By Mohammad Ali Haqshenas
US military buildup against Venezuela is part of a long-standing pattern of attempts to reshape Latin America, and today’s military threats are aimed squarely at "regime change" in Caracas and securing control of the country’s vast oil resources, says an expert.
Sandew Hira, secretary of the Decolonial International Network Foundation (DIN) and a noted expert on decolonial studies, told the Press TV website in an interview that Washington’s current threats against Caracas mirror earlier episodes of US interventionism across the region.
“The military threat against Venezuela fits in a long history of military interventions by the USA in Latin America and the Caribbean,” said Hira, whose real name is Dew Baboeram.
He traced that history back to the mid-19th century, recalling the US annexation of large parts of Mexico before the abolition of slavery.
After the Civil War, he noted, a victorious liberal capitalist system "focused on building an economic empire for US companies,” and that push defined decades of American involvement in the hemisphere.. . More below
US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is preparing to leave the Trump administration after what a new report has described as months of tension with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, potentially triggering another change at the army’s top echelons.
According to the Friday report by The Wall Street Journal, Driscoll is expected to step down before the end of the year and could leave his post earlier. The newspaper cited people familiar with discussions over his departure.
The Journal reported that Driscoll and his family vacated the official residence assigned to the army secretary at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall this summer, a move that could indicate he was preparing to leave the position.
The reported departure would come at a time of continuing uncertainty at the top echelons of the army.
Hegseth abruptly removed Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George in April, while Trump has not yet nominated a permanent successo....more below
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The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) warns the enemies that any act of aggression against the Islamic Republic will not go unanswered.
In a statement on Thursday, the IRGC issued a “stern warning” to the enemies after US forces launched strikes against the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas.
Following the US military attack on a point on the outskirts of Bandar Abbas Airport with aerial projectiles, the IRGC carried out new strikes targeting the US air base from which the attack originated in the wee hours of Thursday, it added.
“This response is a serious warning to the enemy that they should know the act of aggression will not go unanswered,” the IRGC emphasized.
The elite military force warned of a “more decisive” response if the enemy repeated any act of aggression.
It also said the responsibility for the consequences of any IRGC response lies with the aggressor.
The statement comes after the IRGC Navy on Thursday forced an American tanker to turn back. The tanker ...
