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Former U.S. Ambassador To Venezuela Warns Trump's Pressure Campaign Could Be 'Our Last Chance To Get It Right'

Former U.S. ambassador to Venezuela James Story argued in an op-ed in The New York Times that the current pressure campaign against the Maduro regime could be "our last chance to get it right" in the South American country.

Latin Times

Former U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela Warns Odds of Attack on the Country Have Risen from 10% to 80%: 'Facts On the Ground Have Changed'

James Story claimed one potential approach could be a targeted strike on a senior Maduro ally, similar to the 2020 operation that killed Iranian official Qassem Soleimani

Latin Times

Stakes rise as Trump deploys world’s largest aircraft carrier to the Caribbean

Expert says military action may be ‘imminent’ in Venezuela, while others suspect deployment is a negotiating tactic

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US military buildup off Venezuela coast stirs echoes of 1989 Panama invasion

Some see anti-Noriega operation as model for deposing Maduro but others say US-orchestrated military coup is more likely option

The Guardian - US

Former U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela Says 'The Military Force in the Caribbean Is Too Large and Powerful to Be Only for Counternarcotics'

The United States has assembled a military presence near Venezuela that is "too large and powerful to be only for counternarcotics," former U.S. ambassador James Story said in an interview with BBC Mundo

Latin Times

Latest US 'narco boat' strike kills six off Venezuelan coast

The US president confirmed the attack, citing intelligence on narcotics trafficking. This marks the fifth strike since September, totalling 27 deaths.

Euronews

Experts Say Strikes on Venezuelan Boats Won't Curb Drug Flow to the U.S.: Report

"Using military might to take out small trafficking boats is like using a blowtorch to cook an egg," said a former U.S. ambassador to Venezuela, suggesting ulterior motives for the deployment

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Top Biden-era official warns US could stumble into ‘disastrous’ intervention in Venezuela

US military buildup and attack on alleged narco boat spark fears of protracted guerrilla war in South America

The Guardian - US

Trump’s Venezuela gunboat diplomacy: sabre-rattling or prelude to invasion?

Some fear US dispatch of three warships to patrol off South American coast may be part of a regime-change operation – but is it?

The Guardian - UK

U.S. delegation fails to secure release of Americans in Venezuela visit

A U.S. delegation led by President Joe Biden's chief hostage negotiator ended a visit to Venezuela on Thursday after failing to secure the release of any of the Americans detained there, U.S. officials said.

Reuters

US officials back in Venezuela in a bid to rebuild ties

Senior Biden administration officials have quietly traveled to Caracas in the latest bid to rebuild relations with the South American oil giant as the war in Ukraine drags on, driving higher gas prices and forcing the U.S. to recalibrate other foreign policy objectives

The Independent UK

U.S. hostage envoy visits Venezuela in bid to free jailed Americans-sources

President Joe Biden's chief hostage negotiator led a U.S. delegation on a visit to Caracas on Monday in the latest bid to secure the release of Americans detained in Venezuela, according to a U.S. official and other sources familiar with the matter.

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