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"Imperial Laboratory": Alexander Aviña on the "Donroe" Doctrine & U.S. Intervention in Latin America
Professor Alexander Aviña explains how Trump's 'Donroe Doctrine' and military actions in Venezuela are a continuation of a bipartisan US imperial strategy in Latin America, often signaling US weakness rather than strength.
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"It's All About the Oil, Stupid!": Mehdi Hasan on Trump Attacking Venezuela & Kidnapping Maduro
Mehdi Hassan argues that the US intervention in Venezuela, including the detention of President Maduro, was explicitly driven by oil interests, with President Trump openly admitting this motivation and briefing oil executives before Congress.
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