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The United States’ deadly “counter-narcotics mission” off Venezuela’s coast hinges on an unproven drug-smuggling narrative – a familiar pretext for regime change, and one the mainstream media have been quick to echo. Meanwhile, Venezuelans face escalating repression at home.

Contributors:

Spencer Ackerman – Author, Reign of Terror and Waller vs Wildstorm

Abby Martin – Journalist, The Empire Files

Miguel Tinker Salas – Professor, Latin American history, Pomona College

“Pablo” – Anonymous Venezuelan journalist

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