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2026-01-05 Caribbean-Latin America

Seems Maduro Needed Cubans to be His Bodyguards... Wonder Why?

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Posted by Mercutio 2026-01-05 08:50|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1800 views ] Top
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1 They didn't want to go to the Russian front.

Posted by Skidmark 2026-01-05 11:34|| 2026-01-05 11:34|| Front Page Top

2 Cuba Confirms Maduro Didn’t Trust His Own People: 32 Cuban Security Agents Killed in Caracas

Posted by Skidmark 2026-01-05 12:19|| 2026-01-05 12:19|| Front Page Top

3 I'm sure those cubans were doing God's work, helping save Venezuela from the implementation of Gay Marriage by the Zionist threat.

(I don't have the knowledge or energy to put up the video right now, but you can see an excerpt at Ace's: https://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=417991). I'm putting this here for amusement purposes only. For lack of a better phrase.

My real concern: Maduro is, uh, was a figurehead. Delcy, who is the stepchild of Carlos the Jackal, is probably also another figurehead. Who's really running the country, and is Trump going to screw up by doing this on the cheap? I don't know.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2026-01-05 16:00|| 2026-01-05 16:00|| Front Page Top

4 Long time, Thing.

Posted by Grom the Affective 2026-01-05 16:15|| 2026-01-05 16:15|| Front Page Top

5 Yeah, I'm looking for recent/useful Venezuelan news.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2026-01-05 16:52|| 2026-01-05 16:52|| Front Page Top

6 Since someone on the inside ratted Maduro out I think his mistrust of his own Countrymen was warranted

Posted by Airandee 2026-01-05 17:52|| 2026-01-05 17:52|| Front Page Top

7 From X:

https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/01/05/venezuela-now-hunting-supporters-of-maduros-us-capture-n2197782.

Airandee: Maybe the Venezuelans have the right to own their own country, instead of Maduro or whoever's behind Delcy Rodriguez?

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2026-01-05 18:36|| 2026-01-05 18:36|| Front Page Top

8 I'm on the phone at the washateria so don't ask me to post the link, but on X visegrad is posting that there's AA gunfire going off in Caracas right now.

Attempt: https://x.com/i/status/2008336467492233267

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2026-01-05 20:22|| 2026-01-05 20:22|| Front Page Top

9 It worked, Snowy Thing. From the thread:

Tracers fired at drones pic.twitter.com/bbzRFhE4if
— patch (@Grownded) January 6, 2026

Posted by trailing wife 2026-01-05 21:15|| 2026-01-05 21:15|| Front Page Top

10 ^ You can hear Mike's chihuahua in the background. Glad he made it out ok.

Posted by SteveS 2026-01-05 21:35|| 2026-01-05 21:35|| Front Page Top

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