Tag: venezuela
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Rockies’ Ezequiel Tovar, Antonio Senzatela rejoice in Venezuela’s WBC championship: ‘I wanted to cry’
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Still relishing his country’s World Baseball Classic championship, Rockies shortstop Ezequiel Tovar wore his Venezuela jersey as long as possible Thursday night. Yes, Tovar had to switch into his Rockies gear before taking the field against the San Francisco Giants at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. However, in the clubhouse and…
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Air Force Academy acting dean asks for refrain on absolute statements about Maduro’s capture
Last week, in the wake of the U.S. capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the Air Force Academy’s acting dean sent out guidance urging department heads to ask their instructors not to make absolute statements about whether the operation was legal or illegal. The text of Acting Dean Steven Hasstedt’s email said he anticipated…
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Senate advances war powers resolution on Venezuela
The Senate advanced a measure to block the use of troops in Venezuela Thursday morning. The measure was approved on a vote of 52-47, after five Republicans voted with Democrats, ensuring a later vote for final passage on the measure that would require President Donald Trump to get permission from Congress to send troops to…
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Senate may invoke War Powers, as Rubio promises new government in Venezuela
The Senate could vote Thursday to block the Trump administration from sending troops into Venezuela, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio laid out a vision to open up the country’s economy and allow for a government transition. The prospect of an American occupation in the unstable country seemed possible after U.S. forces captured former President…
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Progress in Venezuela unclear as new leader orders crackdown on opposition to Maduro
In the wake of the U.S. special operations mission that removed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from power Saturday, the newly minted leader of the country, Delcy Rodriguez, ordered a crackdown on any opposition to Maduro while facing pressure to work with the U.S. President Donald Trump initially said the U.S. would run Venezuela and that…
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LETTERS: Tina Peters’ mistaken belief; a common misconception
Peters’ mistaken belief I grow weary of MAGA party members whining about poor Tina Peters. She continues to erroneously believe that Donald Trump won the presidential election in 2020. She apparently thought that she would be able to prove that by allowing unauthorized access to Mesa County voting machines. It is difficult to see how…
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‘No blood for oil’: Local groups protest U.S. military action in Venezuela
About 200 protesters converged in front of Colorado Springs City Hall on Sunday in response to a U.S. military operation that resulted in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro over the weekend. The so-called “pop-up” demonstration was organized by the protest group 50501, which stands for “50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement.” Several local…
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Gov. Jared Polis celebrates ouster of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro
Colorado leaders praise, criticize military operation capturing South American leader Colorado Gov. Jared Polis celebrated the ouster of President Nicolas Maduro via a military operation that captured and flew him out of the country early Saturday, even as other Democrats lambasted America’s action and expressed wariness about the U.S. embarking on “nation building.” Republicans, meanwhile,…
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Dems shed crocodile tears for narco-terrorists | Mike Rosen
President Trump has taken the war on drugs to narco-terrorists with attacks on high-speed drug boats in the Caribbean ferrying drugs to ultimate destinations in the U.S. Feckless Democrats and their media allies have responded with a counterattack ― against Trump! The first salvo was a contrived video just before Thanksgiving by six congressional Democrats flaunting their…
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Trump says the US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela amid mounting tensions with the government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. It’s the Trump administration’s latest push to increase pressure on Maduro, who has been charged with narcoterrorism in the United States. The…