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Trump deploys CIA, military assets to fight Venezuela drug war
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has accused the US of a coup attempt after Donald Trump approved CIA operations in the country to tackle alleged drug trafficking. Sky News report on Thursday indicated that Trump confirmed his decision, first...
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Sanctuary: Why Portland And Venezuela Are In Washington’s Crosshairs
Above photo: ALBA athletes in Venezuela. Sanctuary City Portland, Oregon was my sanctuary as a teenager. I was a weird kid, a label I mostly embraced. But being different in my hometown rural north Idaho was exhausting. When I needed to recharge...
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Venezuela Demands UN Action To Halt US Military Threat
Above photo: A big Venezuelan flag being waved by a marcher in Caracas demanding United Nations to prevent a US military aggression against Venezuela. October 6, 2025. This Monday, Venezuelans took to the streets in great numbers from Petare, east...
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Strikes considered: Trump indicates approval of CIA action against Venezuela
US President Donald Trump indicated Wednesday he had authorized covert CIA action against Venezuela and said he was considering strikes against alleged drug cartels on land in the South American country. Trump's comments triggered outrage from...
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Trump admits authorising CIA black ops in Venezuela, sparking Maduro outrage
WASHINGTON, Oct 16 — US President Donald Trump indicated Wednesday he had authorised covert CIA action against Venezuela and said he was considering strikes against alleged drug cartels on land in the South American country. Trump’s comments...
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Tidbits-Oct 16 -Readers Comments: Chicago Invaded-By ICE, Texas National Guard; Trump’s Labor Dept Says ICE Raids Causing Food Crisis; Boat Strikes Just the Beginning, Now CIA Missions Planned Against Venezuela; US Socialism Today; All-Out for Oct 18
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Trump authorizes CIA ops against Venezuelan 'narcoterrorists'
Wednesday's acknowledgment by President Donald Trump that his administration authorized Central Intelligence Agency covert operations in Venezuela marked a significant escalation against Nicolás Maduro's government, with the Venezuelan leader...
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Gaza reprieved, Geneva match-fixed, devolution auctioned, Venezuela targeted
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Will India fulfil its devolution pledge and commitment to the Tamil people? Why wasn’t Marwan Bhargouti, Palestinian Nelson Mandela, released? NPP Govt concedes walkover at UNHRC Geneva On the first anniversary of her presidency, Mexico’s leftwing...
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A Nobel question: Should Venezuela's democracy be saved by Trump's military?
COMMENTARY María Corina Machado deserved the Nobel Peace Prize for leading Venezuela's nonviolent democracy movement — but should that effort rely ultimately on a U.S. military incursion? Last Thursday, President Donald Trump announced his Gaza...
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Trump Just Announced Major Action in Venezuela – Maduro Won't Be Happy
President Donald Trump has authorized the CIA to operate in Venezuela as the administration considers conducting airstrikes in the country. So far, the administration has stuck to carrying out airstrikes against Venezuelan boats that were believed...
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Trump sends CIA into Venezuela after strikes on 'drug boats'
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Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has accused the US of a coup attempt after Donald Trump approved CIA operations in the country to tackle alleged drug trafficking. Mr Trump confirmed his decision, first revealed by The New York Times, as he...
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Trump indicates approval of CIA action against Venezuela
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US President Donald Trump indicated Wednesday he had authorized covert CIA action against Venezuela and said he was considering strikes against alleged drug cartels on land in the South American country. Trump's comments triggered outrage from...
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Hamas can’t access all hostage remains; Trump authorizes CIA in Venezuela
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[CRAIG NIGRELLI] COMPLICATIONS -ALREADY – IN THE CEASEFIRE IN GAZA. HOW THE RETURN OF DEAD ISRAELIS IS NOW TURNING INTO A BODY COUNT. PLUS: COULD THE U-S LAUNCH ATTACKS ON VENEZUELA? WHAT PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID ABOUT POSSIBLY GOING FURTHER THAN...
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Trump vows to stop Venezuelan drug traffickers by land, approves CIA operations
President Donald Trump suggested the United States’s recent strikes on drug traffickers in Venezuelan waters will now also be coordinated within its borders.The Department of War had been striking alleged drug trafficking boats within Venezuela’s...
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Amid political turmoil, Venezuelans prepare for canonization of their first saints — José Gregório Hernández and María Carmen Elena Rendiles Martínez
As Venezuelans await the upcoming canonization of the South American country’s first saints — Blessed José Gregório Hernández and Blessed María Carmen Elena Rendiles Martínez — both the church and the government prepare for the unprecedented...
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Trump Says He's Authorized CIA Covert Action in Venezuela
Hamas Says it Has Returned All the Hostage Bodies it Can Reach 02:02 Now Playing Trump Says He's Authorized CIA Covert Action in Venezuela 03:00 UP NEXT Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Layoffs During Shutdown 01:57 Federal Agents Deploy Tear...
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'Beyond the law': Fmr. Defense Secy. reacts to Trump revealing CIA actions in Venezuela
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Trump Says He Has Authorized Covert CIA Operations in Venezuela
President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference in the Oval Office of the White House on Oct. 15, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday confirmed he has authorized covert CIA operations in Venezuela. The...
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Trump says he authorized covert CIA operations in Venezuela
Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had authorized the CIA to carry out covert operations in Venezuela, marking a sharp escalation in his administration’s pressure campaign against Nicolás Maduro’s government. Trump further suggested he was...
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CIA in Venezuela: What to know about Trump administration-approved covert action
The Donald Trump administration has secretly authorized the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to conduct covert action in Venezuela, The New York Times reported, citing US officials. This marks a stepping up of action against Venezuela's president...
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