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        <description><![CDATA[Bi-weekly foreign affairs commentary that dissects Latin America, the Caribbean and their key relationship with the U.S. through the latest political, economic and cultural news in the region - and pulls no punches. Go to SA国际传谋.org/Decoded to watch the Americas Decoded YouTube show. Tim Padgett is the Americas Editor for SA国际传谋, South Florida's NPR member station. He has reported on Latin America for more than 35 years 鈥 including for Newsweek as its Mexico City bureau chief and for Time as its Latin America and Miami bureau chief 鈥 from the end of Central America's civil wars to the normalization of U.S.-Cuba relations. He has interviewed more than 20 heads of state.]]></description>
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    <description><![CDATA[Opinion: The World Cup should dedicate Haiti's games to a Port-au-Prince boy who embraced soccer 鈥 the game, not the greed 鈥 as sanctuary from the gangs that killed him last month.On the latest episode of Americas Decoded, SA国际传谋鈥檚 Americas editor Tim Padgett says that modern soccer鈥檚 soul has collapsed, but Haiti鈥檚 appearance in the World Cup is a reminder that beneath the rubble of the sport there is a survivor 鈥 a game that still has human meaning.You can watch the video for this and other Americas Decoded commentaries on SA国际传谋鈥檚 YouTube channel on SA国际传谋.org/Decoded.Subscribe to Tim鈥檚 Substack to receive his weekly digital commentaries and new episodes of Americas Decoded, at SA国际传谋.org/AD.Sign up for his Americas Report newsletter on SA国际传谋.org/newsletters.SA国际传谋 is South Florida鈥檚 NPR member station.]]></description>
    
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Opinion: The World Cup should dedicate Haiti's games to a Port-au-Prince boy who embraced soccer 鈥 the game, not the greed 鈥 as sanctuary from the gangs that killed him last month.On the latest episode of Americas Decoded, SA国际传谋鈥檚 Americas editor Tim Padgett says that modern soccer鈥檚 soul has collapsed, but Haiti鈥檚 appearance in the World Cup is a reminder that beneath the rubble of the sport there is a survivor 鈥 a game that still has human meaning.You can watch the video for this and other Americas Decoded commentaries on SA国际传谋鈥檚 YouTube channel on SA国际传谋.org/Decoded.Subscribe to Tim鈥檚 Substack to receive his weekly digital commentaries and new episodes of Americas Decoded, at SA国际传谋.org/AD.Sign up for his Americas Report newsletter on SA国际传谋.org/newsletters.SA国际传谋 is South Florida鈥檚 NPR member station.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Opinion: The World Cup should dedicate Haiti's games to a Port-au-Prince boy鈥]></itunes:subtitle>

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    <title>Cuba: As in Venezuela, Trump likely seeks deportations - not democracy</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Opinion: Prediction markets are betting President Trump will order military action in Cuba, but not regime change. They know his priority is to make countries more ripe for deportation 鈥 than democracy.Trump appears likely to order a U.S. military strike on Cuba but, as has happened in Venezuela, regime change and democracy doesn鈥檛 appear to be the focus. On the latest episode of Americas Decoded, SA国际传谋鈥檚 Americas editor Tim Padgett says he is likely to seek economic improvements to show as evidence that, like in Venezuela, the country would be ready to accept deportees from the U.S. - and keep his MAGA base happy.You can watch the video for this and other Americas Decoded commentaries on SA国际传谋鈥檚 YouTube channel on SA国际传谋.org/Decoded.Subscribe to Tim鈥檚 Substack to receive his weekly digital commentaries and new episodes of Americas Decoded, at SA国际传谋.org/AD.Sign up for his Americas Report newsletter on SA国际传谋.org/newsletters.SA国际传谋 is South Florida鈥檚 NPR member station.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:07:35 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Opinion: Prediction markets are betting President Trump will order military action in Cuba, but not regime change. They know his priority is to make countries more ripe for deportation 鈥 than democracy.Trump appears likely to order a U.S. military strike on Cuba but, as has happened in Venezuela, regime change and democracy doesn鈥檛 appear to be the focus. On the latest episode of Americas Decoded, SA国际传谋鈥檚 Americas editor Tim Padgett says he is likely to seek economic improvements to show as evidence that, like in Venezuela, the country would be ready to accept deportees from the U.S. - and keep his MAGA base happy.You can watch the video for this and other Americas Decoded commentaries on SA国际传谋鈥檚 YouTube channel on SA国际传谋.org/Decoded.Subscribe to Tim鈥檚 Substack to receive his weekly digital commentaries and new episodes of Americas Decoded, at SA国际传谋.org/AD.Sign up for his Americas Report newsletter on SA国际传谋.org/newsletters.SA国际传谋 is South Florida鈥檚 NPR member station.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Opinion: Prediction markets are betting President Trump will order military鈥]></itunes:subtitle>

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    <title>As in Jamaica, elites in Haiti must break ties with gangs</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Opinion: To observe this month鈥檚 Haitian Flag Day, the members of Haiti's political and business elite who've sponsored violent gangs should reflect on the damage they've done - and hope it鈥檚 not irreparable.The fallout from a deadly spasm of armed violence in Jamaica in 2010 began a process of severing ties between that country鈥檚 gangs and its political and business elites. SA国际传谋鈥檚 Americas Editor Tim Padgett says it鈥檚 a break that Haiti in 2026 desperately needs to emulate.You can watch the video for this and other Americas Decoded commentaries on SA国际传谋鈥檚 YouTube channel on SA国际传谋.org/Decoded.Subscribe to Tim鈥檚 Substack to receive his weekly digital commentaries and new episodes of Americas Decoded, at SA国际传谋.org/AD.Sign up for his Americas Report newsletter on SA国际传谋.org/newsletters.SA国际传谋 is South Florida鈥檚 NPR member station.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 15:57:47 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>As in Jamaica, elites in Haiti must break ties with gangs</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Opinion: To observe this month鈥檚 Haitian Flag Day, the members of Haiti's political and business elite who've sponsored violent gangs should reflect on the damage they've done - and hope it鈥檚 not irreparable.The fallout from a deadly spasm of armed violence in Jamaica in 2010 began a process of severing ties between that country鈥檚 gangs and its political and business elites. SA国际传谋鈥檚 Americas Editor Tim Padgett says it鈥檚 a break that Haiti in 2026 desperately needs to emulate.You can watch the video for this and other Americas Decoded commentaries on SA国际传谋鈥檚 YouTube channel on SA国际传谋.org/Decoded.Subscribe to Tim鈥檚 Substack to receive his weekly digital commentaries and new episodes of Americas Decoded, at SA国际传谋.org/AD.Sign up for his Americas Report newsletter on SA国际传谋.org/newsletters.SA国际传谋 is South Florida鈥檚 NPR member station.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Opinion: To observe this month鈥檚 Haitian Flag Day, the members of Haiti's鈥]></itunes:subtitle>

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    <title>Hormuz Redux? In Venezuela and Cuba, Trump risks another debacle</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Opinion: In Venezuela and Cuba, President Trump risks repeating the miscalculation he's made in Iran and the Strait of Hormuz: thinking bold strikes automatically yield regime change.Iran鈥檚 response to the U.S. military strikes 鈥 the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, shutting down much of the world鈥檚 oil shipping with alarming ease 鈥 suggests Trump made a grand miscalculation. And, on the latest episode of Americas Decoded, SA国际传谋鈥檚 Americas editor Tim Padgett says it鈥檚 something that could define his legacy. That鈥檚 because he鈥檚 got two other potential Hormuz-shaped debacles developing in his own hemisphere: in Venezuela and Cuba.You can watch the video for this and other Americas Decoded commentaries on SA国际传谋鈥檚 YouTube channel on SA国际传谋.org/Decoded.Subscribe to Tim鈥檚 Substack to receive his weekly digital commentaries and new episodes of Americas Decoded, at SA国际传谋.org/AD.Sign up for his Americas Report newsletter on SA国际传谋.org/newsletters.SA国际传谋 is South Florida鈥檚 NPR member station.]]></description>
    
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Opinion: In Venezuela and Cuba, President Trump risks repeating the miscalculation he's made in Iran and the Strait of Hormuz: thinking bold strikes automatically yield regime change.Iran鈥檚 response to the U.S. military strikes 鈥 the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, shutting down much of the world鈥檚 oil shipping with alarming ease 鈥 suggests Trump made a grand miscalculation. And, on the latest episode of Americas Decoded, SA国际传谋鈥檚 Americas editor Tim Padgett says it鈥檚 something that could define his legacy. That鈥檚 because he鈥檚 got two other potential Hormuz-shaped debacles developing in his own hemisphere: in Venezuela and Cuba.You can watch the video for this and other Americas Decoded commentaries on SA国际传谋鈥檚 YouTube channel on SA国际传谋.org/Decoded.Subscribe to Tim鈥檚 Substack to receive his weekly digital commentaries and new episodes of Americas Decoded, at SA国际传谋.org/AD.Sign up for his Americas Report newsletter on SA国际传谋.org/newsletters.SA国际传谋 is South Florida鈥檚 NPR member station.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Opinion: In Venezuela and Cuba, President Trump risks repeating the鈥]></itunes:subtitle>

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    <title>Biden of Brazil? Lula&#x27;s geriatric re-election bid risks return of Bolsonarism</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Opinion: Brazilian President Luiz In谩cio Lula da Silva is 80 and running for re-election, an egotistical move that may open the door to another reactionary Bolsonaro presidency 鈥 this time the son's. The main candidate Lula will face in Brazil鈥檚 presidential elections in October is right-wing Senator Fl谩vio Bolsonaro 鈥 the 44-year-old son of former President Jair Bolsonaro. Lula and his party should not wait for a late meltdown, like Biden鈥檚 cognitive catastrophe in the presidential debate of June 2024, to listen to the concerns about his age. You can watch the video for this and other Americas Decoded commentaries on SA国际传谋鈥檚 YouTube channel on SA国际传谋.org/Decoded. Subscribe to Tim鈥檚 Substack to receive his weekly digital commentaries and new episodes of Americas Decoded, at SA国际传谋.org/AD. Sign up for his Americas Report newsletter on SA国际传谋.org/newsletters. SA国际传谋 is South Florida鈥檚 NPR member station.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:02:09 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Biden of Brazil? Lula&#x27;s geriatric re-election bid risks return of Bolsonarism</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Opinion: Brazilian President Luiz In谩cio Lula da Silva is 80 and running for re-election, an egotistical move that may open the door to another reactionary Bolsonaro presidency 鈥 this time the son's. The main candidate Lula will face in Brazil鈥檚 presidential elections in October is right-wing Senator Fl谩vio Bolsonaro 鈥 the 44-year-old son of former President Jair Bolsonaro. Lula and his party should not wait for a late meltdown, like Biden鈥檚 cognitive catastrophe in the presidential debate of June 2024, to listen to the concerns about his age. You can watch the video for this and other Americas Decoded commentaries on SA国际传谋鈥檚 YouTube channel on SA国际传谋.org/Decoded. Subscribe to Tim鈥檚 Substack to receive his weekly digital commentaries and new episodes of Americas Decoded, at SA国际传谋.org/AD. Sign up for his Americas Report newsletter on SA国际传谋.org/newsletters. SA国际传谋 is South Florida鈥檚 NPR member station.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Opinion: Brazilian President Luiz In谩cio Lula da Silva is 80 and running for鈥]></itunes:subtitle>

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    <title>Trump&#x27;s war on birthright citizenship evokes the Dominican Republic&#x27;s cruelty</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Opinion: President Trump's bid to intimidate the Supreme Court on birthright citizenship risks reminding the justices 鈥 and the world 鈥 of the Dominican Republic's own thuggish repeal 13 years ago. Trump became the first sitting president to attend a Supreme Court hearing. But SA国际传谋鈥檚 Americas editor Tim Padgett says his crusade to end birthright citizenship has echoes of the DR, which not only cancelled birthright citizenship but made it retroactive in 2013 - a cruel and chaotic move seen as driven by racism, since it affected mostly Black Dominicans of Haitian descent. You can watch the video for this and other Americas Decoded commentaries on SA国际传谋鈥檚 YouTube channel on SA国际传谋.org/Decoded. Subscribe to Tim鈥檚 Substack to receive his weekly digital commentaries and new episodes of Americas Decoded, at SA国际传谋.org/AD. Sign up for his Americas Report newsletter on SA国际传谋.org/newsletters. SA国际传谋 is South Florida鈥檚 NPR member station.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:58:39 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Trump&#x27;s war on birthright citizenship evokes the Dominican Republic&#x27;s cruelty</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Opinion: President Trump's bid to intimidate the Supreme Court on birthright citizenship risks reminding the justices 鈥 and the world 鈥 of the Dominican Republic's own thuggish repeal 13 years ago. Trump became the first sitting president to attend a Supreme Court hearing. But SA国际传谋鈥檚 Americas editor Tim Padgett says his crusade to end birthright citizenship has echoes of the DR, which not only cancelled birthright citizenship but made it retroactive in 2013 - a cruel and chaotic move seen as driven by racism, since it affected mostly Black Dominicans of Haitian descent. You can watch the video for this and other Americas Decoded commentaries on SA国际传谋鈥檚 YouTube channel on SA国际传谋.org/Decoded. Subscribe to Tim鈥檚 Substack to receive his weekly digital commentaries and new episodes of Americas Decoded, at SA国际传谋.org/AD. Sign up for his Americas Report newsletter on SA国际传谋.org/newsletters. SA国际传谋 is South Florida鈥檚 NPR member station.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Opinion: President Trump's bid to intimidate the Supreme Court on birthright鈥]></itunes:subtitle>

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    <title>Beyond politics, Venezuela&#x27;s World Baseball Classic triumph brings patriotic joy</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Opinion: Venezuela's first World Baseball Classic title win, against the U.S. in Miami, packed political symbolism 鈥 but, more importantly, also a joyful reminder of the country's character. Venezuela鈥檚 historic win in Miami, as the U.S. follows its removal of Nicol谩s Maduro with an unashamed focus on the country鈥檚 oil reserves rather than its democracy, could be read as a 鈥榮crew you鈥 to the Trump administration. But for SA国际传谋鈥檚 Americas editor Tim Padgett, baseball reveals the best of Venezuela, so the victory was an uplifting reminder of the country鈥檚 character. You can watch the video for this and other Americas Decoded commentaries on SA国际传谋鈥檚 YouTube channel on SA国际传谋.org/Decoded. Subscribe to Tim鈥檚 Substack to receive his weekly digital commentaries and new episodes of Americas Decoded, at SA国际传谋.org/AD. Sign up for his Americas Report newsletter on SA国际传谋.org/newsletters. SA国际传谋 is South Florida鈥檚 NPR member station.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 18:16:36 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Opinion: Venezuela's first World Baseball Classic title win, against the U.S. in Miami, packed political symbolism 鈥 but, more importantly, also a joyful reminder of the country's character. Venezuela鈥檚 historic win in Miami, as the U.S. follows its removal of Nicol谩s Maduro with an unashamed focus on the country鈥檚 oil reserves rather than its democracy, could be read as a 鈥榮crew you鈥 to the Trump administration. But for SA国际传谋鈥檚 Americas editor Tim Padgett, baseball reveals the best of Venezuela, so the victory was an uplifting reminder of the country鈥檚 character. You can watch the video for this and other Americas Decoded commentaries on SA国际传谋鈥檚 YouTube channel on SA国际传谋.org/Decoded. Subscribe to Tim鈥檚 Substack to receive his weekly digital commentaries and new episodes of Americas Decoded, at SA国际传谋.org/AD. Sign up for his Americas Report newsletter on SA国际传谋.org/newsletters. SA国际传谋 is South Florida鈥檚 NPR member station.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Opinion: Venezuela's first World Baseball Classic title win, against the U.S.鈥]></itunes:subtitle>

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    <title>For Cuba鈥檚 regime to fall, Miami exiles should listen to the likes of Jamaica</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Opinion: Cuban regime change may take more time and effort than expected. So Cuba鈥檚 exile command should try being diplomats - not demagogues. A U.S. oil blockade is pinning Cuba鈥檚 dictatorship against the wall. But on the latest episode of Americas Decoded, SA国际传谋鈥檚 Americas editor Tim Padgett says he fears Miami鈥檚 exile leaders may continue a historical habit of alienating folks who could help their cause. Case in point: the social-media sucker punch Republican Miami Congressman Carlos Gimenez threw at Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness at the recent CARICOM meeting. You can watch the video for this and other Americas Decoded commentaries on SA国际传谋鈥檚 YouTube channel on SA国际传谋.org/Decoded. Subscribe to Tim鈥檚 Substack to receive his weekly digital commentaries and new episodes of Americas Decoded, at SA国际传谋.org/AD. Sign up for his Americas Report newsletter on SA国际传谋.org/newsletters. SA国际传谋 is South Florida鈥檚 NPR member station.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 11:07:50 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>For Cuba鈥檚 regime to fall, Miami exiles should listen to the likes of Jamaica</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Opinion: Cuban regime change may take more time and effort than expected. So Cuba鈥檚 exile command should try being diplomats - not demagogues. A U.S. oil blockade is pinning Cuba鈥檚 dictatorship against the wall. But on the latest episode of Americas Decoded, SA国际传谋鈥檚 Americas editor Tim Padgett says he fears Miami鈥檚 exile leaders may continue a historical habit of alienating folks who could help their cause. Case in point: the social-media sucker punch Republican Miami Congressman Carlos Gimenez threw at Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness at the recent CARICOM meeting. You can watch the video for this and other Americas Decoded commentaries on SA国际传谋鈥檚 YouTube channel on SA国际传谋.org/Decoded. Subscribe to Tim鈥檚 Substack to receive his weekly digital commentaries and new episodes of Americas Decoded, at SA国际传谋.org/AD. Sign up for his Americas Report newsletter on SA国际传谋.org/newsletters. SA国际传谋 is South Florida鈥檚 NPR member station.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Opinion: Cuban regime change may take more time and effort than expected. So鈥]></itunes:subtitle>

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    <title>Cuba, Venezuela: U.S. pushes China model, tunes out exile leaders</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Opinion: President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio seem to have tuned out Venezuelan and Cuban exile leaders 鈥 as well as their own rhetoric about blocking China's influence in the Americas.On the latest episode of Americas Decoded, SA国际传谋鈥檚 Americas editor Tim Padgett says that for all the Trump administration鈥檚 rhetoric about blocking China鈥檚 influence in the Americas, in both Cuba and Venezuela the U.S. is pushing scenarios that indulge in China鈥檚 m.o. 鈥 its hybrid system of capitalism and authoritarianism 鈥 and go against the principles of those exile communities.You can watch the video for this and other Americas Decoded commentaries on SA国际传谋鈥檚 YouTube channel on SA国际传谋.org/Decoded.Subscribe to Tim鈥檚 Substack to receive his weekly digital commentaries and new episodes of Americas Decoded, at SA国际传谋.org/AD.Sign up for his Americas Report newsletter on SA国际传谋.org/newsletters.SA国际传谋 is South Florida鈥檚 NPR member station.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 17:38:34 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Cuba, Venezuela: U.S. pushes China model, tunes out exile leaders</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Opinion: President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio seem to have tuned out Venezuelan and Cuban exile leaders 鈥 as well as their own rhetoric about blocking China's influence in the Americas.On the latest episode of Americas Decoded, SA国际传谋鈥檚 Americas editor Tim Padgett says that for all the Trump administration鈥檚 rhetoric about blocking China鈥檚 influence in the Americas, in both Cuba and Venezuela the U.S. is pushing scenarios that indulge in China鈥檚 m.o. 鈥 its hybrid system of capitalism and authoritarianism 鈥 and go against the principles of those exile communities.You can watch the video for this and other Americas Decoded commentaries on SA国际传谋鈥檚 YouTube channel on SA国际传谋.org/Decoded.Subscribe to Tim鈥檚 Substack to receive his weekly digital commentaries and new episodes of Americas Decoded, at SA国际传谋.org/AD.Sign up for his Americas Report newsletter on SA国际传谋.org/newsletters.SA国际传谋 is South Florida鈥檚 NPR member station.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Opinion: President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio seem to have tuned鈥]></itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:duration>253</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Oil-starved Cuba can strike a deal with Trump 鈥 as his tyranny tutor</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Opinion: As the U.S. cuts off global oil to Cuba, the island's communist regime could get President Trump to back off by offering something he's showing special interest in: dictatorship instruction. On the latest episode of Americas Decoded, SA国际传谋鈥檚 Americas editor Tim Padgett suggests that with his failed attempts to take control of U.S. elections, lock up political foes and use federal law enforcement to take over cities, Trump would welcome some tyranny tutoring from his more efficient Cuban counterparts. You can watch the video for this and other Americas Decoded commentaries on SA国际传谋鈥檚 YouTube channel on SA国际传谋.org/Decoded. Subscribe to Tim鈥檚 Substack to receive his weekly digital commentaries and new episodes of Americas Decoded, at SA国际传谋.org/AD. Sign up for his Americas Report newsletter on SA国际传谋.org/newsletters. SA国际传谋 is South Florida鈥檚 NPR member station.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 17:04:52 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>/podcast/americas-decoded/2026-02-09/oil-starved-cuba-can-strike-a-deal-with-trump-as-his-tyranny-tutor</link>
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    <itunes:title>Oil-starved Cuba can strike a deal with Trump 鈥 as his tyranny tutor</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Opinion: As the U.S. cuts off global oil to Cuba, the island's communist regime could get President Trump to back off by offering something he's showing special interest in: dictatorship instruction. On the latest episode of Americas Decoded, SA国际传谋鈥檚 Americas editor Tim Padgett suggests that with his failed attempts to take control of U.S. elections, lock up political foes and use federal law enforcement to take over cities, Trump would welcome some tyranny tutoring from his more efficient Cuban counterparts. You can watch the video for this and other Americas Decoded commentaries on SA国际传谋鈥檚 YouTube channel on SA国际传谋.org/Decoded. Subscribe to Tim鈥檚 Substack to receive his weekly digital commentaries and new episodes of Americas Decoded, at SA国际传谋.org/AD. Sign up for his Americas Report newsletter on SA国际传谋.org/newsletters. SA国际传谋 is South Florida鈥檚 NPR member station.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Opinion: As the U.S. cuts off global oil to Cuba, the island's communist regime鈥]></itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:duration>223</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Trump鈥檚 Greenland, Venezuela ambitions: the Monroe Doctrine returns</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Opinion: President Trump may be following a brazen and brutish version of the Monroe Doctrine on issues like Greenland 鈥 but the world shouldn't be shocked that Monroe still lingers in U.S. policy. On the latest episode of Americas Decoded, SA国际传谋鈥檚 Americas editor Tim Padgett explains that the idea President James Monroe first laid out two centuries ago 鈥 in reaction to Europe鈥檚 colonial actions in the Western hemisphere 鈥 has always informed U.S. policy in the Americas. You can watch the video for this and other Americas Decoded commentaries on SA国际传谋鈥檚 YouTube channel on SA国际传谋.org/Decoded. Subscribe to Tim鈥檚 Substack to receive his weekly digital commentaries and new episodes of Americas Decoded, at SA国际传谋.org/AD. Sign up for his Americas Report newsletter on SA国际传谋.org/newsletters. SA国际传谋 is South Florida鈥檚 NPR member station.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 09:32:52 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>/podcast/americas-decoded/2026-01-27/trumps-greenland-venezuela-ambitions-the-monroe-doctrine-returns</link>
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    <itunes:title>Trump鈥檚 Greenland, Venezuela ambitions: the Monroe Doctrine returns</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Opinion: President Trump may be following a brazen and brutish version of the Monroe Doctrine on issues like Greenland 鈥 but the world shouldn't be shocked that Monroe still lingers in U.S. policy. On the latest episode of Americas Decoded, SA国际传谋鈥檚 Americas editor Tim Padgett explains that the idea President James Monroe first laid out two centuries ago 鈥 in reaction to Europe鈥檚 colonial actions in the Western hemisphere 鈥 has always informed U.S. policy in the Americas. You can watch the video for this and other Americas Decoded commentaries on SA国际传谋鈥檚 YouTube channel on SA国际传谋.org/Decoded. Subscribe to Tim鈥檚 Substack to receive his weekly digital commentaries and new episodes of Americas Decoded, at SA国际传谋.org/AD. Sign up for his Americas Report newsletter on SA国际传谋.org/newsletters. SA国际传谋 is South Florida鈥檚 NPR member station.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Opinion: President Trump may be following a brazen and brutish version of the鈥]></itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:duration>235</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Maduro is out, but Venezuelans are still in shackles</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Opinion: President Trump's so-called "law enforcement" capture of Venezuela's dictator Nicol谩s Maduro will be regarded a failure if it doesn't mean democracy restoration 鈥 which may require more U.S. military force. On the latest episode of Americas Decoded, SA国际传谋鈥檚 Americas editor Tim Padgett warns that in Venezuela Trump may have removed the brutal dictator but he鈥檚 left the brutal dictatorship intact. The socialist regime鈥檚 top goons, led by acting President Delcy Rodr铆guez, remain entrenched in power, while Trump has sidelined opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. It鈥檚 a worrying sign that, unlike the country鈥檚 oil, a return to democracy in Venezuela is low on his agenda. You can watch the video for this and other Americas Decoded commentaries on SA国际传谋鈥檚 YouTube channel on SA国际传谋.org/Decoded. Subscribe to Tim鈥檚 Substack to receive his weekly digital commentaries and new episodes of Americas Decoded, at SA国际传谋.org/AD. Sign up for his Americas Report newsletter on SA国际传谋.org/newsletters. SA国际传谋 is South Florida鈥檚 NPR member station.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 10:15:19 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>/podcast/americas-decoded/2026-01-12/maduro-is-out-but-venezuelans-are-still-in-shackles</link>
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    <itunes:title>Maduro is out, but Venezuelans are still in shackles</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Opinion: President Trump's so-called "law enforcement" capture of Venezuela's dictator Nicol谩s Maduro will be regarded a failure if it doesn't mean democracy restoration 鈥 which may require more U.S. military force. On the latest episode of Americas Decoded, SA国际传谋鈥檚 Americas editor Tim Padgett warns that in Venezuela Trump may have removed the brutal dictator but he鈥檚 left the brutal dictatorship intact. The socialist regime鈥檚 top goons, led by acting President Delcy Rodr铆guez, remain entrenched in power, while Trump has sidelined opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. It鈥檚 a worrying sign that, unlike the country鈥檚 oil, a return to democracy in Venezuela is low on his agenda. You can watch the video for this and other Americas Decoded commentaries on SA国际传谋鈥檚 YouTube channel on SA国际传谋.org/Decoded. Subscribe to Tim鈥檚 Substack to receive his weekly digital commentaries and new episodes of Americas Decoded, at SA国际传谋.org/AD. Sign up for his Americas Report newsletter on SA国际传谋.org/newsletters. SA国际传谋 is South Florida鈥檚 NPR member station.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Opinion: President Trump's so-called "law enforcement" capture of Venezuela's鈥]></itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:duration>242</itunes:duration>






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    <title>In a year of migrant misery, who was the Americas鈥 cruelest leader?   </title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Opinion: President Trump and his deportation crusade. Nicolas Maduro and his disastrous dictatorship. Haiti鈥檚 gang confederation and its evil violence. As another year of migrant crisis in the Americas draws to a close 鈥 who was the cruelest leader of all? On the latest episode of Americas Decoded, SA国际传谋鈥檚 Americas editor Tim Padgett t looks at the leaders most responsible for migrant misery and refugee wretchedness in the New World in 2025. Inspired by the monstrous Biblical figure King Herod, it鈥檚 time for his second annual Herod of the Hemisphere awards. You can watch the video for this and other Americas Decoded commentaries on SA国际传谋鈥檚 YouTube channel on youtube.com/@SA国际传谋 or on SA国际传谋.org/Decoded. You can read Tim鈥檚 digital commentary along with SA国际传谋鈥檚 coverage of Americas news on SA国际传谋.org/americas. Sign up for the Americas Report newsletter on SA国际传谋.org/newsletters. SA国际传谋 is South Florida鈥檚 NPR member station.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 17:56:44 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>/podcast/americas-decoded/2025-12-22/in-a-year-of-migrant-misery-who-was-the-americas-cruelest-leader</link>
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    <itunes:title>In a year of migrant misery, who was the Americas鈥 cruelest leader?   </itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Opinion: President Trump and his deportation crusade. Nicolas Maduro and his disastrous dictatorship. Haiti鈥檚 gang confederation and its evil violence. As another year of migrant crisis in the Americas draws to a close 鈥 who was the cruelest leader of all? On the latest episode of Americas Decoded, SA国际传谋鈥檚 Americas editor Tim Padgett t looks at the leaders most responsible for migrant misery and refugee wretchedness in the New World in 2025. Inspired by the monstrous Biblical figure King Herod, it鈥檚 time for his second annual Herod of the Hemisphere awards. You can watch the video for this and other Americas Decoded commentaries on SA国际传谋鈥檚 YouTube channel on youtube.com/@SA国际传谋 or on SA国际传谋.org/Decoded. You can read Tim鈥檚 digital commentary along with SA国际传谋鈥檚 coverage of Americas news on SA国际传谋.org/americas. Sign up for the Americas Report newsletter on SA国际传谋.org/newsletters. SA国际传谋 is South Florida鈥檚 NPR member station.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Opinion: President Trump and his deportation crusade. Nicolas Maduro and his鈥]></itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:duration>251</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Trump on Honduras: Unlike Maduro, the right is never wrong </title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Opinion: President Trump's pardon of former Honduran president and convicted drug trafficker Juan Orlando Hern谩ndez follows a time-honored exile doctrine: that Latin American conservatives are never guilty. On the latest episode of Americas Decoded, SA国际传谋鈥檚 Americas editor Tim Padgett says Hern谩ndez is the mirror image of reviled Venezuelan dictator Nicol谩s Maduro 鈥 but the key difference is: Maduro is left-wing, a socialist. As his pardon of 1,500 MAGA Jan. 6 rioters proved, Trump believes that conservatives鈥 felonies can and should be erased. So, corrupt and authoritarian right-wing leaders get a pass. You can watch the video for this and other Americas Decoded commentaries on SA国际传谋鈥檚 YouTube channel on youtube.com/@SA国际传谋 or on SA国际传谋.org/Decoded. You can read Tim鈥檚 digital commentary along with SA国际传谋鈥檚 coverage of Americas news on SA国际传谋.org/americas. Sign up for the Americas Report newsletter on SA国际传谋.org/newsletters. SA国际传谋 is South Florida鈥檚 NPR member station.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 09:57:20 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>/podcast/americas-decoded/2025-12-09/trump-on-honduras-unlike-maduro-the-right-is-never-wrong</link>
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    <itunes:title>Trump on Honduras: Unlike Maduro, the right is never wrong </itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Opinion: President Trump's pardon of former Honduran president and convicted drug trafficker Juan Orlando Hern谩ndez follows a time-honored exile doctrine: that Latin American conservatives are never guilty. On the latest episode of Americas Decoded, SA国际传谋鈥檚 Americas editor Tim Padgett says Hern谩ndez is the mirror image of reviled Venezuelan dictator Nicol谩s Maduro 鈥 but the key difference is: Maduro is left-wing, a socialist. As his pardon of 1,500 MAGA Jan. 6 rioters proved, Trump believes that conservatives鈥 felonies can and should be erased. So, corrupt and authoritarian right-wing leaders get a pass. You can watch the video for this and other Americas Decoded commentaries on SA国际传谋鈥檚 YouTube channel on youtube.com/@SA国际传谋 or on SA国际传谋.org/Decoded. You can read Tim鈥檚 digital commentary along with SA国际传谋鈥檚 coverage of Americas news on SA国际传谋.org/americas. Sign up for the Americas Report newsletter on SA国际传谋.org/newsletters. SA国际传谋 is South Florida鈥檚 NPR member station.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Opinion: President Trump's pardon of former Honduran president and convicted鈥]></itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:duration>259</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Can Haiti鈥檚 historic World Cup win help end gang rule? </title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Opinion: Haiti's remarkable qualification for the 2026 soccer World Cup won't rescue it from the country's gangs 鈥 but it reminds us that Haiti undoubtedly is worth saving from that monstrous evil.Qualifying for next summer鈥檚 World Cup 鈥 it鈥檚 first in over half a century 鈥 won鈥檛 rescue Haiti from the clutches of the gangs ruling and terrorizing a growing portion of the county.But on the latest episode of Americas Decoded, SA国际传谋鈥檚 Americas editor Tim Padgett says that, as the U.S. and the U.N. press onward with a new solution to gang governance, it ought to remind the international community that it needs to get serious about sending police or even military backup into Haiti.You can watch the video for this and other Americas Decoded commentaries on SA国际传谋鈥檚 YouTube channel on youtube.com/@SA国际传谋 or on SA国际传谋.org/Decoded. You can read Tim鈥檚 digital commentary along with SA国际传谋鈥檚 coverage of Americas news on SA国际传谋.org/americas. Sign up for the Americas Report newsletter on SA国际传谋.org/newsletters. SA国际传谋 is South Florida鈥檚 NPR member station.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 16:45:10 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>/podcast/americas-decoded/2025-11-24/can-haiti-historic-world-cup-win-help-end-gang-rule</link>
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    <itunes:title>Can Haiti鈥檚 historic World Cup win help end gang rule? </itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Opinion: Haiti's remarkable qualification for the 2026 soccer World Cup won't rescue it from the country's gangs 鈥 but it reminds us that Haiti undoubtedly is worth saving from that monstrous evil.Qualifying for next summer鈥檚 World Cup 鈥 it鈥檚 first in over half a century 鈥 won鈥檛 rescue Haiti from the clutches of the gangs ruling and terrorizing a growing portion of the county.But on the latest episode of Americas Decoded, SA国际传谋鈥檚 Americas editor Tim Padgett says that, as the U.S. and the U.N. press onward with a new solution to gang governance, it ought to remind the international community that it needs to get serious about sending police or even military backup into Haiti.You can watch the video for this and other Americas Decoded commentaries on SA国际传谋鈥檚 YouTube channel on youtube.com/@SA国际传谋 or on SA国际传谋.org/Decoded. You can read Tim鈥檚 digital commentary along with SA国际传谋鈥檚 coverage of Americas news on SA国际传谋.org/americas. Sign up for the Americas Report newsletter on SA国际传谋.org/newsletters. SA国际传谋 is South Florida鈥檚 NPR member station.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Opinion: Haiti's remarkable qualification for the 2026 soccer World Cup won't鈥]></itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:duration>221</itunes:duration>






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    <title>
In Caribbean stand-off, Trinidad is stuck between Maduro &amp; Trump</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Opinion: Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister should be applauded for steering away from Venezuela's Nicol谩s Maduro 鈥 but questioned for steering into President Donald Trump's potential legal whirlpool.On the latest episode of Americas Decoded, SA国际传谋鈥檚 Americas editor Tim Padgett says PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar appears to have made the right choice in turning her back on Maduro and letting U.S. warships dock in Trinidad as they target alleged narco-boats from Venezuela.But will she end up sucked into the serious legal issues that Trump 鈥 and she, if only by association 鈥 may face for subjecting alleged civilian criminals to military execution?You can watch the video for this and other Americas Decoded commentaries on SA国际传谋鈥檚 YouTube channel on youtube.com/@SA国际传谋 or on SA国际传谋.org/Decoded. You can read Tim鈥檚 digital commentary along with SA国际传谋鈥檚 coverage of Americas news on SA国际传谋.org/americas. Sign up for the Americas Report newsletter on SA国际传谋.org/newsletters. SA国际传谋 is South Florida鈥檚 NPR member station.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 17:09:40 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>/podcast/americas-decoded/2025-10-31/in-caribbean-stand-off-trinidad-is-stuck-between-maduro-trump</link>
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    <itunes:title>
In Caribbean stand-off, Trinidad is stuck between Maduro &amp; Trump</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Opinion: Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister should be applauded for steering away from Venezuela's Nicol谩s Maduro 鈥 but questioned for steering into President Donald Trump's potential legal whirlpool.On the latest episode of Americas Decoded, SA国际传谋鈥檚 Americas editor Tim Padgett says PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar appears to have made the right choice in turning her back on Maduro and letting U.S. warships dock in Trinidad as they target alleged narco-boats from Venezuela.But will she end up sucked into the serious legal issues that Trump 鈥 and she, if only by association 鈥 may face for subjecting alleged civilian criminals to military execution?You can watch the video for this and other Americas Decoded commentaries on SA国际传谋鈥檚 YouTube channel on youtube.com/@SA国际传谋 or on SA国际传谋.org/Decoded. You can read Tim鈥檚 digital commentary along with SA国际传谋鈥檚 coverage of Americas news on SA国际传谋.org/americas. Sign up for the Americas Report newsletter on SA国际传谋.org/newsletters. SA国际传谋 is South Florida鈥檚 NPR member station.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Opinion: Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister should be applauded for steering鈥]></itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:duration>232</itunes:duration>






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    <title>A Nobel question: Should Venezuela&#x27;s democracy be saved by Trump&#x27;s military? </title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Opinion: Mar铆a Corina Machado deserved the Nobel Peace Prize for leading Venezuela鈥檚 nonviolent democracy movement 鈥 but what does it mean if that effort鈥檚 success relies on a U.S. military incursion?Machado鈥檚 win took place hours after President Donald Trump announced his Gaza peace deal 鈥 a combination that shows the power of the peaceful path. On the latest episode of Americas Decoded, SA国际传谋鈥檚 Americas editor Tim Padgett says there is a 鈥渄issonance between the concord we hope is emerging in the rubble of Gaza and the conflict we know is brewing in the waters off Venezuela.鈥滺e argues that any military incursion into Venezuela could send the region the message that, in the end, nonviolent democracy efforts matter less than the promise of yanqui military salvation.You can watch the video for this and other Americas Decoded commentaries on SA国际传谋鈥檚 YouTube channel on youtube.com/@SA国际传谋 or on SA国际传谋.org/Decoded. You can read Tim鈥檚 digital commentary along with SA国际传谋鈥檚 coverage of Americas news on SA国际传谋.org/americas. Sign up for the Americas Report newsletter on SA国际传谋.org/newsletters. SA国际传谋 is South Florida鈥檚 NPR member station.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 17:26:30 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>A Nobel question: Should Venezuela&#x27;s democracy be saved by Trump&#x27;s military? </itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Opinion: Mar铆a Corina Machado deserved the Nobel Peace Prize for leading Venezuela鈥檚 nonviolent democracy movement 鈥 but what does it mean if that effort鈥檚 success relies on a U.S. military incursion?Machado鈥檚 win took place hours after President Donald Trump announced his Gaza peace deal 鈥 a combination that shows the power of the peaceful path. On the latest episode of Americas Decoded, SA国际传谋鈥檚 Americas editor Tim Padgett says there is a 鈥渄issonance between the concord we hope is emerging in the rubble of Gaza and the conflict we know is brewing in the waters off Venezuela.鈥滺e argues that any military incursion into Venezuela could send the region the message that, in the end, nonviolent democracy efforts matter less than the promise of yanqui military salvation.You can watch the video for this and other Americas Decoded commentaries on SA国际传谋鈥檚 YouTube channel on youtube.com/@SA国际传谋 or on SA国际传谋.org/Decoded. You can read Tim鈥檚 digital commentary along with SA国际传谋鈥檚 coverage of Americas news on SA国际传谋.org/americas. Sign up for the Americas Report newsletter on SA国际传谋.org/newsletters. SA国际传谋 is South Florida鈥檚 NPR member station.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Opinion: Mar铆a Corina Machado deserved the Nobel Peace Prize for leading鈥]></itunes:subtitle>

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    <title>The Bad Bunny Superbowl fury reveals hypocrisy on all sides</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Opinion: The hysteria over Bad Bunny's Super Bowl gig that we鈥檙e hearing from English-only militants shows a disregard for America's historical reality 鈥 but so does a Spanish-only mindset that many immigrants here still embrace.On the latest episode of Americas Decoded, SA国际传谋鈥檚 Americas editor Tim Padgett argues that that the controversy over giving the coveted half-time show to an artist who sings only in Spanish is not because America Firsters think not enough Americans speak Spanish 鈥 it鈥檚 because they are terrified that more than enough do.But he says he is just as tired of watching Spanish-only immigrants act like there鈥檚 nothing wrong with not speaking a word of English in the U.S.You can watch the video for this and other Americas Decoded commentaries on SA国际传谋鈥檚 YouTube channel on youtube.com/@SA国际传谋 or on SA国际传谋.org/Decoded. You can read Tim鈥檚 digital commentary along with SA国际传谋鈥檚 coverage of Americas news on SA国际传谋.org/americas. Sign up for the Americas Report newsletter on SA国际传谋.org/newsletters. SA国际传谋 is South Florida鈥檚 NPR member station.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2025 10:29:57 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>The Bad Bunny Superbowl fury reveals hypocrisy on all sides</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Opinion: The hysteria over Bad Bunny's Super Bowl gig that we鈥檙e hearing from English-only militants shows a disregard for America's historical reality 鈥 but so does a Spanish-only mindset that many immigrants here still embrace.On the latest episode of Americas Decoded, SA国际传谋鈥檚 Americas editor Tim Padgett argues that that the controversy over giving the coveted half-time show to an artist who sings only in Spanish is not because America Firsters think not enough Americans speak Spanish 鈥 it鈥檚 because they are terrified that more than enough do.But he says he is just as tired of watching Spanish-only immigrants act like there鈥檚 nothing wrong with not speaking a word of English in the U.S.You can watch the video for this and other Americas Decoded commentaries on SA国际传谋鈥檚 YouTube channel on youtube.com/@SA国际传谋 or on SA国际传谋.org/Decoded. You can read Tim鈥檚 digital commentary along with SA国际传谋鈥檚 coverage of Americas news on SA国际传谋.org/americas. Sign up for the Americas Report newsletter on SA国际传谋.org/newsletters. SA国际传谋 is South Florida鈥檚 NPR member station.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Opinion: The hysteria over Bad Bunny's Super Bowl gig that we鈥檙e hearing from鈥]></itunes:subtitle>

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    <title>Could LatAm, Caribbean use Trump鈥檚 new war doctrine on the U.S.?</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Opinion: If President Trump can use his questionable new war doctrine to blow alleged Venezuelan narco-boats out of international waters, then Caribbean and Latin American nations could also put their military firepower to work. So, American gun traffickers and drug consumers, beware 鈥 you鈥檙e now missile targets, too.On the latest episode of Americas Decoded, SA国际传谋鈥檚 Americas editor Tim Padgett argues that Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago and other Caribbean nations could now label U.S. traffickers 鈥 who bring weapons that help drive crime in their territories 鈥 as enemy combatants engaged in warfare.And what if Colombia decided U.S. drug users are fair game for summary execution 鈥 since the rising demand for cocaine from their 鈥渋ncorrigible snorting鈥 helps drive Colombia鈥檚 brutal cartel violence?]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 19:25:14 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Could LatAm, Caribbean use Trump鈥檚 new war doctrine on the U.S.?</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Opinion: If President Trump can use his questionable new war doctrine to blow alleged Venezuelan narco-boats out of international waters, then Caribbean and Latin American nations could also put their military firepower to work. So, American gun traffickers and drug consumers, beware 鈥 you鈥檙e now missile targets, too.On the latest episode of Americas Decoded, SA国际传谋鈥檚 Americas editor Tim Padgett argues that Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago and other Caribbean nations could now label U.S. traffickers 鈥 who bring weapons that help drive crime in their territories 鈥 as enemy combatants engaged in warfare.And what if Colombia decided U.S. drug users are fair game for summary execution 鈥 since the rising demand for cocaine from their 鈥渋ncorrigible snorting鈥 helps drive Colombia鈥檚 brutal cartel violence?]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Opinion: If President Trump can use his questionable new war doctrine to blow鈥]></itunes:subtitle>

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    <title>Venvasion: Will drugs be Trump鈥檚 Venezuela WMD? </title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Opinion: The U.S. military strike on a suspected Venezuelan narco-boat raises a troubling question: is Trump looking to use drugs as his version of weapons of mass destruction?On the latest episode of Americas Decoded, SA国际传谋鈥檚 Americas editor Tim Padgett worries that small victories like the recent military strike on an alleged Venezuelan boat could create bigger, Iraq-style temptations for Trump 鈥 with drugs as the reason he eventually seizes on to take an ill-fated regime-change leap.鈥淚鈥檓 talking about the outright U.S. invasion of Venezuela that so many Venezuelan exiles in Florida dream Trump will order to topple the country鈥檚 brutal dictatorship. Let鈥檚 call it the Venvasion,鈥 he said, explaining why, unlike the 1989 invasion to topple Manuel Noriega in Panama, here it would likely take us into a 鈥渄ystopian tar pit.鈥漎ou can watch the full video for this and other Americas Decoded commentaries on SA国际传谋鈥檚 YouTube channel on youtube.com/@SA国际传谋 or on SA国际传谋.org/Decoded. You can read Tim鈥檚 digital commentary along with SA国际传谋鈥檚 coverage of Americas news on SA国际传谋.org/americas. Sign up for the Americas Report newsletter on SA国际传谋.org/newsletters. SA国际传谋 is South Florida鈥檚 NPR member station.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2025 18:20:54 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Venvasion: Will drugs be Trump鈥檚 Venezuela WMD? </itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Opinion: The U.S. military strike on a suspected Venezuelan narco-boat raises a troubling question: is Trump looking to use drugs as his version of weapons of mass destruction?On the latest episode of Americas Decoded, SA国际传谋鈥檚 Americas editor Tim Padgett worries that small victories like the recent military strike on an alleged Venezuelan boat could create bigger, Iraq-style temptations for Trump 鈥 with drugs as the reason he eventually seizes on to take an ill-fated regime-change leap.鈥淚鈥檓 talking about the outright U.S. invasion of Venezuela that so many Venezuelan exiles in Florida dream Trump will order to topple the country鈥檚 brutal dictatorship. Let鈥檚 call it the Venvasion,鈥 he said, explaining why, unlike the 1989 invasion to topple Manuel Noriega in Panama, here it would likely take us into a 鈥渄ystopian tar pit.鈥漎ou can watch the full video for this and other Americas Decoded commentaries on SA国际传谋鈥檚 YouTube channel on youtube.com/@SA国际传谋 or on SA国际传谋.org/Decoded. You can read Tim鈥檚 digital commentary along with SA国际传谋鈥檚 coverage of Americas news on SA国际传谋.org/americas. Sign up for the Americas Report newsletter on SA国际传谋.org/newsletters. SA国际传谋 is South Florida鈥檚 NPR member station.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Opinion: The U.S. military strike on a suspected Venezuelan narco-boat raises a鈥]></itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:duration>244</itunes:duration>
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    <title>Venezuela, Mexico: Trump鈥檚 cartel military threats</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Opinion: President Donald Trump is threatening to unleash the U.S. military on drug cartels in Mexico and Venezuela 鈥 but sending troops to take down traffickers usually ends badly.On the latest episode of Americas Decoded, Tim Padgett looks at the longstanding U.S. urge to have the military fight Latin America鈥檚 drug cartels - and how Trump鈥檚 similar 鈥榮hock and awe鈥 approach to D.C. is also misguided. Failed exploits by the Mexican military have only worsened the problems there and abroad, while any militarized U.S. counternarcotics operation in Venezuela could lead to war 鈥 since the military itself is its leading drug cartel.You can watch the full video for this and other Americas Decoded commentaries on SA国际传谋鈥檚 YouTube channel on youtube.com/@SA国际传谋 or on SA国际传谋.org/Decoded. You can read Tim鈥檚 digital commentary along with SA国际传谋鈥檚 coverage of Americas news on SA国际传谋.org/americas. Sign up for the Americas Report newsletter on SA国际传谋.org/newsletters. SA国际传谋 is South Florida鈥檚 NPR member station.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 14:58:21 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Venezuela, Mexico: Trump鈥檚 cartel military threats</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Opinion: President Donald Trump is threatening to unleash the U.S. military on drug cartels in Mexico and Venezuela 鈥 but sending troops to take down traffickers usually ends badly.On the latest episode of Americas Decoded, Tim Padgett looks at the longstanding U.S. urge to have the military fight Latin America鈥檚 drug cartels - and how Trump鈥檚 similar 鈥榮hock and awe鈥 approach to D.C. is also misguided. Failed exploits by the Mexican military have only worsened the problems there and abroad, while any militarized U.S. counternarcotics operation in Venezuela could lead to war 鈥 since the military itself is its leading drug cartel.You can watch the full video for this and other Americas Decoded commentaries on SA国际传谋鈥檚 YouTube channel on youtube.com/@SA国际传谋 or on SA国际传谋.org/Decoded. You can read Tim鈥檚 digital commentary along with SA国际传谋鈥檚 coverage of Americas news on SA国际传谋.org/americas. Sign up for the Americas Report newsletter on SA国际传谋.org/newsletters. SA国际传谋 is South Florida鈥檚 NPR member station.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Opinion: President Donald Trump is threatening to unleash the U.S. military on鈥]></itunes:subtitle>

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    <title>Milei鈥檚 Argentina shows Trump triumph without tariffs
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    <description><![CDATA[OPINION: Donald Trump admires Argentine President Javier Milei 鈥 so why is Trump pushing tariffs and economic policies so divorced from the 鈥楳ilei Miracle鈥? SA国际传谋鈥檚 Americas editor Tim Padgett continues to grimace at Milei鈥檚 vulgar and reactionary demagoguery, but admits that 鈥渉is economic orthodoxy crusade has brought welcome order to Argentina鈥檚 fiscal chaos鈥 and shows Trump that populist bullies can triumph without tariffs. On the latest episode of Americas Decoded, his online commentary series, Padgett asks, 鈥淲hy is our president pursuing an economic strategy so divorced from what鈥檚 made his Argentine amigo so successful?鈥漖]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 10:41:33 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Milei鈥檚 Argentina shows Trump triumph without tariffs
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[OPINION: Donald Trump admires Argentine President Javier Milei 鈥 so why is Trump pushing tariffs and economic policies so divorced from the 鈥楳ilei Miracle鈥? SA国际传谋鈥檚 Americas editor Tim Padgett continues to grimace at Milei鈥檚 vulgar and reactionary demagoguery, but admits that 鈥渉is economic orthodoxy crusade has brought welcome order to Argentina鈥檚 fiscal chaos鈥 and shows Trump that populist bullies can triumph without tariffs. On the latest episode of Americas Decoded, his online commentary series, Padgett asks, 鈥淲hy is our president pursuing an economic strategy so divorced from what鈥檚 made his Argentine amigo so successful?鈥漖]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[OPINION: Donald Trump admires Argentine President Javier Milei 鈥 so why is鈥]></itunes:subtitle>

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