The Truth Behind U.S. Invasion Of Venezuela: Oil Cartels, China, & The Decline Of American Hegemony

The Connect- with Johnny Mitchell

Johnny Mitchell

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4.3 • 563 Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2025

⏱️ 80 minutes

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In this gripping episode, Johnny sits down with security expert Ed Calderon to break down the brewing storm across Latin America — from U.S. military posturing near Venezuela to narco-terrorism, drone warfare, and covert operations in Mexico. Ed warns that the “War on Drugs” is being rebranded as a war on narco-terror, granting governments new powers while blurring the lines between criminals, rebels, and civilians. They discuss how cartels are adopting drone and submarine tech, how Colombian mercenaries are shaping global conflicts, and why Mexico may already have U.S. boots on the ground. From fentanyl myths to Venezuelan oil politics, rare-earth resources, and the future of North American geopolitics, this episode dives deep into the shadow war few are talking about. -U.S. and Venezuela tensions -Covert ops and “narco-terrorism” narrative -Drone and submarine warfare by cartels -Rare-earths, oil, and geopolitical motives -Mexico’s internal corruption and militarization -Predictions for a continental conflict Go Support Ed! Website: https://www.edsmanifesto.com/ Merch: https://sneakreaper-industries.com/ Podcast: @manifestoradionetwork3191 IG: https://www.instagram.com/manifestoradiopodcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:20.0	Well, it seems that the prediction you've been making for years about military strikes on drug cartels is coming true.
0:31.0	It's just in a different country.
0:33.4	Yes.
0:34.7	It's just further away.
0:55.2	Venezuela. I think my whole thing wasn't that I was predicting that, you know, military strikes and terrorist organization designation. My prediction is that it was going to be utilized as a very broad sword.
1:04.7	You know, just like, hey, how can we get at these people who are terrorizing us or causing terror events across the globe?
1:06.9	Let's figure out a way to get at them. So a whole concept had to be created around global terrorism and Islamic terrorism and a whole culture or a way to basically sell that war to the masses. And I think Sicario one and two was the beginnings of that, I guess, in a lot of ways. And now we're here accepting multiple people
1:31.4	in drug boats being blown up in the middle of the ocean. And then maybe sometimes they go
1:35.5	and rescue one of them. Because that was, that was probably not a drug boat. That's why they sent
1:41.4	him. They immediately expatriated him. They were like, hey, don't say anything, are bad. Yeah. Because if they're terrorists, if they, if they were terrorists,
1:50.2	you really cared about stopping terrorists and you've just gotten a terrorist alive. Wouldn't you ship
1:55.7	him to the U.S.? You would just let him go? I mean, again, broadsword, undefined territory.
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