The United States of Betrayal by Nick Turse
Donald Trump — America’s self-proclaimed “ peace president ,” head of the world’s newly created Board of Peace , and the recipient of the first FIFA Peace Prize — has nonetheless been embroiled in more than 20 wars, interventions, and conflicts . And more loom on the horizon. Cuba remains on the chopping block . He began threatening Greenland, again . And Guatemala agreed to joint military operations with the U.S. against cartels. People in these countries will have a choice to make: Throw in with the Trump administrationm or resist. In Venezuela, resident quisling Delcy RodrÃguez acts as a puppet of Trump’s viceroy , Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and serves at his pleasure. A U.S. criminal indictment alleging corruption and money laundering charges hangs above her head, and Trump has threatened to attack again if she does not comply with his whims. If history is any guide, RodrÃguez will be cashiered or worse once she outlives her usefulness. For centuries, the Unite...