U.S. President Donald Trump uses false narratives to justify aggressive policies, including military strikes on alleged Venezuelan drug boats, while deflecting U.S. responsibility for the opioid crisis. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/04/japan/lie-behind-trumps-venezuela-boat-strikes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #nicolasmaduro #venezuela #donaldtrump #drugs #fentanyl
A stone's throw from Venezuela, in the eye of a political storm fueled by a U.S. naval deployment, fishermen from the archipelago of Trinidad and Tobago fear getting caught up in the tumult. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/31/world/us-venezuela-trinidad-fishermen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #trinidadandtobago #venezuela #us #donaldtrump #nicolasmaduro
Venezuela's Nobel Prize winner made a high-stakes gamble by aligning with hawks in Washington who argue that President Nicolas Maduro — through links to criminal gangs — poses a direct threat to U.S. national security. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/29/world/politics/venezuela-nobel-alliance-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #mariacorinamachado #venezuela #us #donaldtrump #trendearagua #nicolasmaduro #nobelprize #southamerica
U.S. President Donald Trump said "the land is going to be next” in his campaign to stop the flow of drugs into the country from Venezuela. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/24/world/trump-venezuela-land-strikes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #us #venezuela #drugs #gangs #donaldtrump #nicolasmaduro
Trump plays down regime change in Venezuela as U.S. deploys stealth fighter jets https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/06/world/politics/us-trump-venezuela-regime-change/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #venezuela #donaldtrump #nicolasmaduro #drugs #usmilitary