Colombia asked for explanations on the presence of the US military

[Judi Lynn]

Bogotá, Apr 4 (Prensa Latina) Senator Iván Cepeda asked today for explanations about the presence of the US military on the Colombian-Venezuelan border, at a time when the world is being hit by the health crisis caused by Covid-19.

The Foreign Ministry must explain what role the US military is playing in operations that are taking place on the border between Colombia and Venezuela. In the midst of a pandemic, does the Colombian government intend to lead the country to a transnational war ?, he said.

For his part, Senator Antonio Sanguino pointed out that while the Colombian Army carries out 'anti-drug' maneuvers in the Cúcuta border area, the United States carries out its own. And all this in the middle of the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)?

Sources in credible terrain tell us about joint anti-drug operations between Colombian and US forces. And they tell me that these images correspond to military maneuvers in the Boconó neighborhood of Cúcuta, he said when he shared the audiovisual material they sent him.

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[Judi Lynn]

1. You might remember this old dirty pretension:

BY TOM O'CONNOR ON 2/13/19 AT 1:14 PM EST

President Donald Trump has stoked further speculation about potentially using military action to pressure regime change in Venezuela by sending troops to Colombia.

The Trump administration recognized National Assembly head Juan Guaidó as "interim" leader of Venezuela last month, a challenge to socialist Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who has accused the White House of plotting a coup against him. The U.S. has since expanded sanctions against Maduro's government and the country's state-owned oil company, with the president asserting that "all options are on the table."

After sanctions were announced at a press conference last month, observers noticed White House national security adviser John Bolton held a note pad with the phrase "5,000 troops to Colombia" written on it, raising the possibility of a U.S. military deployment to Venezuela's neighbor to the west. (To Venezuela's east is U.S.-backed, right-wing-led Brazil.)

Asked Wednesday if he planned to send troops to Colombia, Trump simply responded, "You'll see."

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https://www.newsweek.com/us-send-troops-colombia-venezuela-trump-1330555