The Trump administration has now killed at least 43 people in 10 strikes against so-called drug boats in the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean. The threat of war against Venezuela and the surrounding region is growing as the Pentagon deploys the world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald Ford , to the Caribbean. Alejandro Velasco, associate professor at New York University, says the Latin American policy is “primarily Marco Rubio’s ideological project,” motivated by a desire to oust the government of Venezuela and weaken the allied government of Cuba.

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AMY GOODMAN: We begin today’s show looking at the Trump administration’s escalating threats of war against Venezuela and the region. On Sunday, the U.S. docked a w

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