A clearer picture is emerging of what Trump meant when he said the US will ‘run’ Venezuela
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No nation has the right to capture another country's head of state, administer its government or claim an entire hemisphere as its possession. This violates international law, the UN Charter and basic sovereignty. Venezuelans deserve to determine their own future without foreign bombs, sanctions or occupation disguised as temporary stewardship that always ends in devastation, not democracy.
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