US captures Venezuela's leader and his wife in a stunning operation and plans to prosecute them
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The United States has captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and flown him out of the country in a stunning military operation that plucked a sitting leader from office following months of escalating Trump administration pressure on the oil-rich South American nation.

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — At least seven explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard around 2 a.m. local time Saturday in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas. The government accused the United States of attacking civilian and military installations in multiple states.

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Venezuela’s government, in the statement, called on its supporters to take to the streets.

“People to the streets!” the statement said. “The Bolivarian Government calls on all social and political forces in the country to activate mobilization plans and repudiate this imperialist attack.”

The statement added that President Nicolás Maduro had “ordered all national defense plans to be implemented” and declared “a state of external disturbance.” That state of emergency gives him the power to suspend people’s rights and expand the role of the armed forces.

  • gnutrino@programming.devEnglish
    35·
    3 days ago

    Im actually not sure a woman would do better.

    They could hardly do much worse. Sure it may not usher in a utopia but the bar is currently several feet below floor level and still dropping.

    • Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      12·
      3 days ago

      A fucking rock would be better.

      Or just leaving the post unoccupied.

      A good woman would be better, but so would a good man. It’s the “good” (person) part that guarantees it would better, not the gender.