US escalates covert operations against Venezuela amid rising tensions
TL;DR
The CIA plays a central and secretive role in US drone strikes against drug-carrying boats in the Caribbean, providing real-time intelligence that guides military actions, with details and evidence remaining classified and controversial under international law.
- CIA playing ‘most important part’ in US strikes in the Caribbean, sources say The Guardian
- CIA activity against Venezuelan leaders revives specter of US interventionism in Latin America EL PAÍS English
- Trump’s moves against Venezuela sound familiar for a reason CNN
- Is the US about to attack Venezuela? vox.com
- Trump authorises CIA in Venezuela as Maduro asks for peace with US BBC
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