US Southern Command announced that it had conducted an operation A new attack on a ship in the Pacific Ocean And raise the number to 83 victimsaccused of drug smuggling. Since the beginning of last September, American forces began a campaign to deploy warships in the Caribbean Sea.
“Reports confirmed that the boat was Involved in illegal drug trafficking“, this Sunday, the US command operating in the Latin American and Caribbean region.
However, the United States No evidence provided To support their claims that the people they targeted in more than 20 operations on the open sea were in fact drug traffickers. For their part, experts confirm that these deaths Equivalent Extrajudicial executions.
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The government of Republican Donald Trump does not recognize Maduro as the legitimate president of Venezuela and is making an offer A reward of $50 million is offered to anyone who catches him. The president confirmed on Friday that “in some way” he has already decided his next steps regarding Venezuela.
“I can’t tell you what it is, but We have made a lot of progress with Venezuela When it comes to stopping the flow of drugs,” he stated in a previous interview with CBS News He doubts the United States will go to war with Venezuela, but he believes so Maduro’s days are numbered.
Southern Command noted Sunday that the USS Gerald Ford aircraft carrier strike group in the Caribbean Sea is following Trump’s “directions to dismantle transnational criminal organizations and combat narco-terrorism in defense of the homeland.”
Trump says: ‘We can have some discussions’ with Maduro
Donald Trump hinted on Sunday that this could happen Start conversations With the President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, in the midst of his military deployment to the Caribbean and Pacific region that includes the aircraft carrier USS Gerald Ford. “We can have some discussions with Maduro and see what comes out of it.”Trump told reporters at Palm Beach International Airport in Florida. “They want to talk,” he added.
Meanwhile, from Caracas they confirm the military deployment of the US Navy represents a direct threat. On Saturday, Nicolas Maduro described Washington’s announcement of new joint military exercises with Trinidad and Tobago as “irresponsible.” “The people of Trinidad and Tobago will see whether they will continue to tolerate the use of their waters and lands to seriously threaten peace in the Caribbean.”
According to the Venezuelan president, what Washington is really seeking, apart from combating drug trafficking, is to preserve Venezuela’s natural resources and neutralize the political project it is leading: “They are coming for Venezuela’s wealth, for the first time.” Global oil reservesFor the fourth Gas reservefor us Fertile lands“.
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