Trump administration prepares to add Venezuela to list of state sponsors of terrorism

[Eugene]

Source: Washington Post

Trump administration prepares to add Venezuela to list of state sponsors of terrorism

By John Hudson and Lena H. Sun November 19 at 7:43 PM

The Trump administration is preparing to add Venezuela to the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism in what would be a dramatic escalation against the socialist government of Nicolás Maduro, according to U.S. officials and internal government emails.

The list is reserved for governments accused of repeatedly providing “support for acts of international terrorism” and includes only Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria.

Republican lawmakers led by Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.) have pushed for the designation, citing Venezuela’s alleged ties to Lebanese Hezbollah, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, and other groups.

Republicans have long accused Venezuela of having ties to terrorist organizations. But experts have played down the threat and strength of those connections. They warn that a designation that does not offer concrete evidence could weaken the legitimacy of the U.S. list, which critics say already is applied inconsistently.

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[mr_lebowski]

1. Think it's just a matter of time before a US-backed S.America coalition led by the fascist in Brazil

Declare Venezuela a failed state and take it (and it's trillion$ in oil) over militarily, myself. With lots of guaranteed US-friendly oil contracts for 'our support'.

I think that's a long-term plan started under Bush but mostly shelved under Obama, brought back to life with IQ45.