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Last Saturday (15), the United States Armed Forces killed three more people accused by the Trump administration of drug trafficking by sea. The death toll on Venezuela’s doorstep has risen to 83 since the beginning of September.
The attack was the 21st in the waters of Central and South America against boats allegedly loaded with drugs bound for points off the coast of the United States. Why supposedly? Because the government refuses to present public evidence of what it says.
Among the dozens of people executed at Trump’s behest was a Colombian fisherman whose family demands justice and threatens to sue. It won’t do any good. In Gaza, despite the ceasefire, Israel continues to kill Palestinians with impunity.
A wide range of experts on laws governing the use of armed force denounce the attacks as illegal. The United States Military is not permitted to intentionally target civilians who do not pose an imminent threat of violence.
The US government, however, argues that the attacks are legal because President Trump authorized them, and that the United States is in a formal armed conflict with drug cartels. Therefore, those on board boats “are combatants”.
Behind the target shooting of boats is Trump’s declared desire to overthrow the government of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela. In his first term, Trump tried, although without success. Bolsonaro supported him. But Trump’s term was at an end.
Trump’s second term is beginning. And with the campaign against Venezuela, he wants to send several messages to the world. The first: that Central and South America will continue to be the “backyard” of the United States. There, they are the ones in charge.
Second message: that China desist from expanding its economic influence in an area so far from its territory. Turn around. Be content with what you already have in the rest of the world. Third message: the Americas must march to the right.
May your countries look to the example of Argentina. Javier Milei’s government is right-wing and is eating at the hands of the United States. A little while ago, Trump helped him so he wouldn’t break. To friendly countries, everything, or almost everything, depending on the degree of subordination.
In the case of Venezuela, Trump has a replacement for Maduro: Maria Corina Machado, leader of the opposition, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Maduro will only escape the American offensive alive if he abdicates power. Otherwise, you risk being killed.
Soon, there will be shots fired at Venezuelan territory, where the largest oil reserves on the planet are located. The CIA is already working on planning actions to destabilize the Maduro regime. It’s a closed question for Trump.
The Venezuelan president is today a politician isolated from his peers. They only have recourse to official protest notes against foreign interference on the continent. Corina Machado’s dress for the inauguration party has already been ordered.
