"As Grenada's government considers the Trump administration's request to set up a military radar base on the island to monitor nearby Venezuela, calls for authorities and islanders to reject the move and allow Grenada to avoid an impending war are beginning to emerge. Leading the charge for the Dickon Mitchell administration to politely say no to the base at the Maurice Bishop International Airport comes from no less influential regional labor leader and ex-senate president Chester Humphrey."
"Humphrey, 73, says that Grenada, which itself was the victim of a bloody American invasion back in 1983, is being lied to by the US about the US's true intentions and ambitions with Venezuela, using drug interdiction as an excuse for military action against Venezuela."
"Let us be clear that the US, the American military build-up in the Southern Caribbean just off the Venezuelan coast has absolutely nothing to do with the interdiction of drugs, Humphrey told local television anchor Calistra Farrier. The Americans have had a history of lying regarding their intentions before going to war. Of recent vintage, it lies in respect of its invasion of Iraq, so America has a long history of lying. It lied when it invaded Grenada, but this one has taken all the prizes, said the combative veteran labor leader."
Grenada is weighing a US request to install a military radar base at Maurice Bishop International Airport to monitor nearby Venezuela. Local leaders and islanders are urging rejection to prevent entanglement in potential conflict. Chester Humphrey, a veteran labor leader and former senate president, argues the United States is misrepresenting its intentions and could use drug interdiction as a pretext for military action. Humphrey recalls Grenada's 1983 invasion and warns against trusting US claims. Islanders point to an American military build-up near Venezuela as evidence of broader strategic aims. The foreign ministry is carefully reviewing the request.
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