See previous report that an attack had started here, see subsequent-to-this report that President Maduro and his wife were captured here. Both also have discussions worth reading — my thanks to all for doing what Rantburgers do so wonderfully, leaving me to just make sure the articles are filed correctly and write little linking blurbs to make searches easier.
May this be the salutary shock necessary to reset much of the nonsense that built up in recent decades.
—trailing wife for the moderators at 11:00 a.m. ET |
[TurkiyeToday] Venezuela's government accused the United States of launching military strikes on multiple locations across the country early Saturday and called for the population to take to the streets in response, as President Nicolas Maduro declared a nationwide state of emergency.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
- Explosions rocked Caracas and three other Venezuelan states early Saturday around 2:00 AM, striking military installations including Fort Tiuna, the country's largest military complex, and La Carlota Air Base
- Witnesses reported low-flying US Army CH-47 Chinooks, air raid sirens, plumes of smoke, and blasts strong enough to shake windows across multiple neighborhoods
- Maduro declared a nationwide state of emergency and called citizens to "take to the streets" in mass mobilization against what the government called U.S. "imperialist aggression"
- Colombia, Cuba condemned strikes, with Colombian President Petro calling for an emergency UN Security Council session
- Maduro's whereabouts are unknown, though some members of his inner circle appeared safe
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