Trump Claimed to Run Venezuela. After Earthquakes, He’s Walking That Back.
In January, Trump said “we’re in charge” of Venezuela. Amid a humanitarian crisis, they’re merely “our new and great friends.”
Nick Turse
Nick Turse is a senior reporter for The Intercept, reporting on national security and foreign policy. He is the author, most recently, of “Next Time They’ll Come to Count the Dead: War and Survival in South Sudan” and the New York Times bestseller “Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Vietnam.” He has written for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Rolling Stone, and Harpers, among other publications. He has received a Ridenhour Prize for investigative reporting, a Military Reporters & Editors Association Award for Best Overseas Coverage, and a Deadline Club Award for Reporting by Independent Digital Media. Turse is also a fellow at the Type Media Center.
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Targeting Iran
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Targeting Iran
Trump Celebrates Achieving Absolutely Nothing in Iran
To end his war on Iran, Trump was forced to return to the status quo with the Strait of Hormuz open and no nuclear deal in place.
Targeting Iran
A Point-by-Point Breakdown of Trump’s Failed Iran War Objectives
None of Trump’s stated goals in his war with Iran have been achieved.
License to Kill
Top Pentagon Official Admits Boat Strike May Have Killed Victims of Human Trafficking
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Trump Administration Tries to Shift Blame for Ebola Response
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License to Kill
Trump’s “Donroe Doctrine” Supercharges Violence in the Americas
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Targeting Iran
U.S. Casualties in Iran War Rise as Military Strikes Begin Again
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