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20.12.25 - 01:06
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Venezuela Vows To Defend ′Homeland At Any Cost′ - Orders Naval Escorts Of Tankers (ZeroHedge)
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Venezuela Vows To Defend 'Homeland At Any Cost' - Orders Naval Escorts Of Tankers
Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com
Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez has said Venezuela would defend the "homeland at any cost" in response to President Trump's declaration that he's imposing a blockade on all "sanctioned" tankers entering and leaving Venezuelan ports.
"We say to the US government and its president that we are not intimidated by their crude and arrogant threats," Padrino Lopez said on Wednesday. "The dignity of this homeland is neither negotiable nor cowed by absolutely anyone."
Handout via Reuters
Padrino Lopen also told state TV that the blockade violates the UN Charter. "For this reason, these actions amount to an open act of aggression, and we are declaring this to the entire world," he said.
The New York Times reported that, in the wake of Trump's threat, which he issued on Tuesday night, the Venezuelan Navy be...
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19.12.25 - 18:06
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Regime Change In Venezuela? Conservative Factions Face Off; Gaetz (ZeroHedge)
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Regime Change In Venezuela? Conservative Factions Face Off; Gaetz
With political insiders like Tucker Carlson claiming that Congress has been briefed on the prospect of an imminent war with Venezuela, tensions are high among Republicans in what may be the most contentious policy divide for the party since President Trump took office.
To some, Nicolás Maduro's regime represents an illegitimate dictatorship that must be removed—by sanctions, covert pressure, or outright regime change—before Venezuela can recover. To others, U.S. intervention has only entrenched authoritarianism, collapsed living standards, and transformed a regional crisis into a geopolitical stalemate with Russia, China, and Iran.
Should the United States pursue regime change in Venezuela — or should Trump cut a deal with Maduro?
Tonight at 9 pm ET, ZeroHedge hosts a live debate moderated by former Congressman Matt Gaetz.
Meet the Debaters
Emmanuel Rincón ('Maduro Must Go' position):
Translation: “The world when T...
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