{"id":287829,"date":"2025-10-17T03:05:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T02:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/is-the-cia-fighting-drug-cartels-in-venezuela-or-covertly-trying-to-oust-maduro-from-power\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T03:05:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T02:05:18","slug":"is-the-cia-fighting-drug-cartels-in-venezuela-or-covertly-trying-to-oust-maduro-from-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/is-the-cia-fighting-drug-cartels-in-venezuela-or-covertly-trying-to-oust-maduro-from-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the CIA fighting drug cartels in Venezuela \u2014 or &#8216;covertly&#8217; trying to oust Maduro from power?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/NkmdHCqvtvk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Is the CIA fighting drug cartels in Venezuela \u2014 or 'covertly' trying to oust Maduro from power?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NkmdHCqvtvk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>US-Venezuelan tensions intensify as US President Trump confirms he authorized CIA operations in Venezuela. 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