president Maduro captured after US strikes

[KrustyKrab]

I will never go to America. Sounds like a truly horrible place, with gun crime greater than any other country in the world and they all wave their flags and talk of freedon under an authoritarian system that imprisons more of its citizens (both per capita and in absolute numbers) than just about any other country.

Besides, they are all foreigners there.

Hahaha You should come over, I’ve got a gun or two that will protect you    I promise not to take my flag down that you degenerate.   

I’m part Choctaw Indian is it okay if I stayed?

[quintessentone]

Of course it's going to be Machado.

Haven't you seen Trump's tactics enough to predict this?

First he says "no of course not", then he "chickens out" and allows what was the plan all along. Moves the argument from whether he should have any say at all to the context of what he is willing to allow. It's called owning the window.

I wonder if she wants to be a part of Trump's oil grab shitshow.

[UltraBudgie]

I wonder if she wants to be a part of Trump's oil grab shitshow.

You tell me. Fast-forward to about the 6-minute mark.

[quintessentone]

You tell me. Fast-forward to about the 6-minute mark.

[Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UJu2AzcFT4]

What date was that taped/released? No sense watching it if it wasn't within the last day or so.

[UltraBudgie]

What date was that taped/released? No sense watching it if it wasn't within the last day or so.

Oh you think she was 'out of the loop'?



You don't just get a Nobel Peace Prize for nothing.

[quintessentone]

Oh you think she was 'out of the loop'?



You don't just get a Nobel Peace Prize for nothing.

Damn UB, this is what she said today:

"Nobel prize laureate:

'If they find me, they'll disappear me'

Even in a secret hideout, María Corina Machado, Venezuela's opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, doesn't give up. "The transition to democracy has begun, truth defeated Maduro."
María Corina Machado interview: Venezuela Nobel winner promises Israel alliance | Israel Hayom

For her to be a presidential frontrunner the current regime has to be eliminated.

[UltraBudgie]

For her to be a presidential frontrunner the current regime has to be eliminated.

*shrug*

Seems like that's in progress. Whether she ends up as "President" or not, I can't say, but her star seems to still be rising.

[Vermilion]

STATEMENT from Delcy Rodriguez,

“We extend an invitation to the US government to work together on a cooperation agenda, aimed at shared development, within the framework of international law, and to strengthen lasting community coexistence.”

Sorry, here’s her full statement…


Venezuela reaffirms its commitment to peace and peaceful coexistence. Our country aspires to live without external threats, in an environment of respect and international cooperation. We believe that global peace is built by first guaranteeing peace within each nation.
We prioritise moving towards balanced and respectful international relations between the United States and Venezuela, and between Venezuela and other countries in the region, premised on sovereign equality and non-interference.
These principles guide our diplomacy with the rest of the world.
We invite the US government to collaborate with us on an agenda of cooperation oriented towards shared development within the framework of international law to strengthen lasting community coexistence.
President Donald Trump, our peoples and our region deserve peace and dialogue, not war. This has always been President Nicolás Maduro's message, and it is the message of all of Venezuela right now. This is the Venezuela I believe in and have dedicated my life to. I dream of a Venezuela where all good Venezuelans can come together.
Venezuela has the right to peace, development, sovereignty and a future.
Delcy Rodríguez
Acting President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

[UltraBudgie]

Dang.
They put a bullseye on her head.

Yeah, seems like they learned something from Iraq after all. Why tear the existing regime apart and evoke further resentment when you can just let it tear itself apart?

[putnam6]