Venezuela - US Conflict: News, Updates

[Viet]

Right is right

People don't want their country or people to be humiliated by foreign powers, whether they themselves are weak or strong

In the Vietnam war there were two types of Vietnamese

One type stood up to the U.S regardless of death and cost and fought back

The other type of Vietnamese, watched as millions of Vietnamese women became whores for U.S soldiers


What's better

Talk is cheap.
You can’t win against a military superpower with cheap talk, cheap points.

 

[ghazi52]

 

[ghazi52]

'I'm a prisoner of war' - In the room for Maduro's dramatic court hearing​

Madeline Halpertin court in New York
BBC

Reuters

The judge interjected to tell Maduro that there would be a "time and a place" for him to profess his innocence

The sound of clanking leg shackles could be heard moments before Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro walked into the door of a New York City courtroom for the first time.

He then told packed rows of reporters and the public that he had just been "kidnapped".

Minutes after his entrance, the Judge Alvin Hellerstein asked Maduro to confirm his identity so the proceedings could start.

"I am, sir, Nicolás Maduro. I am president of the Republic of Venezuela and I am here kidnapped since January 3rd," he told the court in a calm Spanish before an interpreter translated for the court. "I was captured at my home in Caracas, Venezuela."

The 92-year-old judge quickly interjected to tell Maduro that there would be a "time and a place to get into all of this".

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During the dramatic 40-minute arraignment on Monday afternoon, Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, pleaded not guilty to drugs and weapon charges.​

"I'm innocent. I'm a decent man," Maduro said, with his Flores adding that she was "completely innocent".

 

[ghazi52]

The 63-year-old and his wife were transferred to a New York jail after they were arrested by US forces at their compound in Venezuela on Saturday, as part of a surprise overnight operation that also saw strikes on military bases.

Dressed in blue and orange jail shirts and khaki pants, the two wore headphones to listen to a Spanish translation during the hearing, an attorney sitting between them. Maduro took meticulous notes on a yellow legal pad that he asked a judge to confirm that he could keep with him after the hearing.

Reuters

Maduro and his wife were captured by US forces over the weekend and transferred to a New York jail

Reuters

They were transported to and from court in an armoured vehicle
When Maduro walked into the room - the same federal courtroom where Sean "Diddy" Combs was tried and convicted just months earlier - he turned around to nod at several members of the audience and greet them.

 

[ghazi52]

Nicolás Maduro, pictured in November 2025

 

[Watandar]

Rubio now Viceroy of Venezuela

Trump says U.S. is ‘in charge’ of Venezuela, while Rubio stresses coercing it

The secretary of state said that a military “quarantine” on some oil exports would stay in place to put pressure on the country’s acting leadership.

www.seattletimes.com

 

[hussain0216]

Talk is cheap.
You can’t win against a military superpower with cheap talk, cheap points.

Your from a country that did, at great cost

So did the afghans

 

[AZ_HighCountry]

It has always been.

That is a false statement.

 

[AZ_HighCountry]

Summary​

• Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro says "I am still president" as he pleads not guilty to drug trafficking and other charges in his first appearance at a New York court
• He and his wife Cilia Flores were seized from their Caracas compound on Saturday and flown to the US as part of a special forces operation - here's what happened
• Today's hearing ended with a tense exchange between a member of the public and Maduro, who said he was a "prisoner of war", our reporter in court says
• Outside, protesters have been gathering, with some brandishing placards - one reads "USA Hands-off Venezuela", while another says "Thank You President Trump"

I read the summary of charges as posted on Fox News. Bizarre to say the least. Wasn't aware the NFA of 1934 also applied to Venezuela.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

Tell me, why did you attack a country to stole their oil?

Is the American nation a nation of thieves and terrorists that you did this?

Why can't you answer the original question instead of completely dodging it by changing the subject?

 

[PakAl]

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[Musings]

Why can't you answer the original question instead dodging it by changing the subject?

He has a point.
Whats the real reason the orange clown has attacked another sovereign nation? Are you wanting to help the common man in Venezuela? Are you trying to sell them their oil and give them the $ or are you going to steal kill and lame like your nation is a class act at?

 

[Master Chief]

Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession

theonion.com

From America's finest news source.

 

[AZ_HighCountry]

Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession

theonion.com

From America's finest news source.

I love The Onion. Sad that they at times are more truthful than the legacy media.

 

[VCheng]

I read the summary of charges as posted on Fox News. Bizarre to say the least. Wasn't aware the NFA of 1934 also applied to Venezuela.

That's the current episode of the Pat Bondi and the Twirling DOJ Clown show for you.