New York Times Reports At Least 40 People' Were Killed in US Strike on Venezuela

"The New York Times reported at least 40 people were killed in U.S. military strikes on Venezuela as part of President Donald Trump's operation to capture dictator Nicolas Maduro. Journalist Mariana Martinez reported military personnel and civilians were killed in the early morning attack on Saturday, based on a senior Venezuelan official who spoke on condition of anonymity. The official's figure was based on preliminary reports, she added."

"He was charged in federal court in New York with narco-terrorism conspiracy, weapons charges, and cocaine-importation conspiracy. Maduro and three other defendants trafficked thousands of tons of cocaine to the United States, according to the indictment. The indictment called Maduro the illegitimate ruler of the country who sits atop a corrupt, illegitimate government that, for decades, has leveraged government power to protect and promote illegal activity, including drug trafficking."

"President Trump told reporters earlier on Saturday the U.S. would run Venezuela for the time being. The president added the U.S. would get the oil flowing the way it should be because America had built that whole industry there. Trump posted a picture of Maduro aboard the USS Iwo Jima on Truth Social following his capture; the image of Maduro in a grey Nike sweatsuit briefly jammed up the president's social platform."

At least 40 people were reported killed in U.S. military strikes on Venezuela during an operation to capture Nicolás Maduro, with a journalist citing a senior Venezuelan official speaking anonymously. Maduro and his wife were arrested and flown to the United States. Maduro was charged in New York federal court with narco-terrorism conspiracy, weapons charges, and cocaine-importation conspiracy, accused of trafficking thousands of tons of cocaine to the United States. The indictment described Maduro as leading a corrupt government that used state power to protect illegal activity and enrich political and military elites. President Trump said the U.S. would run Venezuela temporarily and work to restore oil production, and he posted an image of Maduro aboard the USS Iwo Jima on social media. Some U.S. media and politicians hailed the capture.

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