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Trump Has Brought the War on Terror to the Americas
William B. Lipscomb1 September 2026

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- The Trump administration has systematically transferred counterterrorism tactics from the Middle East to Latin America by designating cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations.
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On June 12th, 2026, a missile fired by the US military struck a compound in Venezuela's Bolívar state, assassinating Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero, aka "Niño…
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