From Noriega to Maduro: The Long US History of Kidnapping Foreign Leaders

Kidnapping heads of state is not a Trump innovation. It is American tradition.

Alan Macleod
От Alan Macleod
Manuel Antonio Noriega watches as U.S. Drug Enforcement Agents place chains around his waist aboard a C-130 transport plane on Jan. 4, 1990. Noriega surrendered to U.S. authorities in Panama City and was flown to Miami, Florida, where he faced drug trafficking charges. Photo | AP

While it has undoubtedly shocked the world, the Trump administration’s abduction of President Nicolás Maduro fits into a long history of United States kidnapping of foreign leaders. On January 3, U.S. Special Forces entered Venezuela by air, captured Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores, killing around 80 people in the process. They were flown to

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Venezuelan Journalist Diego Sequera Destroys Trump’s Monroe Doctrine

As Washington kidnaps Venezuela’s elected president, independent journalist Diego Sequera explains why Trump’s escalation is backfiring at home and abroad.

Mnar Adley
От Mnar Adley
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It is a monumental act of war. After being kidnapped and flown to the United States, President Nicolás Maduro has pled not guilty to spurious drugs charges in New York – even as U.S. government documents admit that Venezuela is not a major drugs producer, and prosecutors concede that Maduro’s supposed Cartel of the Suns never existed. Moreover,

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Maduro on Trial & Trump’s ‘Donroe Doctrine’

From the courtroom to the newsroom, Nicolás Maduro’s trial exposes how U.S. force is laundered through media language and legal theater, reviving an old doctrine of hemispheric control.

Mnar Adley
Alan Macleod
От Mnar Adley
И Alan Macleod
Maduro

The trial of Nicolás Maduro has begun. On January 3, the elected president of Venezuela was kidnapped and flown to the U.S. to face drug smuggling charges in a case that is already falling apart. Prosecutors have already admitted that the “Cartel of the Suns” – the drugs organization Maduro supposedly led – does not exist. Moreover, the supposed

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The Empire’s Regime Change Blueprint: Lie, Steal, Gaslight, Repeat

What would happen if a world power abducted a foreign president? This article explores U.S. actions toward Venezuela, the legal implications, and why international law appears to stop where U.S. interests begin.

Mnar Adley
От Mnar Adley
Narco Lies

The Trump administration has just violated international law — specifically Article 2, Section 4 of the United Nations Charter — by kidnapping the sitting president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and placing him on trial under drug-trafficking charges that critics across the Global South and international legal scholars describe as politically

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Гарри Каспаров: от шахматной иконы до болельщика Госдепартамента

MintPress прослеживает путь Гарри Каспарова от легенды шахмат до агрессивного сторонника «демократии», выступавшего за влияние США, войну Израиля в секторе Газа и кампании, поддерживаемые NED.

Alan Macleod
От Alan Macleod
Garry Kasparov attends the 59th Munich Security Conference in Germany on Feb. 18, 2023. Alexi Witwicki | AP

After retiring from the world of chess, Garry Kasparov has found a new calling: promoting U.S. foreign policy goals. From his hawkish foreign policy positions, including supporting American invasions and the use of nuclear weapons against its enemies, his full-throated defense of Israeli genocide, and his bizarre belief that the Middle Ages never

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От ОМУ до «наркогосударств»: как США продают войны, которые разведка не подтверждает

Обвинения в том, что Венесуэла является наркогосударством, оправдывают удары, санкции и наращивание военной мощи. Но даже американская разведка признаёт, что Мадуро не руководит бандами, обвиняемыми во «вторжении» в Америку. Доказательства раскрывают знакомый сценарий войны.

Alan Macleod
От Alan Macleod
TDA Venezuela

The United States is building up its military assets, sparking fears of another regime change attempt against Venezuela—and this one could be far more deadly than the others. Citing an influx of Venezuelan drugs into the U.S., the Trump administration is rapidly building up its military forces, encircling the South American nation, one which has

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