Trump’s Act of War
Trump’s Act of War January 3, 2026 Shares This is from the same playbook that destroyed Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan and perpetrated coups across Asia, Africa and Latin America, write Medea Benjamin and Michelle Ellner. President Donald Trump giving a press statement Saturday about the U.S. attack on Venezuela and seizure of President Nicolas Maduro; U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on left. (Video still/White House/X) By Medea Benjamin and Michelle Ellner Common Dreams O vernight, the United States government bombed civilian and military sites across Venezuela and illegally kidnapped Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. These are blatant and illegal acts of war by the Trump administration . This act of aggression is a continuation of U.S. attempts to seize and plunder Venezuela’s natural resources and undermine Venezuela’s sovereignty as well as the sovereignty of other countries in Latin America . This war does n...