John Feeley
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I see it as a viceroyship,
- said John Feeley, a veteran former US diplomat in Latin America and ambassador to Panama, said of Venezuela’s highly unusual new relationship with the USGuardiantheguardian.com/world/2026…
As a critic of him, I’m the first to admit there has not been a presidency since perhaps Kennedy that has had such a profound effect on Latin America, in so many spheres of activity. The effects are real,
- said a former US ambassador to Panama, John Feeley, who has likened Trump’s behaviour to that of the ruthless fictional mob boss Tony SopranoGuardiantheguardian.com/world/2026…
If anyone thinks Mexican drug traffickers are going to stop operating because of what happened … I think they are delusional,
- said John Feeley, a former top US diplomat in Mexico City who first heard El Mencho’s name about 15 years ago at the start of his ultra-violent riseGuardiantheguardian.com/world/2026…
The question always was: Is Claudia going to emerge from AMLO’s shadow?”
- Mr. Feeley said, referring to Mr. López Obrador by his initialsThe New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/02…
That speaks to the opaque, non-transparent nature of everything that’s happened in Venezuela,
- said John Feeley, who served as U.S. ambassador to Panama during the first Trump administrationPoliticopolitico.com/news/2026…
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US-Venezuela commercial flights restart
France 24france24.com/en/us…This resumption of air travel follows the dramatic U.S capture of Nicolás Maduro during a nighttime raid on his Caracas residence in early January
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…Days after Iran strikes, Trump hosts Latin American leaders with China in focus
Reutersreuters.com/world/us…Kristi Noem will reportedly join President Donald Trump and 12 Latin American leaders at his resort in Florida for a "Shield of the Americas" summit Saturday after her ouster as the Secretary of Homeland Security and appointment by President Donald Trump to be special envoy for the new coalition of nations
Fox Newsfoxnews.com/politics/noem…Inside in the Mexican town where drug lord ‘El Mencho’ was killed — video dispatch
Guardiantheguardian.com/world/video…Its pine-covered hills in western Mexico are the heartland of the country’s most ruthless criminal group, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel
Irish Timesirishtimes.com/world/americas…Mexico's president considers legal action over Elon Musk cartel remark
The News Internationalthenews.com.pk/latest/1393726…President Trump has demanded President Claudia Sheinbaum confront the cartels
The New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/02…President Donald Trump delivers the traditional State of the Union address to Congress
The News Internationalthenews.com.pk/latest/1393643…The American leader is grappling with a series of challenges, including rising economic woes, mounting foreign policy tensions and sharp political divisions before the midterm elections
South China Morning Postscmp.com/news/china…Trump Says Iran Resumed Its Pursuit of ‘Sinister’ Nuclear Aims
Bloomberg Newsbloomberg.com/news/articles…Senior congressional leaders from both parties met for a classified Gang of Eight intelligence briefing with administration officials ahead of President Donald Trump's State of the Union address, raising eyebrows
International Business Timesibtimes.com/gang/8…White House vows harsh response if Mexican cartels target US citizens after El Mencho death
Euronewseuronews.com/2026/02…The State Department has received hundreds of calls on its 24/7 crisis hotline as Americans in Mexico scramble to find ways home amid escalating chaos following the killing of a top cartel leader
Fox Newsfoxnews.com/politics/state…Clashes spark safety concerns for World Cup in Mexico
Deutsche Welledw.com/en/clashes…His long-demanded crackdown arrived when the country’s most wanted narco-kingpin died after a shootout with the Mexican military
CNNcnn.com/2026/02…Mexico considering legal action on Musk's comment linking Sheinbaum to drug lords
Reutersreuters.com/world/americas…His long-demanded crackdown arrived when the country’s most wanted narco-kingpin died after a shootout with the Mexican military
CNNcnn.com/2026/02…Mexico Is Caught Between Trump and the Cartels
The New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/02…Two best friends on a birthday trip to Mexico are trapped at their hotel amid surging cartel violence are struggling to find their next meal
Daily Maildailymail.co.uk/news/article…US Won’t Offer On-the-Ground Security to Oil Firms in Venezuela
Bloomberg Newsbloomberg.com/news/articles…For some former U.S. officials from both parties who managed Iraq’s reconstruction, the Venezuelan arrangement brings back memories of problems they faced: Even with vastly more oversight and safeguards in place, the Iraqi rebuilding effort, called the Development Fund for Iraq, couldn’t properly account for where its money flowed
Politicopolitico.com/news/2026…Democrats demand Trump officials disclose potential ‘profiteering’ from Venezuela oil dealings
CNNcnn.com/2026/01…For some former U.S. officials from both parties who managed Iraq’s reconstruction, the Venezuelan arrangement brings back memories of problems they faced: Even with vastly more oversight and safeguards in place, the Iraqi rebuilding effort, called the Development Fund for Iraq, couldn’t properly account for where its money flowed
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