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Stop Trump's gunboat diplomacy
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|M&G 09 January 2026
You will readily note that this week we focus our attention on Venezuela.
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This is no accident. We believe the world’s eyes should be on Caracas, especially the violations of international law wrought by US President Donald Trump’s disdain for peace.The gung-ho US action to seize the elected president of a sovereign country flies against every tenet of respect for the law among the community of nations.
This should be condemned in the strongest possible terms, words we are unable to use in this family publication.
Trump must be reined in. Enough. This far. No further.
Trump must surely draw his inspiration from Hollywood, where the Black Hawk can descend on any world capital to wreak havoc — with no repercussions.
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