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05.01.26 - 02:18
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Korybko: Regime-Tweaking, Not Regime-Change, Is What The US Just Achieved In Venezuela (ZeroHedge)
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Korybko: Regime-Tweaking, Not Regime-Change, Is What The US Just Achieved In Venezuela
Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack,
This refers to keeping the targeted state's power structure in place but after some (at times significant) changes that advance the meddling state's interests.
Some critics of the US' “special military operation” in Venezuela claim that it didn't succeed despite President Nicolas Maduro's capture since the “Chavismo deep state” that he presided over remains in place.
This refers to the explicitly ideological elements of his country's permanent military, intelligence, and diplomatic bureaucracies but can be expanded to include governors and trade unions among other groups.
The point is that removing Maduro from the political equation didn't result in regime change.
That's true, but the premise that US wanted to achieve such a goal is debatable since Trump 2.0 is comprised of figures who've criticized previous regime change operations for destabilizin...
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05.01.26 - 01:39
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First Venezuela, Next Iran? (ZeroHedge)
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First Venezuela, Next Iran?
Top US officials have been eager to capitalize on the Trump-ordered military raid on Caracas, which saw the Venezuelan capital bombed and its longtime socialist leader Nicolás Maduro captured without major incident and transferred to US soil where's facing federal drug charges related to narco-trafficking and gun-running.
Hawkish pundits are already clamoring for more muscular action targeting Tehran (and other supposed 'rogue' actors) at a moment of ongoing economic protests in Iran pressuring Islamic Republic leaders. Trump is issuing veiled threats to the governments of Cuba, Colombia, and Mexico - but many are asking: is Iran next? Various open source intelligence channels (OSINT) on Sunday have highlighted some unusual American military activity in the UK and Europe, for example...
Something unusual appears to be going on today at RAF Fairford near Gloucestershire in the United Kingdom, with at least 10 C-17A Globemaster IIIs with the U.S. Air Force arriv...
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