US EditionBefore Maduro Raid, US Tricked Venezuelan Air Defence Operators Into Revealing Their Locations
The U.S. deployed over 150 aircraft and elite special forces in a covert operation to capture Maduro, citing narcotics charges and strategic interests, officials said.
- On January 3, U.S. forces executed Operation 'Absolute Resolve,' authorised by Donald Trump, capturing Nicolás Maduro and moving him via assault ship and Guantanamo before his Monday New York court appearance.
- Behind the raid, months of clandestine planning involved Marco Rubio, U.S. senator, and Stephen Miller, Deputy Chief of Staff, targeting Maduro over alleged drug trafficking and U.S. national interests.
- Technical reporting shows more than 150 aircraft, including F-35 and F-22 fighter jets and B-1B bombers, disabled air defences while CIA-operated RQ-170 Sentinel drones, BLU-114/B 'blackout' munitions, and cyber warfare enabled Delta Force to breach Fort Tiuna.
- Maduro appeared in court Monday and pleaded not guilty in U.S. federal courts in Manhattan, while Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as interim president and Cuba reported 32 citizens killed during the operation.
- Facing scrutiny at home and abroad, U.S. Congress and foreign allies were not informed in advance, and the State Department has no diplomatic presence in Venezuela, with Miller's office managing post-capture planning, prompting legal questions and Trump warning of further action.
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Before Maduro raid, US tricked Venezuelan air defence operators into revealing their locations
Ahead of the Delta Force raid that whisked away President Nicolas Maduro, US forces launched a sophisticated electronic warfare attack that deceived Venezuelan air defence operators into exposing their positions, paving the way for a decisive strike.
Did drugs flow into US from Maduro's Venezuela? This is what data reveals
Nicolas Maduro: US President Donald Trump said that Venezuelan leader Nicholas Maduro was arrested on charges of drug trafficking and narco-terrorism against Americans. However, a look at available data says that the cocaine produced in Venezuela is mostly pushed into Europe. The vast majority of cocaine and synthetic drugs in the US come from Mexico and Colombia.
WASHINGTON. – Nothing excites an American president more than to be able to use the overwhelming military power of the United States. It is what was perceived in the exultant voice of President Donald Trump on Sunday night, when he spoke to the press about the operations of the last few days in Venezuela.But that feeling of raw power brings with it an intoxication that has destabilized almost all American governments of the last three decades.
From capture to court: How Maduro’s extraordinary arrest unfolded minute by minute
Nicolas Maduro was snatched from Venezuela by the U.S. military, throwing the country’s future into chaos. James C. Reynolds reports on how operation Absolute Resolve was planned and executed
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