US EditionLabeling Maduro raid a ‘law-enforcement’ operation sparks legal debate about war protections
Labeling the raid as a law-enforcement action rather than armed conflict raises concerns about prisoner-of-war protections and congressional approval, experts warn.
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WA’s congressional Democrats slam ‘illegal military operation’ in Venezuela
The controversial U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro over the weekend – and President Donald Trump’s claim that the U.S. would “run” that country – sparked strong responses from world leaders, and lawmakers in Washington state with its own mix of condemnation and celebration, depending on the party.U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, a Washington Democrat, issued a searing statement blasting Trump over what she called his “illegal military …
A week after the dramatic U.S. operation in Venezuela that culminated in the capture of Nicolás Maduro, the details of the intelligence information that surrounded the mission begin to be clarified, although some mysteries still persist.The intelligenceThe mission required months of planning and intelligence gathering. It is believed that in August the CIA sent a team of undercover agents to Venezuela.The United States does not have an operating…
Op-Ed: Michael Fragoso: Congress wasn’t needed for Maduro
In the wake of President Trump’s “snatch” operation against Nicolas Maduro and his wife, the question has been raised by Democrats and the media as to what kind of congressional authorization was needed for the strike. It’s a question Sen. Mike Lee posed when news of the operation broke, only for him to confirm later to his satisfaction that it was a legitimate law-enforcement action and not military. But as Sen. Tom Cotton observed on Face the …
It is never too late to try to benefit from the Cuban experience in the face of imperialism. Let our "strategists in front of the computer", so quick to relay the empire's campaigns to seem to know what they are unaware of, learn from it: the US tried to impose on us their version, that of their all power that allowed to cast doubt on the victims of the operation.
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