TheAltWorld Hypersonic Missiles for Venezuela? Russia and the U.S. Face Off in the Caribbean
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.
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 Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico, who both declared they would skip the event in protest of the U.S. treatment of Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua. With the summit promising to be a public relations disaster, the U.S. ordered it cancelled.
Joining host Mnar Adley today to discuss Colombia, Mexico, and the Trump administration’s plans for Venezuela are Camila Escalante and Alan MacLeod. Camila is a reporter for PressTV and the editor of independent media outlet, Kawsachun News. She covered the U.S.’ regime change attempts against Venezuela, the 2019 coup in Bolivia, and the return of President Lula da Silva in Brazil. Alan is senior staff writer and producer at MintPress News. He is the author of one book and five peer-reviewed studies on Latin American politics.
The Trump administration is intent on provoking conflict with Venezuela. Moving thousands of troops to the region, the president has ordered attacks on 17 boats, killing 66 civilians in the process. He has also approved the CIA to carry out “lethal” operations inside Venezuela. Last month, Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro announced that his forces had stopped a false flag operation to set off explosives at the United States Embassy in Caracas.
Trump’s hand, however, is being stayed by stiff regional opposition. President Petro has condemned the assault and begun legal proceedings against Trump for his attacks on fishermen in the Caribbean. “The U.S. wants Venezuela’s oil. That’s what is behind the missile attacks,” Petro said, adding that “Trump is furious that I’m not supporting the US with the Colombian Army to invade Venezuela.” In response, Trump has threatened to invade Colombia as well.
Trump has tried to frame U.S. actions as a defensive maneuver, claiming that Venezuela sits at the nexus of a massive drug smuggling operation intended to flood American streets with deadly narcotics. Yet, if he wants to uncover powerful individuals with links to drug smuggling operations, he could look far closer to home. Orlando Cicilia, the brother-in-law of Secretary of State Marco Rubio, spent 12 years in a Florida prison for crimes related to the distribution of cocaine. At the time of his arrest, Rubio was living with Cicilia at his home, and later used his political position to pressure a Florida regulator to grant him a real estate license. Across much of Latin America, the new Secretary of State is known as “Narco Rubio.”
Venezuela, unlike many of the U.S.’ previous targets, MacLeod told Adley today, is not defenseless. It possesses a capable and well-trained military, as well as eight million people in patriotic militias. Any direct invasion, therefore, he concluded, would likely not be a swift affair, and could end up becoming another Vietnam for the United States.
Join us for an important discussion on imperialism, rebellion, and resistance.
Hypersonic Missiles, Imperial Wars, and Resistance: The New US-Russia Clash in Latin America
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wouldn’t bet a single kopek on Putin’s support of Venezuela. We all saw how he sold out Syria last year, pretending to help while his jets where bombing empty spaces in the desert and let the coalition of terrorist groups led by the US, “israel”, and Turkey take power.
However, Mexico and Colombia’s reactions are a very good sign and the cancelation of the US led so-called “summit of the America” is already a defeat for the zionist puppet in Washington.
However, if Putin would want a tit for tat for the latest aggressions by the US and its European lackeys against Russia (including the patriot missiles affair).
So having hypersonic missile able to reach deep inside the US would be a great thing.
The problem with the empire of lies is that it has never had war on its soil (except for the cia/mossad joint operation called 9/11) and the Americans feel invincible because they have never known what they have done to other countries for so long.
Levelling some places like the Pentagon or CIA HQ in Langley would only be justice.
I just don’t think Putin will give hypersonic missiles to Venezuela as he didn’t even help Iran during the US and “israel” aggression.
But there is no doubt that South American countries could defeat the US on their soils, another humiliating defeat like Afghanistan, Korea, Vietnam, Iran, Yemen, etc…