Source: The Intercept
by Nick Turse
“The U.S. had attacked a sovereign nation with which it was not at war and did so without congressional authorization; kidnapped its leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and rendered them to the United States; announced plans to ‘run’ that country as a de facto colony; and threatened further attacks and military occupation unless the acting president does America’s bidding. ‘We’re in charge,’ Trump said of Venezuela on Sunday night, speaking to reporters on Air Force One. ‘We’re going to run everything.’ Reflecting on the operation, dubbed Absolute Resolve, a senior defense official called America a ‘rogue state’ and pronounced dead the liberal rules-based geopolitical order which U.S. administrations, of both parties, have championed since World War II.” (01/05/26)