free several Colombians being…
Venezuela halts energy deal with Trinidad and Tobago over U.S. warship
Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced the suspension of an energy agreement with Trinidad and…
Venezuela suspends Trinidad and Tobago gas accord over US warship visit
Venezuela has suspended a major gas deal with neighbouring Trinidad and Tobago, citing the island nation’s reception of…
Trump might be in Asia, but he’s beating war drums in Latin America
It doesn’t take America’s most lethal aircraft carrier, its F/A-18 jets and battle group of guided missile cruisers,…
Venezuelan land strikes a real possibility
Sen. Lindsey Graham on Sunday defended the White House’s decision to strike Venezuelan boats, hinting that President Donald…
US warship arrives in Trinidad and Tobago, near Venezuela
A US warship arrived in Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday for joint exercises near the coast of Venezuela,…
Venezuela’s Maduro says the US is ‘fabricating’ a war against him
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has said the United States government is “fabricating” a war against him as Washington…