Venezuelans Are Protesting US Bombing and Maduro's Kidnapping

"AMY GOODMAN: The United Nations Security Council is holding an emergency meeting today after U.S. forces attacked Venezuela on Saturday and abducted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in what many described as a "kidnapping." Delta Force troops seized Maduro and his wife from a military base in Caracas. The two have been flown to New York, where they're appearing in a Manhattan federal court today to face drug and weapons charges. The U.S. attack reportedly killed about 80 people, including 32 Cubans, in Venezuela."

"U.S. forces attacked Venezuela and abducted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in a Saturday night raid. About 80 people were reportedly killed, including 32 Cubans. Democracy Now! speaks with Andreína Chávez, a Venezuelan reporter based in Caracas, who calls the strikes an "imperialist attack." Trump also said the U.S. would take the oil from Venezuela, which has the world's largest proven reserves."

"Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and other world leaders criticized the U.S. attack. Lula wrote on X, quote, "The bombings on Venezuelan territory and the capture of its president [cross] an unacceptable line. These acts represent a grave affront to Venezuela's sovereignty and yet another extremely dangerous precedent for the entire international community," Lula said. Major questions remain about what comes next in Venezuela. On Saturday, President Trump said the U.S. will "run" Venezuela."

U.S. forces conducted a Saturday-night attack in Venezuela, seizing President Nicolás Maduro and his wife and transporting them to New York to face drug and weapons charges. Delta Force troops reportedly took the couple from a military base in Caracas. The operation reportedly killed about 80 people, including 32 Cuban nationals. The United Nations Security Council convened an emergency meeting in response. Multiple world leaders condemned the strike as a violation of Venezuelan sovereignty. Statements from U.S. leadership indicated intentions to control Venezuela and its oil resources, escalating international legal and geopolitical tensions.

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