LINDA PENTZ GUNTER reports from the one of 2,700 protests against the Trump government’s power grabs, on a day when seven million people defied fear-mongering in a outpouring of joy and hope in what might be the biggest protest in US history
‘Rio Pact’ means war danger between Venezuela and Colombia
The resurrection of the Inter American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance against Venezuela could lead to an armed invasion of the oil-rich country, writes EMILE SCHEPERS

SOME people had the wistful thought that the departure of John Bolton as Donald Trump’s national security adviser would cause an easing of the wacky aggressiveness of current US foreign policy.
Alas, no.
Trump quickly clarified that whatever his disagreements with Bolton actually had been, he has no intention of letting up the pressure on Venezuela, or on Cuba either. And the news this past week bears this out in frightening ways.
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