10/31/25 José Niño on How US-Venezuela Relations Spiraled into Military Confrontation

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Scott Horton

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🗓️ 3 November 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Scott interviews Jose Nino about the Trump administration’s sprint towards regime change in Venezuela. They discuss the broader historic context behind US-Venezuela tensions, whether the Venezuelan government really is communist and more. Discussed on the show: “30 Years of Failure: How U.S.-Venezuela Relations Spiraled into Military Confrontation” (Libertarian Institute) “Pentagon Tells Congress It Doesn’t Know Who It’s Killing in Latin American Boat Strikes” (Antiwar.com) The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (IMDb) José Niño is the Deputy Editor at Headline USA. He is a Venezuelan-American freelance writer. He is the author of The Ten Myths of Gun Control and How Socialism Destroyed Venezuela. Find him on Twitter @JoseAlNino. For more on Scott’s work: Check out The Libertarian Institute: https://www.libertarianinstitute.org Check out Scott’s other show, Provoked, with Darryl Cooper https://youtube.com/@Provoked_Show Read Scott’s books: Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine https://amzn.to/47jMtg7 (The audiobook of Provoked is being published in sections at https://scotthortonshow.com) Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terrorism: https://amzn.to/3tgMCdw Fool’s Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan https://amzn.to/3HRufs0 Follow Scott on X @scotthortonshow And check out Scott’s full interview archives: https://scotthorton.org/all-interviews This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Incorporated https://rrbi.co Moon Does Artisan Coffee https://scotthorton.org/coffee; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom https://www.libertyclassroom.com/dap/a/?a=1616 and Dissident Media https://dissidentmedia.com You can also support Scott’s work by making a one-time or recurring donation at https://scotthorton.org/donate/ https://scotthortonshow.com or https://patreon.com/scotthortonshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Ladies and gentlemen of the press have been less than honest, reporting to the American people, what's going on in this country?
0:11.0	Because the babies are making it.
0:13.0	We're dealing with Hitler Revisited.
0:15.0	This is the Scott Horton Show, Libertarian Foreign Policy, mostly.
0:21.7	When the president visit, that means that it is not only...
0:24.5	We're going to take out seven countries in five years.
0:27.0	They don't know what the fuck they're doing.
0:29.2	Negotiate now.
0:31.4	End this war.
0:33.5	And now, here's your host, Scott Horton.
0:39.2	All right, you guys, introducing Jose Nino.
0:42.5	He is the deputy editor over there at Headline USA, working with our good friend, Ken Silva, over there.
0:48.4	And, of course, he is a regular contributor at the Libertarian Institute as well.
0:53.8	Welcome to the show. How you doing, Jose? Good to see you.
0:56.5	Oh, I'm doing great. Thank you for having me on, Scott. Very great to have you here. So,
1:01.5	man, I have to tell, I'm really grateful for this article. I mean, I really love all of your stuff
1:05.1	that you write for us. 30 years of failure, how U.S. Venezuela relations spiraled into military confrontation.
1:12.6	But I'm just so appreciative of this because it's so in depth. And you take us back and give us
1:17.0	all of the everything important we need to know that's happened since the late 1990s when Hugo
1:22.1	Chavez came to power and the different shifts in American policy overall and through the thing.
1:27.4	And right up to the current day, the disputed election, the threats of war and the different shifts in American policy overall and through the thing.
1:34.4	And right up to the current day, the disputed election, the threats of war and the attacks on boats in the Gulf and every kind of thing. So as we are recording this on Friday morning, there are some indications.
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