Hegseth Flails As New Details on Boat Strikes Revealed
By Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti / Breaking Points
Republicans Probe Alleged Hegseth Order to “Kill Everybody” as War Crimes Mount
Sharon Zhang Original for Truthout Members of Congress have launched a bicameral, bipartisan effort to sharpen oversight of the Pentagon after a report on an alleged order by Defense Secretary…
‘Furious Backlash’ Inside Pentagon as Hegseth Seeks to Avoid Blame for Deadly War Crimes
By: Brad Reed Original to Common Dreams Finger-pointing has reportedly begun inside the Pentagon as the Trump White House has tried to shield US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from taking…
Legal Experts Accuse Hegseth of ‘War Crimes, Murder, or Both’ After New Reporting on Boat Strike Order
By Julia Conley article from Common Dreams Former top military lawyers on Saturday said that new reporting on orders personally given by US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in early September,…
How to topple Elliot Abrams’ delusion: A Response to Elliot Abrams’s Latest Call for Regime Change in Venezuela
By Michelle Ellner Elliott Abrams has resurfaced with familiar instructions on how to “fix” Venezuela, a country he neither understands nor respects, yet feels entitled to rearrange like a piece…
Poll Shows 70 Percent in US Disapprove of Striking Venezuela as Trump Mulls War
The US has built up the largest military presence in Latin America in decades off the coast of Venezuela.
The White House Ignored Legal Warnings—Now Latin America Faces Its Largest Military Buildup Since 1962
By Joshua Scheer A Washington Post story headlined the “White House Blew Past Legal Concerns in Deadly Strikes on Drug Boats,” reported that “There is no actual threat justifying self…
Venezuela’s Maduro Says He’s Ready To Hold ‘Face-to-Face Talks’ With US Officials
His comments came after Trump said the US 'may be in discussions' with the Venezuelan government.
What Is Really Happening in Venezuela? US Attacks and Economic Situation Explained
An analysis of Donald Trump’s attacks on Venezuela, the economic impact of US sanctions, and the similarities and differences with the successful Western regime-change war on Syria.
‘Gunboat Diplomacy’: U.S. War in Latin America Feared as Hegseth Launches ‘Operation Southern Spear’
The Pentagon claims the boats were carrying drugs but officials have acknowledged they don’t know who has been killed.
White House Insiders Knew of 2020 Venezuela Coup in Advance, Files Show
Documents released by a federal court provide new and disturbing details of Trump associates’ attempt to orchestrate a coup against a government they clearly did not understand. This is an…
‘Massive Privatization’: María Corina Machado Offers To Sell $1.7 Trillion of Venezuela’s Assets to US Corporations
María Corina Machado, the far-right Venezuelan coup leader who won the Nobel Peace Prize, vowed “massive privatization”, offering to sell off $1.7 trillion of her country’s resources to US corporations.
US Again Flies Heavy Bombers Near Venezuela’s Coast
By Dave DeCamp / Antiwar.com The US has once again flown heavy bombers over the Caribbean and near the coast of Venezuela, according to a report from Newsweek, which cited…
The United States Continues Its Attempt to Overthrow Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution
With rapid military escalation and a redeployed ‘War on Drugs’ narrative, the Trump administration appears to be laying the groundwork for an attack on the Venezuelan people.
VIPS MEMO: What Wider War in Venezuela Would Bring
Russia, and possibly even China, would feel obligated to enhance military support in response to a missile, air, or even drone strike on sovereign Venezuelan territory. Escalation would be almost…