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Trump Administration Authorizes Covert CIA Action in Venezuela
According to Julian E. Barnes and Tyler Pager of The New York Times, the Trump administration has secretly authorized the CIA to conduct covert action in Venezuela.
The Trump administration has secretly authorized the CIA to conduct covert action in Venezuela, stepping up a campaign against Nicolás Maduro, the country’s authoritarian leader.
- The authorization is the latest step in the Trump administration’s intensifying pressure campaign against Venezuela.
- The U.S. military has been targeting boats off the Venezuelan coast that are transporting drugs, resulting in 27 deaths.
- American officials have privately stated that the end goal is to drive Maduro from power.
The new authority allows the CIA to carry out lethal operations in Venezuela and conduct operations in the Caribbean, either unilaterally or in conjunction with a larger military operation.
Author's summary: The Trump administration intensifies pressure on Venezuela.
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