"On Saturday, United States military forces carried out a dramatic strike in Venezuela that resulted in the capture and forcible removal of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. They were flown to New York and are now in federal custody. Maduro appeared in federal court on drug and weapons charges and pleaded not guilty. Several governments, international legal experts and United Nations officials have described the military operation as an illegal kidnapping and a breach of international law."
"Yet, as Washington justifies its operation primarily with rhetoric about oil and narcotics, a deeper inspection reveals another dynamic: This was first and foremost an ideological battle, shaped by domestic political incentives in the US in particular the strategic influence of Florida's electorate and its political elite. The mainstream narrative frames Venezuela's enormous oil reserves officially among the largest proven in the world at roughly 298 billion to 303 billion barrels as the core strategic prize."
United States military forces seized President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, transferred them to New York, and placed them in federal custody while Maduro pleaded not guilty to drug and weapons charges. Multiple governments, legal experts, and United Nations officials called the operation an illegal kidnapping and a violation of international law, with the UN secretary-general warning it undermines sovereignty norms under the UN Charter. Washington framed the operation using oil and narcotics rhetoric, but evidence indicates domestic US political incentives, especially the influence of Florida’s electorate and elite, played the primary role.
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