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Reports: Trump Admin Considers Branding Venezuela State Sponsor of Terrorism
Breitbart ^ | 21 Nov 2018 | Ben Kew

Posted on 11/21/2018 11:00:11 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum

The Trump administration is considering plans to designate Nicolás Maduro’s socialist regime in Venezuela a state sponsor of terrorism over its support for Hezbollah and Marxist guerrillas, according to a report from the Spanish newspaper ABC on Tuesday. According to U.S. officials who spoke with the Spanish newspaper, administration officials are currently deliberating whether to add Venezuela to the list of state sponsors of terrorism over its support for groups including the Basque separatist movement ETA, Iran’s Lebanese terror proxy Hezbollah, and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).

Officials have so far refused to officially confirm whether they plan to do so, although they are reportedly seeking the advice of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) is reportedly spearheading the effort, writing a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asking for his Department to look into the proposal. Other lawmakers supporting the move reportedly include Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO).

Rubio has become Congress’s most prominent voice against the Maduro regime and the country’s worsening humanitarian crisis. In September, Rubio claimed there was a “very strong argument” for a military intervention in the country on the grounds of national security.

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1 posted on 11/21/2018 11:00:11 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Don’t stop there. Include every country those caravan invaders are from.


2 posted on 11/21/2018 11:01:25 AM PST by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know. how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

He should add Mexico. The Cartels are terrorists and they’ve killed over 250,000 over the last 6 years or so. 35,000 missing.


3 posted on 11/21/2018 11:04:16 AM PST by laplata (The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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POTUS considers EO to stop birthright citizenship.
POTUS considers declassifying the FISA doucments.

“considers” is code for not gonna happen.


4 posted on 11/21/2018 11:05:13 AM PST by proust ("The rule is, jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.")
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

How about throwing in El Salvador, Ecuador, Guatemala and Honduras. Their entire populations are asylum seeking refugees. Something isn’t right. The UN needs to get off its ass and do the job they claim to be doing.


5 posted on 11/21/2018 11:07:02 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (#NotARussianBot)
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To: FlingWingFlyer
The UN needs to get off its ass and do the job they claim to be doing.

LMAO.

6 posted on 11/21/2018 11:09:56 AM PST by TADSLOS (Six out of seven dwarfs arenÂ’t happy.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Venezuela is imploding as I type.

May as well help them along.

5.56mm


7 posted on 11/21/2018 11:11:42 AM PST by M Kehoe (DRAIN THE SWAMP!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Do it!!!
Go in; kick their butt; take the oil and gold.
No borders works the other way around too!


8 posted on 11/21/2018 11:20:43 AM PST by Revolutionary ("Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition!")
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) is reportedly spearheading the effort...

Li'l Marco should ask Kamala Harris, Spartacus or one of the other RAT's who will be running for President to co-sponsor the bill to flush them out.

9 posted on 11/21/2018 11:38:00 AM PST by capydick (“Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Cuba and Venezuela are hand in glove.


10 posted on 11/21/2018 12:32:29 PM PST by livius
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To: capydick

Stop calling him that. Rubio has actually supported Trump on a number of things and I think even Trump (who is 6’3’ or so and thus most people are little) regrets the nickname. Don’t criticize or media destroy somebody who is actually doing the right thing.


11 posted on 11/21/2018 12:37:57 PM PST by livius
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To: livius

OK...My larger point was to ask for RAT co-sponsors to flush out those RAT’s running for President who would decline co-sponsoring the bill because you know all of them would decline.


12 posted on 11/21/2018 1:07:23 PM PST by capydick (“Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.)
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To: bgill

Video of troops at the border that the media won’t show us.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZcSBAyywi8


13 posted on 11/21/2018 1:35:50 PM PST by ExTexasRedhead
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Report: 80 Percent Of Venezuelans Short Of Food
14 posted on 11/21/2018 1:47:13 PM PST by blam
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