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	<title>Comments on: Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise</title>
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		<title>By: BuckGalaxy</title>
		<link>https://www.habitablezone.com/2026/01/03/trumps-attack-on-venezuela-is-illegal-and-unwise/#comment-54607</link>
		<dc:creator>BuckGalaxy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 00:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
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&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/05/trump-must-give-up-fantasies-about-annexation-says-greenland-pm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;An attack by the United States on a Nato ally would mean the end of both the military alliance and “post-second world war security”, Denmark’s leader has warned, after Donald Trump threatened again to take over Greenland.&lt;/a&gt;

Fresh from his military operation in Venezuela, the US president said on Sunday the US needed Greenland “very badly” – renewing fears of a US invasion of the largely autonomous island, which is a former Danish colony and remains part of the Danish kingdom. Greenland’s foreign and security policy continues to be controlled by Copenhagen.

Mette Frederiksen, the Danish prime minister, warned on Monday that any US attack on a Nato ally would be the end of “everything”.

“If the United States decides to militarily attack another Nato country, then everything would stop – that includes Nato and therefore post-second world war security,” Frederiksen told Danish television network TV2.

Her comments came after Greenland’s prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, made a bracingly direct statement in which he urged Trump to give up his “fantasies about annexation” and accused the US of “completely and utterly unacceptable” rhetoric, declaring: “Enough is enough.”

“Threats, pressure and talk of annexation have no place between friends,” said Nielsen in a social media post. “That is not how you speak to a people who have shown responsibility, stability and loyalty time and again. Enough is enough. No more pressure. No more innuendo. No more fantasies about annexation.”&lt;/blockquote&gt;

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/05/trump-must-give-up-fantasies-about-annexation-says-greenland-pm" rel="nofollow">An attack by the United States on a Nato ally would mean the end of both the military alliance and “post-second world war security”, Denmark’s leader has warned, after Donald Trump threatened again to take over Greenland.</a></p>
<p>Fresh from his military operation in Venezuela, the US president said on Sunday the US needed Greenland “very badly” – renewing fears of a US invasion of the largely autonomous island, which is a former Danish colony and remains part of the Danish kingdom. Greenland’s foreign and security policy continues to be controlled by Copenhagen.</p>
<p>Mette Frederiksen, the Danish prime minister, warned on Monday that any US attack on a Nato ally would be the end of “everything”.</p>
<p>“If the United States decides to militarily attack another Nato country, then everything would stop – that includes Nato and therefore post-second world war security,” Frederiksen told Danish television network TV2.</p>
<p>Her comments came after Greenland’s prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, made a bracingly direct statement in which he urged Trump to give up his “fantasies about annexation” and accused the US of “completely and utterly unacceptable” rhetoric, declaring: “Enough is enough.”</p>
<p>“Threats, pressure and talk of annexation have no place between friends,” said Nielsen in a social media post. “That is not how you speak to a people who have shown responsibility, stability and loyalty time and again. Enough is enough. No more pressure. No more innuendo. No more fantasies about annexation.”</p></blockquote>
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		<title>By: podrock</title>
		<link>https://www.habitablezone.com/2026/01/03/trumps-attack-on-venezuela-is-illegal-and-unwise/#comment-54606</link>
		<dc:creator>podrock</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:51:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>...discussing boycotts and just a general &quot;what the f*ck?&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8230;discussing boycotts and just a general &#8220;what the f*ck?&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: RobVG</title>
		<link>https://www.habitablezone.com/2026/01/03/trumps-attack-on-venezuela-is-illegal-and-unwise/#comment-54605</link>
		<dc:creator>RobVG</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 20:53:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Even Canadians are worried. n/t</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Even Canadians are worried. n/t</p>
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		<title>By: BuckGalaxy</title>
		<link>https://www.habitablezone.com/2026/01/03/trumps-attack-on-venezuela-is-illegal-and-unwise/#comment-54604</link>
		<dc:creator>BuckGalaxy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 07:32:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Just hours after kidnapping Venezuela&#039;s president, Trump and his gang threaten Mexico, Cuba and Columbia. And we already know he has designs on Panama. 

He also says we are locked and loaded to attack Iran if they start killing protestors. I can think of no better way to undermine the pro democracy protests in Iran than by attacking Iran.  

This mother fucker is getting out of control.  Read my MAGAlomaniac post.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just hours after kidnapping Venezuela&#8217;s president, Trump and his gang threaten Mexico, Cuba and Columbia. And we already know he has designs on Panama. </p>
<p>He also says we are locked and loaded to attack Iran if they start killing protestors. I can think of no better way to undermine the pro democracy protests in Iran than by attacking Iran.  </p>
<p>This mother fucker is getting out of control.  Read my MAGAlomaniac post.</p>
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		<title>By: RL</title>
		<link>https://www.habitablezone.com/2026/01/03/trumps-attack-on-venezuela-is-illegal-and-unwise/#comment-54603</link>
		<dc:creator>RL</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 02:45:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>And, barring a goddamn miracle, they are crimes that will go unpunished,  they simply will become the new precedent,  as the rest of the world sees us as the reckless thugs we have become...

We are just 1 year into this, it will only get worse before it gets MUCH worse...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And, barring a goddamn miracle, they are crimes that will go unpunished,  they simply will become the new precedent,  as the rest of the world sees us as the reckless thugs we have become&#8230;</p>
<p>We are just 1 year into this, it will only get worse before it gets MUCH worse&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: ER</title>
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		<dc:creator>ER</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 00:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Putin gets to do what he wants in the Old.



&lt;blockquote&gt;AI Overview
During his 2017 meeting with Putin at the G20 in Hamburg, President Trump reportedly took his interpreter&#039;s notes and instructed her not to discuss the private conversation with anyone, even other U.S. officials, leading to controversy and investigations, as the interpreter (Marina Gross) was one of the few who knew the details, and no official record was made, fueling secrecy concerns about Trump&#039;s dealings with Russia. 
Key Details of the Incident
When: July 2017, at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, during a one-on-one meeting.
Trump&#039;s Actions: He reportedly confiscated the interpreter&#039;s notes and told her not to share anything about the discussion.
Interpreter&#039;s Role: Marina Gross, one of the few present, was bound by ethics but faced pressure to reveal details, which she refused, according to reports.
Lack of Record: This resulted in no comprehensive U.S. record of the meeting, unlike typical diplomatic engagements.
Aftermath: Lawsuits were filed to compel the administration to preserve notes, and congressional investigations were launched, with Democrats seeking testimony from the interpreter. 
Context
&lt;strong&gt;This event was part of a pattern where Trump held highly secretive meetings with Putin, often with only interpreters present, leading to accusations that he was trying to hide the substance of their discussions from his own administration and Congress.&lt;/strong&gt; [&lt;em&gt;Emphasis my own&lt;/em&gt;]&lt;/blockquote&gt;

I originally thought this up as a gag, that Putin and Trump had a verbal agreement to not interfere in each others&#039; operations in their own hemispheres.  But the longer I stare at this the more it appears that this is the theory behind recent geopolitical events that best fits the facts.

This conclusion is outrageous, but it becomes increasingly more plausible.

The price we pay for our new American Empire:  Leaving Europe, and particularly the old NATO and Warsaw Pact states, to deal with the Russians without our help.

Too bad about Ukraine, eh?  What happens there next is going to be the rehearsal for European history for decades to come.

Meanwhile, China sits back and watches...

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Putin gets to do what he wants in the Old.</p>
<blockquote><p>AI Overview<br />
During his 2017 meeting with Putin at the G20 in Hamburg, President Trump reportedly took his interpreter&#8217;s notes and instructed her not to discuss the private conversation with anyone, even other U.S. officials, leading to controversy and investigations, as the interpreter (Marina Gross) was one of the few who knew the details, and no official record was made, fueling secrecy concerns about Trump&#8217;s dealings with Russia.<br />
Key Details of the Incident<br />
When: July 2017, at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, during a one-on-one meeting.<br />
Trump&#8217;s Actions: He reportedly confiscated the interpreter&#8217;s notes and told her not to share anything about the discussion.<br />
Interpreter&#8217;s Role: Marina Gross, one of the few present, was bound by ethics but faced pressure to reveal details, which she refused, according to reports.<br />
Lack of Record: This resulted in no comprehensive U.S. record of the meeting, unlike typical diplomatic engagements.<br />
Aftermath: Lawsuits were filed to compel the administration to preserve notes, and congressional investigations were launched, with Democrats seeking testimony from the interpreter.<br />
Context<br />
<strong>This event was part of a pattern where Trump held highly secretive meetings with Putin, often with only interpreters present, leading to accusations that he was trying to hide the substance of their discussions from his own administration and Congress.</strong> [<em>Emphasis my own</em>]</p></blockquote>
<p>I originally thought this up as a gag, that Putin and Trump had a verbal agreement to not interfere in each others&#8217; operations in their own hemispheres.  But the longer I stare at this the more it appears that this is the theory behind recent geopolitical events that best fits the facts.</p>
<p>This conclusion is outrageous, but it becomes increasingly more plausible.</p>
<p>The price we pay for our new American Empire:  Leaving Europe, and particularly the old NATO and Warsaw Pact states, to deal with the Russians without our help.</p>
<p>Too bad about Ukraine, eh?  What happens there next is going to be the rehearsal for European history for decades to come.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, China sits back and watches&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: BuckGalaxy</title>
		<link>https://www.habitablezone.com/2026/01/03/trumps-attack-on-venezuela-is-illegal-and-unwise/#comment-54601</link>
		<dc:creator>BuckGalaxy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2026 21:15:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Also, Trump on Saturday said the US would take control of Venezuela’s massive oil reserves and recruit American companies to invest billions of dollars to refurbish the country’s oil industry. 

My fucking gawd, the blatant neo-imperialism. I guess we&#039;ll find out soon enough how the generals who enabled Maduro, and the various armed groups in Venezuela, react to this this.  

Anyone want to take bets on if the Panama Canal is next?  Cuba can&#039;t be far behind either.
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Also, Trump on Saturday said the US would take control of Venezuela’s massive oil reserves and recruit American companies to invest billions of dollars to refurbish the country’s oil industry. </p>
<p>My fucking gawd, the blatant neo-imperialism. I guess we&#8217;ll find out soon enough how the generals who enabled Maduro, and the various armed groups in Venezuela, react to this this.  </p>
<p>Anyone want to take bets on if the Panama Canal is next?  Cuba can&#8217;t be far behind either.</p>
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