The Malignant Fascist took to social media (!) to announce that the United States committed an act of war early this morning against the regime of Venezuela's dictator Nicolás Maduro, and has captured Maduro and his wife. They've reportedly been flown out of Venezuela by U.S. forces. From AP:
The United States hit
Venezuela with a “large-scale strike” early Saturday and said its
president, Nicolás Maduro, had been captured and flown out of the
country after months of stepped-up pressure
by Washington — an extraordinary nighttime operation announced by
President Donald Trump on social media hours after the attack.
Multiple
explosions rang out and low-flying aircraft swept through Caracas, the
capital, as Maduro's government immediately accused the United States of
attacking civilian and military installations. The Venezuelan
government called it an “imperialist attack” and urged citizens to take
to the streets.
It
was not immediately clear who was running the country, and Maduro's
whereabouts were not immediately known. Trump announced the developments
on Truth Social shortly after 4:30 a.m. ET. Under Venezuelan law the
vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, would take power. There was no
confirmation that had happened, though she did issue a statement after
the strike.
“We
do not know the whereabouts of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady
Cilia Flores,” Rodriguez said. “We demand proof of life.”
Maduro,
Trump said, “has been, along with his wife, captured and flown out of
the Country. This operation was done in conjunction with U.S. Law
Enforcement. Details to follow.” He set a news conference for later
Saturday morning.
The legal implications
of the strike under U.S. law were not immediately clear. Sen. Mike Lee,
R-Utah, posted on X that he had spoken with Secretary of State Marco
Rubio, who briefed him on the strike. Rubio told Lee that Maduro “has
been arrested by U.S. personnel to stand trial on criminal charges in
the United States.”
The
White House did not immediately respond to queries on where Maduro and
his wife were being flown to. Maduro was indicted in March 2020 on
“narco-terrorism" conspiracy charges in the Southern District of New
York...
The MF is expected to hold a news conference at 11 EST. Beyond the overarching question of by what authority the MF had to order the strike and capture of Maduro, we'd like to know "what's the plan; what's next?," because the MF and his regime aren't known for strategic thinking. We'd also like to know what casualties were incurred by both American forces and Venezuela.
We want to be clear, though, that Maduro is a fascist dictator who was ruling illegitimately; there's a reason why 25 percent of his citizens fled the country. So, one could easily argue, is Putin, Lukashenko, Kim Jong-Un, and countless other despots around the world (all of whom just got a green light to conduct "regime change" anywhere they want). But they don't have the largest proven oil reserves in the world like our Western Hemisphere neighbor Venezuela, do they? We're sure that played no part in this coup.* What a whiz-bang distraction from the Epstein-Trump files, too!
The action brings to mind George H.W. Bush's invasion of Panama in December 1989 to capture Panamanian president Manuel Noriega, also accused of drug trafficking and other crimes. He was in U.S. custody for 20 years. We'll have to see how long the repercussions of the MF's action last in this case.
* UPDATE: Not content with raping and pillaging his own country, Trump says the quiet part loud --
The United States is going to be “very strongly involved” in Venezuela’s
oil industry after the operation to capture Maduro, Trump told Fox News
on Saturday. He said: “We have the greatest oil companies in the world,
the biggest, the greatest, and we’re going to be very much involved in
it.”
UPDATE II: JFC, the mad moron is thinking about Mexico next.
UPDATE III: He says the U.S. is going to run Venezuela. Hell he can't even run the U.S.!
(Photo: Caracas under attack / STR/AFP via Getty Images)
