And what with Venezuela possessing the largest proven oil reserves in the world, for Trump administration that evinces the characteristics of New York mafia crime family more than government, it was always inevitable that this campaign would be ramped up rather than tamped down..…

January 24 New York Times excerpts: . The Military . 'The leader of Venezuela’s armed forces declared loyalty to President Nicolás Maduro on Thursday and said the opposition’s effort to replace him with a transitional government amounted to an attempted coup. . ..…

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has asked to discuss the political situation in Venezuela with the UN Security Council in closed consultations on Saturday morning. . Jerry Matjila told reporters at UN headquarters in New York on Thursday that the council would discuss whether the..…