US EditionNicolás Maduro's Abduction Has Tarnished America's Reputation
The United States captured President Nicolás Maduro, citing drug and weapons charges, while Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as interim leader in Venezuela.
- On Saturday, U.S. forces seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, and Delcy Rodríguez, former vice-president, was sworn in as interim president on Monday.
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio pushed a hardline approach toward Venezuela, seeking to open the Venezuelan nationalised oil industry and undermine its support for Cuba and Chavismo.
- Federal agents escorted Maduro to a Manhattan federal courthouse on Monday after landing at a Manhattan helipad, and the U.S. administration framed it as a law-enforcement capture critics challenged.
- Experts warn the raid undermines international norms and aids rivals, as observers caution it risks empowering Russia and China while the White House hailed removing a 'malignant tyrant' and authoritarians quietly celebrated.
- More than eight million Venezuelans have fled abroad, underscoring humanitarian stakes, while analysts say Trump 2.0 and the Peace Through Strength doctrine open space for military adventurism in early 2026.
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The Plot Against Maduro: Venezuela on the Edge
Jeremy Scahill and Ryan Grim discuss the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and the situation in Venezuela with Carlos Ron, Venezuela’s former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for North America, and Jack Murphy, a journalist and former Army Ranger.Ron says anger and indignation over American aggression has “served to bring together the Venezuelan population,” with mass mobilization in support of the Bolivarian project, and no vis…
Shell, BP Seek Return to Venezuela Following Maduro’s Abduction: Report
Shell Tankstelle. Blademaster88, CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, via Wikimedia Commons In one of the scariest moments in modern history, we're doing our best at ScheerPost to pierce the fog of lies that conceal it but we need some help to pay our writers and staff. Please consider a tax-deductible donation. By The Cradle British energy giant Shell could earn billions of dollars in profits from new Venezuelan gas proj…
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After the arrest of Nicolás Maduro, doubts about the legality of the US lawsuit are growing. An expert warns that Donald Trump's actions could have serious political, legal and international consequences.
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