The long-term effects of chemical weapons such as Agent Orange mean that the impact of war lasts well beyond a ceasefire
THE possibility of military intervention against Venezuela is looming large following a threat made by US President Donald Trump in early August.
Answering questions from reporters, he said: “We have many options for Venezuela, including a possible military option if necessary.”
This ramping up of pressure has been widely condemned by countries across Latin America, many of which have directly suffered from past US intervention.
The global left must be unwavering in it is support for Venezuela as Washington increases its aggression, and clear-eyed about the West’s cynical motives for targeting it, says CLAUDIA WEBBE
The US is desperate to stop Honduras’s process of social and democratic change, writes TIM YOUNG
US baseless accusations of drug trafficking and the outrageous putting of a bounty on a president of a sovereign country do not bode well, reports PABLO MERIGUET



