January 4, 2026 - David Smilde | Francisco Mondaldi | Nader Hashemi

Trump's Monroe Doctrine: Threaten Greenland, Canada, Mexico, Colombia and Brazil But Support Argentina, Chile, El Salvador, Honduras and Ecuador Whose Authoritarian Leaders Like Him and Keep on Maduro's VP While Spurning the Nobel Prize-Winning Leader of Venezuela's Opposition | Trump's Venezuela Oil Grab to Recover "Stolen" U.S. Oil and Then Pump Baby Pump |"Locked And Loaded": Trump Vows to Rescue Iranian Demonstrators From a Brutal Government Whose Economy is Cratering From U.S. Sanctions
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