Washington, Jan 9 (IANS) Raising sharp concerns over the Donald Trump administration’s actions in Venezuela, a top Democratic Senator on Thursday warned that this sets a dangerous international precedent, and said that recent rhetoric about Greenland now carries more serious implications in light of those moves.US Senator Mark Warner, Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, told reporters here on Thursday that he had received briefings on Venezuela. He acknowledged that Presid…
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Washington, Jan 7 (IANS) The US operation to seize Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro was carried out without required congressional consultation and could set a dangerous precedent, a powerful Democratic senator said, even as he praised the military for completing the mission without American casualties.Senator Mark Warner, chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, said US forces performed “brilliantly” in extracting Maduro from his residence and bringing him into US custody. W…
Washington, Jan 7 (IANS) US President Donald Trump believes that acquiring Greenland is a national security priority of the United States, the White House said, a stance that has triggered sharp pushback from Democrats and bipartisan concern on Capitol Hill over the risks such rhetoric poses to NATO and global stability.“President Trump has made it well known that acquiring Greenland is a national security priority of the United States, and it’s vital to deter our adversaries in the Arctic r…