After Donald Trump announced that he had authorized CIA agents to conduct operations in Venezuela, President Nicolás Maduro openly spoke of a “CIA-organized conspiracy” and launched military operations. A few hours later, the White House declared Maduro “illegitimate.” At the same time, opposition leader and Nobel laureate María Corina Machado called on the US to “stop the war started by Maduro.”
Signs of a possible conflict are increasing, writes La Repubblica. The US Air Force flew over the Caribbean waters after more than 150 kilometers from the Venezuelan coast. In videos that were distributed in early October, Little Bird and Black Hawk combat helicopters flew near the sea, near an oil platform. According to The Post, they were headed for Trinidad, near Venezuela. It seems that these are part of training for a possible attack.
A few days ago he was called the “president of peace,” and now Trump is openly talking about “ground operations” and accusing Maduro of leading the Cártel de los Soles drug cartel and of “infecting America with criminals.” Washington is offering a $50 million reward for his capture. 10,000 troops are stationed at military bases in the Caribbean, seven warships and a submarine. In recent weeks, the US military has blown up five boats in international waters carrying suspected Venezuelan smugglers. 27 people were killed. The latest incident occurred on Tuesday.
Every week Trump posts videos showing attacks on drug smugglers’ boats, never naming them but citing the quantity of drugs down to the gram. After giving the CIA the green light, Maduro announced “Operation Independence 200,” a series of military operations on the Colombian border. “We will activate the entire global military defense force, the defense of the people and the police,” he said.
After making another call for Americans to say no to the CIA's actions, he added: "Listen: no to war, yes to peace."
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