The attack on Venezuela [codenamed ‘Absolute Resolve’] by USA began on January 3rd 2026. The US managed to arrest the president of Venezuela Mr. Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores. The stated war aim was to stop drug-trafficking from this small country [population: 2.9 crore] located some 1750 kms from US in South American continent. The Trump calls this operation as ‘law enforcement action’, though in reality it is nothing but part of its well-known policy of ‘regime change’ which really began when on 11th September 1973 when president Salvador Allende of Chile was assassinated in a right-wing coup ably assisted by the CIA. Study the date of this assassination carefully and you will understand as to why the Leftists calls it the first ‘9/11’. The second ‘9/11’ came when Osama bin Laden attacked the twin towers in USA decades later.

Donald Trump has always been quite clear about what he wants from his foreign policy. He had his sights on Venezuela even in his first term [2017-21]. Even then his boys had formally charged President Maduro and his team of involvement in drug trafficking. Not only this, US then recognized young Mr. Juan Guaido, an opposition leader, as the acting president of Venezuela. This move had support of many Western allies of USA. This........

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