An 18-year-old woman, out walking with friends in Chicago, was murdered recently and a Venezuelan national in this country illegally has been charged. Not only that, but he had previously been arrested for shoplifting and released back into the community … Continue reading →
There are terrible regimes all over the world. Most of them are in nations that confine the suffering to their own people. It’s sad, but we’re not about to start military action to change anything. The risks are too high, … Continue reading →
A great many people on the right who used to mock and distrust Marco Rubio are very appreciative of his performance so far as Secretary of State. They’re also very surprised, because they had written him off as a lightweight … Continue reading →
Meanwhile, there’s other news in the world besides Iran. There’s Venezuela: The United States and Venezuela agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations, two months after President Trump launched a military operation that resulted in the capture of the country’s president and … Continue reading →
I’m no football fan, but even I could tell that last night’s Superbowl game was more boring than usual. And for Patriots’ fans, it was more painful and even embarrassing. I also watched some of the halftime “entertainment,” curious about … Continue reading →
You may have noticed a Latin American wave of elections won by politicians on the right. The latest is in Costa Rica: The rightwing populist Laura Fernández has won Costa Rica’s presidential election in a landslide after promising to crack … Continue reading →
You may be surprised to know that there is a plan; Secretary of State Rubio describes it here. I’ve cued up two short segments: And here is some truly fascinating background from a Venezuelan with an improbable name:
Continue reading →This was one of the things that struck me the most about the recent US operation against Venezuela’s Maduro: … EurAsia Times, an Indian publication that is no friend of Trump, reported, “Boasting one of the strongest militaries in Latin … Continue reading →
Here’s an article about the Venezuelan oil industry. Venezuela’s oil is very thick and needs to be mixed with thinner oil to be usable: … [T]he oil that in the past has been used for this [thinning process] is American … Continue reading →
I was wondering whether any prominent Democrats had broken ranks and praised the Venezuela operation that netted Maduro. And so of course I thought of John Fetterman, and he didn’t disappoint: “I don’t know why we can’t just acknowledge it’s … Continue reading →
Late last night I wrote a draft for this post, and in it I said the following: Was Maduro’s VP Delcy Rodriguez the mole? Did she cooperate to bring him down? It’s a weird thought and I doubt it’s the … Continue reading →
It seems this was the culmination of months – or more? – of planning, with signals and warnings for Maduro to go into exile or else. Now we see the “or else.” There are also rumors that it’s all staged … Continue reading →