"Venezuela doesn't even produce fentanyl, but Washington is still going forward with regime change efforts in Caracas as part of its war on drugs'. On Saturday, the Reuters news agency published an exclusive report claiming that the United States is poised to launch a new phase of Venezuela-related operations in the coming days. The report cited four US officials who spoke on condition of anonymity. Two of the officials said"
"covert operations would likely be the first step in this new action against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. This was less than shocking news given that more than a month ago, US President Donald Trump himself announced that he had authorised the CIA to conduct covert operations in Venezuela a rather unique approach since one does not normally broadcast actions that are supposed to be, um, secret."
The United States is preparing new operations targeting Venezuela, with covert actions expected as an initial phase and CIA authorization in place. About 15,000 US troops are deployed regionally under the guise of combating narcoterrorism. The US has conducted repeated strikes on suspected drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean Sea, producing civilian casualties and terrorizing local fishermen. The drug-war narrative facilitates military expansion, hemispheric militarization, and the criminalization of the poor while obscuring longstanding financial and intelligence links to the international drug trade. A leader who campaigned on non-intervention has authorized strikes and covert measures.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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