[arista]

Maduro's court case is now in March


Ch4 News said

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[arista]

Some of those killed as the Delta Force
took the leader and his wife,
Were Cuban troops he used to protect him
and his wife

Dead Cubans - Tough Luck.


Ref: BBC Newscast
on now.

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[Parmy]

Originally Posted by arista

They seem to have her cuffs on the wrong way.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Parmy

They seem to have her cuffs on the wrong way.

Yes good job
not for long

[Parmy]

Can Trump now claim the 29 million bounty the Biden administration put on Maduras head?

[Maru]

Venezuela issues 90-day order to ARREST anyone backing US attack as armed motorcycle gangs hunt down Trump supporters in Caracas
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...upporters.html

Gangs of armed men on motorcycles are patrolling the streets of Caracas, looking for supporters of Donald Trump and his military operation in Venezuela with the support of at least one key government official.

The Colectivos are a group of paramilitary militias that still support deposed leader Nicolas Maduro and have been searching vehicles at checkpoints.

The bikers, many of them masked and armed with Kalashnikovs, have searched phones and cars looking for evidence of people backing Trump's action in Caracas as an unofficial tool of the state.

In the wake of Maduro's arrest, a 90-day state of emergency put in place by the Venezuelan government orders police to 'immediately begin the national search and capture of everyone involved in the promotion or support for the armed attack by the United States.'

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What we know about US seizure of Russian-flagged oil tanker linked to Venezuela
https://news.sky.com/story/what-we-k...zuela-13491539

The sanctioned tanker, originally known as the Bella 1 and now called the Marinera, is now in US custody, the United States European Command has confirmed

Where was the tanker seized?

US forces boarded the tanker in the North Atlantic, between Iceland and Scotland as it was travelling north.

A Russian submarine and warship were close by, two US officials told Reuters.

A US official told the Associated Press the military seized the vessel and handed over control to law enforcement officials.

In a statement on X, Pete Hegseth, the US secretary of war, said: "The blockade of sanctioned and illicit Venezuelan oil remains in FULL EFFECT - anywhere in the world."

Why was it seized?

The US has been pursuing the tanker for two weeks since it slipped through a maritime "blockade" around Venezuela.

It was sanctioned by the US in 2024 for allegedly smuggling cargo for a company linked to the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.

The US Coast Guard initially attempted to intercept the vessel last month, but it refused to be boarded.

It has since registered under a Russian flag; when it left the Caribbean, it was sailing under a Guyana flag.

Was the UK involved?

RAF surveillance planes were involved in the US operation and monitored the tanker as it passed through waters between Iceland and the UK, according to The i newspaper.

The paper said UK airbases were used to launch US military aircraft involved in the operation.

The Ministry of Defence is yet to comment on the seizure.

Sky News OSINT producer Lydia Morrish said three US Air Force special operations command aircraft left Wick Airport in Scotland in the afternoon, heading in the direction of Iceland and were expected to land in Reykjavik around 3pm.

An RAF military transport aircraft was also estimated to land there at the same time after taking off from RAF Brize Norton around 11.30am.

It was unclear what those planes were doing or if their movements were linked to the US oil tanker operation.

What has Russia said?

Before the US seized the vessel, Russia's foreign ministry said the tanker was in international waters and was acting according to international maritime law, according to Russian state broadcaster RT.

The ministry said the ship was flying the Russian flag and called on Western countries to respect its right to freedom of navigation.

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at least the Trump regime has brought all these nutters into plain sight. Obviously, Graham is well known already