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The real reason why Trump bombed Venezuela and abducted President Maduro
42 minutes Posted Jan 4, 2026 at 1:51 pm.
USA kidnaps Venezuela's President Maduro
Trump bombs Venezuela
Reasons for US war on Venezuela
Marco Rubio's crusade in Latin America
Political balance in Latin America
Venezuela's oil
(CLIP) Trump vows to take oil & ships
(CLIP) Trump wants oil & land
Coup leader María Corina Machado
(CLIP) Machado offers $1.7 trillion in assets
(CLIP) Corporations will "make a lot of money"
Critical minerals & rare earths
Colonial Monroe Doctrine
US National Security Strategy
'Trump Corollary' is imperialism
US colonialism in Latin America
USA seeks control over Latin America
Trump targets Brazil
Sanctions on Colombia's Gustavo Petro
Trump threatens to attack Mexico
US meddling in Latin America
Argentina's Javier Milei
Electoral coup in Honduras
Trump frees drug trafficker
USA supports drug traffickers
"Cartel of the Suns" doesn't exist
Lies about drugs & Venezuela
(CLIP) Biden official debunks drug lies
WMD: Weapons of Mass Destruction
USA plans show trial against Maduro
China & Latin America
Trump targets China in Venezuela
China partnership with Venezuela
Why Latin America prefers China
Venezuela-China relations
Russia partnership with Venezuela
Iran partnership with Venezuela
Global South unity
Palestine
Africa (Burkina Faso)
Latin American regional unity
US imperialism vs humanity
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The US government bombed Venezuela, and Donald Trump abducted President Nicolás Maduro and flew him out of the country to be tried in a show trial on politically motivated charges. Ben Norton explains the real reasons behind the USA's imperialist war on Venezuela.
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnD0p5F7MNs
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