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On the Radio War Nerd podcast hosted by Mark Ames and John Dolan, The Grayzone's Anya Parampil discusses her 2023 book, "Corporate Coup: Venezuela and the End of US Empire," outlining the sophisticated campaign of financial and political warfare Washington has waged on Venezuela since its Chavista government came to power.

Parampil details the plot to steal Venezuela's most valuable foreign asset, Citgo, setting the stage for the recent US military assault on Caracas. She describes her on-the-ground reporting from Venezuela and her interactions with the country's leaders, from Nicolas Maduro to Delcy Rodriguez, as well as top opposition figures.

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The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal takes a look at Hugo "El Pollo" Carvajal, the former Venezuelan military chief who is likely to testify against President Nicolas Maduro in a New York court.

Blumenthal reveals that Carvajal is not just a coerced witness who cut a secret deal with the US to save his own skin; he is spinning out bonkers conspiracies to please Trump.

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In an exclusive interview with The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal, Venezuela's former Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza discusses the January 3 US military raid on Caracas that resulted in the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores and the killing of as many as 100 people.

Arreaza argues the operation violated international law, the US Constitution, and head-of-state immunity, calling it “barbaric.” He insists Maduro and Flores were in a secure location and were defended by guards who “gave their lives,” but that US technological superiority made resistance ineffective.

He rejects claims that Maduro was betrayed internally, dismissing them as psychological warfare designed to sow division, and insists the military and Chavista leadership remain unified.

According to Arreaza, "there was no regime change," as Vice President Delcy Rodríguez assumed the presidency, and the government continues to function normally, with schools reopening, oil production continuing, and public order intact. He points to the stability as a demonstration of the strength of Chavismo and the resolve of its popular base. Without this movement in place, he argues that Venezuela would face civil war or collapse similar to Libya.

Arreaza portrays Acting President Rodríguez as a deeply loyal and courageous Chavista leader. He says the government’s top priority is securing the release and return of Maduro and Flores through legal challenges in U.S. courts, blasting the charges against them as bogus and arguing that Maduro’s immunity should compel his release.

While condemning Trump's threats and demands—such as severing ties with China, Russia, Cuba, and Iran—Arreaza maintains that Venezuela remains open to negotiations with the United States, but only on the basis of sovereignty, international law, and mutual respect. He frames the broader conflict as part of a historic struggle between the "Donroe Doctrine" of US dominance and Latin American independence rooted in the Bolivarian ideology.

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Who is actually behind the theft of Venezuelan oil?

Paul Singer.

Singer, a billionaire mega-donor to Donald Trump and Marco Rubio, quietly acquired Venezuelan oil giant, Citgo, in November.

Anya Parampil explains how this goes all the way back to Trump’s attempt to install Venezuelan puppet, Juan Guaido, into power in 2019

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The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal and Anya Parampil discuss the nakedly colonial vow of Donald Trump to "run" Venezuela by controlling its oil and resources through a remote occupation following his kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro.

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The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal and Anya Parampil discuss various theories about the US raid on Caracas and abduction of Venezuelan President Maduro the day after it took place.

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Trump won’t be able to “run” Venezuela.

Neo-cons and oil executives are already planning on how to divide up Venezuela’s resources but they don’t realize that Maduro’s movement retains complete power.

The Grayzone's Anya Parampil explains that Venezuela’s socialist movement is widely entrenched throughout society, not just in single head of state.

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Max Blumenthal and Anya Parampil discuss the US regime change war on Venezuela, the kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro, and Trump's claim to have taken over the country.
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The Grayzone's Oscar Leon interviews Augustin Durán, an Ecuadoran investigative journalist who has had to flee his country due to his allegations that billionaire, US-allied President Daniel Noboa, the Noboa family and their inner circle are intimately involved in the international drug trade.

In this explosive documentary, Leon and Durán reveal the following:

- Ecuador, not Venezuela, is the primary departure point for cocaine shipments to the US and Europe, with President Daniel Noboa's family businesses repeatedly linked to drug seizures.
- Multiple cocaine trafficking scandals involve Noboa-owned companies (e.g., Noboa Trading, Blasti S.A., Transmabo) and a family farm (San Luis), including shipments intercepted in Europe and 193 kg seized in 2025.
- Durán accuses Noboa of heading a "criminal economy" enabled by political decisions: defunding port security, deregulating banana exports, lacking financial oversight, and using shell companies for money laundering.
- Investigations are allegedly obstructed without thorough probes, no arrests of high-level figures, while cases are dismissed as "contamination" despite Noboa companies controlling the full supply chain.
- Ecuador's criminal economy (drugs, illegal mining, trafficking) is estimated at a staggering 18-22% of GDP thanks to weak state oversight, dollarization, and documented ties to the Albanian mafia.

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The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate on the essential utility of CBS editor in chief Bari Weiss to the billionaire Ellison family which recently bought CBS.

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