‘Naked imperialism’: how Trump intervention in Venezuela is a return to form for the US
by Tiago Rogero South America correspondent from on (#72JF4)
Most of the Americas have suffered from interference from their powerful northern neighbour - and are usually the worse off for it
The US bombardment of Venezuela and the capture of its president, Nicolas Maduro, follow a long history of interventions in South and Central America and the Caribbean over the past two centuries. But they also mark an unprecedented moment as the first direct US military attack on a South American country.
At a press conference after Maduro's capture, Donald Trump said that American dominance in the western hemisphere will never be questioned again".
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