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VENEZUELA CRISIS: US PUSHES REGIME CHANGE AGENDA, WITHDRAWS SOME DIPLOMATS

On January 24 th , the Organization of American States convened  a meeting on the situation in Venezuela. During his opening speech US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo once more reiterated the US position regarding Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, claiming that his presidency is illegitimate. Department of State ✔ @StateDept . @ SecPompeo : All @ OAS_official member states must align themselves with democracy and respect the rule of law. All member states who have committed to uphold the Inter-American Democratic Charter must now recognize interim President @ JGuaido . 1,266 18:23 - 24 Jan 2019 941 people are talking about this Twitter Ads information and privacy Following the claims that democracy must be upheld by recognizing Interim President Juan Guaido, he also once more called Maduro an illegitimate president and called for regime change. Department of State ✔ @StateDept ...

US MILITARY USES RUSSIAN-STYLED MILITARY EQUIPMENT DURING SOUTHERN STRIKE 19 DRILLS

The US military appears to be practicing air assault on Russian-style air defense systems and military equipment during  the Southern Strike 19  war games at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. “Southern Strike 19 is a total force, multi-service training exercise hosted by the Mississippi National Guard at training sites throughout the state. The exercise allows participant the opportunity to build partnerships and maintain combat readiness for future missions.,”  the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service website reads.  The website also contains a video of Col Billy Murphy, Southern Strike Executive Director, who discusses the type of training conducted during Southern Strike and what attracts units to the exercise. The exercise will last  from January 15 th  through January 30 th . The 172d Airlift Wing released a video on January 20 th  which showed Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC) from the 148th Air Force Special Operations Command...