US EditionMaking Imperialism Great Again?
Trump aims to secure Venezuela’s vast oil reserves by deploying US firms after invasion, seeking control over proceeds and regional influence, despite $1 billion rebuilding cost.
- About a week after the invasion, President Donald Trump met with executives from American oil companies to discuss sending U.S. firms into Venezuela, though some were less enthusiastic.
- Following reports of Maduro's abduction, coverage noted it was held up as an example of American military power, and President Donald Trump said the invasion was about Venezuela’s oil, planning to send American oil companies there.
- In public remarks, Trump asserted 'We are going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper, and judicious transition,' signaling U.S. control over Venezuelan operations and 30 to 50 million barrels of sanctioned oil.
- Trump warned Vice President Delcy Rodríguez she would 'pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro,' if she did not meet U.S. government demands, and observers suggested this could presage regime-change wars linked to a 1.5 trillion dollar military budget.
- Technical challenges include rebuilding Venezuela's oil industry costing up to a billion dollars and Venezuelan crude needing solvents for transport, while nationalization twenty years ago and U.S. fracking shape Washington's focus.
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The Rubicon crossed – Team Trump’s Nihilistic Anti-Values Paradigm
By Alastair Crooke, Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity | January 13, 2026 So, finally an act of unvarnished predatory action by Trump and his team – the abduction of President Maduro in a lightning night-time military strike – has launched 2026 into a pivotal moment. A pivotal moment not just for Latin America, but for global politics. The “Venezuela method” is aligned with Trump’s “business first” approach which is rooted in constructi…
The Rubicon crossed – Team Trump’s nihilistic anti-values paradigm - The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity
So, finally an act of unvarnished predatory action by Trump and his team – the abduction of President Maduro in a lightning night-time military strike – has launched 2026 into a pivotal moment. A pivotal moment not just for Latin America, but for global politics. The “Venezuela method” is aligned with Trump’s “business first” approach which is rooted in constructing a “financial reward system,” whereby diverse stakeholders to a conflict are offe…
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Making Imperialism Great Again?
It did not take long for President Trump to change the reason for sending the US military to “arrest” Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro and his wife. The allegation that President Maduro ran a drug cartel was front and center in the months leading up to President Maduro’s “arrest.” Afterwards, President…
Mad King Trump Says He Is El Presidente De Venezuela Ahora
Photo by Andrés Silva on UnsplashWith the war at home distracting from Donald Trump’s threats to take over Cuba, Colombia and Greenland distracting from the Epstein files distracting from all of Trump’s many other failures and sinking approval ratings, what’s going on with Venezuela? Many shambolic things!It was just a little over a week ago that the US did a “law enforcement operation” down there, killing at least 74 Venezuelan and Cuban soldie…
What was Trump's illegal attack on Venezuela and the abduction of Nicolás Maduro really about? Interview with author Geo Maher
Last week, the Trump administration launched an attack on Venezuela to kidnap Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. Venezuelan officials say at least 40 people were killed in the airstrikes, which resulted in Maduro and Flores being transported to a Manhattan federal court to face drug trafficking charges. The abduction came amid escalating acts of war against Venezuela. In recent weeks, the U.S. has seized ships, bombe…
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