Maduro on Trial & Trump’s ‘Donroe Doctrine’

From the courtroom to the newsroom, Nicolás Maduro’s trial exposes how U.S. force is laundered through media language and legal theater, reviving an old doctrine of hemispheric control.

Mnar Adley
Alan Macleod
By Mnar Adley
And Alan Macleod
Maduro

The trial of Nicolás Maduro has begun. On January 3, the elected president of Venezuela was kidnapped and flown to the U.S. to face drug smuggling charges in a case that is already falling apart. Prosecutors have already admitted that the “Cartel of the Suns” – the drugs organization Maduro supposedly led – does not exist. Moreover, the supposed

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The Empire’s Regime Change Blueprint: Lie, Steal, Gaslight, Repeat

What would happen if a world power abducted a foreign president? This article explores U.S. actions toward Venezuela, the legal implications, and why international law appears to stop where U.S. interests begin.

Mnar Adley
By Mnar Adley
Narco Lies

The Trump administration has just violated international law — specifically Article 2, Section 4 of the United Nations Charter — by kidnapping the sitting president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and placing him on trial under drug-trafficking charges that critics across the Global South and international legal scholars describe as politically

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Hypersonic Missiles, Imperial Wars, and Resistance: The New US-Russia Clash in Latin America

As Russia moves to supply Venezuela with hypersonic missiles, Washington faces growing defiance across Latin America. Colombia and Mexico lead regional resistance to U.S. aggression as Trump’s new Cold War threatens to ignite the Caribbean.

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Alan Macleod
By Mnar Adley
And Alan Macleod
Venezuela

Pushback from Latin American leaders are putting a wrench in the works of Donald Trump’s imperial ambitions. The Summit of the Americas– the U.S.-backed conference of regional leaders– has had to be cancelled (or, officially, postponed until 2026) due to threats of a mass boycott of the event. Leading this revolt are Gustavo Petro of Colombia and

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From WMDs to “Narco-States”: How the US Sells Wars the Intelligence Doesn’t Support

Allegations that Venezuela is a narco-state have justified strikes, sanctions, and military buildups. But even US intelligence concedes Maduro is not directing the gangs blamed for “invading” America. The evidence reveals a familiar playbook for war.

Alan Macleod
By Alan Macleod
TDA Venezuela

The United States is building up its military assets, sparking fears of another regime change attempt against Venezuela—and this one could be far more deadly than the others. Citing an influx of Venezuelan drugs into the U.S., the Trump administration is rapidly building up its military forces, encircling the South American nation, one which has

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Trump’s Phony “Cartel” Plot to Invade Venezuela

Washington slapped a $50 million bounty on Maduro and sent warships to Caracas, but experts say the so-called Cartel of the Suns is a U.S. invention to justify regime change.

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Alan Macleod
By Mnar Adley
And Alan Macleod
Pete Hegseth Venezuela

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Alex Saab: The Venezuelan Diplomat Kidnapped by the United States with Alex Saurez

Alex Saurez, author of “The Diplomat,” a book about the US kidnapping of Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab, joins Lee Camp to discuss the exreajudicial kidnapping, the court case that followed, and much more.

Lee Camp
By Lee Camp
Lee Camp Alex Suarez Feature photo

The U.S. is now kidnapping foreign diplomats. That is what happened to businessman Alex Saab in 2020. Saab was on a diplomatic mission for the government of Venezuela, en route to an official meeting with Iranian officials to discuss economic cooperation between the two nations. The Trump administration grounded Saab’s plane in Cabo Verde off

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