An unproven drug-smuggling narrative, a well-known pretext for regime change, and one that the mainstream media have been quick to echo, plays a key role in the deadly “counter-narcotics mission” launched by the United States off Venezuela’s coast. Venezuelans are also facing growing domestic repression.
Contributors:
Reign of Terror and Waller vs. Wildstorm are the books by Spencer Ackerman.
The Empire Files journalist Abby Martin
Pomona College Professor, Latin American history, Miguel Tinker Salas
Anonymous Venezuelan journalist “Pablo”
On our radar:
The delicate Russia-Ukraine negotiations have been thrown out by new information, including a contentious 28-point peace proposal and a call between Trump’s envoy and a Russian official. Meenakshi Ravi examines the implications of these revelations for any potential agreement.
From the fringe to the mainstream: Israel’s settlers
Israeli settler violence in the West Bank has reached unheard levels thanks to a fringe movement whose far-right ideology has been amplified and institutionalized in Israeli media. Nic Muirhead, a journalist for The Listening Post, discusses the rise of the movement’s influence and the media landscape.
Published On 29 Nov 2025
Source: Aljazeera
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