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Tim Padgett

@TimPadgett2

Americas Editor, WLRN

With no conquest booty like oil to distract him, President Trump could focus the capture of gang leaders in Haiti on rescuing the country's republic - and win his Nobel Peace Prize. My @WLRN commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/202…


Trump's "law enforcement" capture of Venezuela's dictator will be regarded a failure if it doesn't mean democracy restoration - which may require more U.S. military force. My @WLRN commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/202…


The Delcy Deal: Will Rodríguez facilitate — or sabotage — Venezuela's return to democracy? Our @WLRN report.wlrn.org/americas/2026-…


King Herod - who in the #Christmas legend monstrously forced Jesus' family to flee their country - has plenty of modern heirs driving the western hemisphere's migrant crisis today. My @WLRN commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/202…


King Herod - a monstrous Rome-imposed ruler who in the #Christmas legend forced Jesus' family to flee their country - has plenty of modern heirs driving our hemisphere's migrant crisis today. My @WLRN commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/202…


Could this week's mayoral election in #Miami - the self-proclaimed capital of #LatinAmerica - reflect the broader challenges Trump faces in his bid for alpha control of the hemisphere? My @WLRN commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/202…


President Trump's pardon of a former Honduran president and convicted drug trafficker follows the South Florida exile doctrine that #LatinAmerica conservatives are never guilty. My @WLRN commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/202…


Trump's pardon of a former Honduran president and convicted drug trafficker follows the South Florida exile doctrine that #LatinAmerica conservatives are never guilty. My @WLRN commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/202…


The murder and immolation of a disabled man, who was praised as kind and resilient, underscores the worsening savagery of #Haiti's gangs as they move beyond Port-au-Prince. Can a new multinational police initiative stop them? Our @WLRN report.wlrn.org/americas/2025-…


#Haiti's remarkable qualification for the 2026 soccer World Cup won't rescue it from the country's gangs — but it reminds us that Haiti undoubtedly IS worth saving from that monstrous evil. My @WLRN commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/202…


#Haiti's remarkable qualification for the 2026 soccer World Cup won't rescue it from the country's gangs - but it reminds us that Haiti undoubtedly IS worth saving from that monstrous evil. My @WLRN commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/202…


Grenadye Alaso! World Cup win showcases #Haiti's real face. Let's get serious about rescuing it from the gang face. My @WLRN commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/202…


#LatinAmerica's inability if not refusal to make its law enforcement more 21st-century has only helped open the door to Trump's use of 20th-century-style military intervention in the region. My @WLRN commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/202…


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