Let’s take a critical look at the reasons given for President Trump’s brazen action in Venezuela, followed by threats of more military action in Colombia, Mexico, Greenland, etc. . . .

By Leo Hohmann - January 5, 2026

The truth will never win any popularity contests because the loudest voices in the room right now are all spouting lies.

If you listen to those voices, many of them on Fox News, the January 3 kidnapping of Venezuela’s socialist dictator was a noble effort by a freedom-loving American president who seeks to set the captives free and bless us with cheap oil and endless prosperity. Many alternative media talkers, such as Alex Jones, have also latched onto this narrative.

They look at these operations in a vacuum as opposed to in the broad scope of history and the track record of previous regime-change operations. That record is long on blood, violence and pillage and short on freedom and democracy.

Those who depend on these influencers for their “news” tend to be folks who live in the moment and the feel-good emotions sparked by video clips they see being passed around on social media. They see liberated Venezuelans dancing in the streets amid overflowing jubilation.

And they drink the Kool Aid.

It tastes so good they want to share it with the rest of us.

In their excitement, some will ask you what you think about Venezuela. But as soon as you begin to share a viewpoint that calls into question their preconceived notion of America as the white-knight savior of the world, it becomes clear they really don’t want to hear what you’ve got to say.

They simply cannot fathom anyone who doesn’t feel the joy. We point them to that stubborn record called history.

Look at Iraq.

Look at Syria.

What about Libya and Afghanistan?

Are they any better off as a result of U.S. interventions in their countries?

Their eyes glaze over. They either rebuke you or give you that blank stare. They change the subject. They refuse to consider for a moment that their exuberant feelings might be premature, if not fully misplaced and based on fantasy rather than fact.

No, Venezuela is not about drugs, it’s not about re-establishing the Monroe Doctrine, it’s certainly not about establishing freedom and democracy in Venezuela or any other country.

In fact, it’s not even about oil. Well, it’s partly about oil, but that still doesn’t explain the bigger picture.

It’s about reorienting the world order and catapulting it to the next phase that will ultimately conclude with world government.

Those who’ve allowed their minds to get stuck in the quicksand of the left-right paradigm will never understand what I am about to explain. I could explain it five different ways until I’m blue in the face and they would still only see “communism” at work and Trump as their triumphant anti-communist king riding to the rescue of poor Venezuela.

If he takes all of Latin America, Canada and Greenland, they will be fine with that too. They will defend it with every last ounce of their energy. Because they have bought the false premise that Trump is using the power of the United States military to free the masses and unleash capitalism in a happy-ever-after scenario.

They choose to be deceived rather than to listen and learn from great thinkers and researchers like the late Dr. Antony Sutton and Patrick Wood, whose most recent book The Final Betrayal explains the real story of what’s being done, why and by whom.

The truth is, they need Venezuela and its resources for the North American Technate, which will function as part of their long-awaited New International Economic Order.

Trump may think . . .

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