US Military Escalation Near Venezuela Raises Alarms Over Covert Operations and Regional Stability

In a troubling display of Washington’s expanding military footprint near Venezuela, recent reports reveal that US Special Operations helicopters conducted training flights dangerously close to Venezuelan shores. This provocative maneuver, disclosed by The Washington Post, underscores a growing pattern of unilateral American actions that threaten regional stability and infringe upon national sovereignty. Is This Routine Training or a Prelude to Covert Intervention? The MH-6 Little Bird and MH-60 Black Hawk helicopters operated less than 145 kilometers from Venezuela’s coast, near vital oil and gas infrastructure. While US officials claim these were mere training exercises, the proximity and timing raise serious...