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Aircraft carrier arrives in the Caribbean in major buildup near Venezuela
- On Sunday, the USS Gerald R. Ford arrived in the Caribbean Sea, a high-profile deployment the Trump administration calls a counterdrug operation but critics see as pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called the deployment Operation Southern Spear, completing the largest U.S. buildup in generations with around 12,000 troops on nearly a dozen Navy ships.
- Since early September, U.S. strikes on small boats have killed at least 80 people in 20 attacks tied to drug transit routes in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific Ocean, but officials have released no evidence those killed were `narcoterrorists`.
- Venezuela's government recently touted a `massive` mobilization of troops and civilians, while Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro says the U.S. is `fabricating` a war, stoking regional anxieties.
- Senate Republicans recently rejected legislation limiting attacks on Venezuela without U.S. Congress authorization, while experts disagree on strikes against land targets inside Venezuela and the administration aims to `stop the drugs coming in by land`.
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US Deploys Most Advanced Aircraft Carrier, USS Gerald R Ford, In Caribbean
The nation's most advanced aircraft carrier arrived in the Caribbean Sea on Sunday in a display of US military power, raising questions about what the new influx of troops could signal for the Trump administration's intentions in South America
·New Delhi, India
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This Sunday a US flagship aircraft carrier arrived in the waters of the Caribbean Sea, an action that escalates imperialist provocations against Venezuela and the entire region.
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