Tag: nicolas maduro
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Air Force Academy acting dean asks for refrain on absolute statements about Maduro’s capture
Last week, in the wake of the U.S. capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the Air Force Academy’s acting dean sent out guidance urging department heads to ask their instructors not to make absolute statements about whether the operation was legal or illegal. The text of Acting Dean Steven Hasstedt’s email said he anticipated…
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Progress in Venezuela unclear as new leader orders crackdown on opposition to Maduro
In the wake of the U.S. special operations mission that removed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from power Saturday, the newly minted leader of the country, Delcy Rodriguez, ordered a crackdown on any opposition to Maduro while facing pressure to work with the U.S. President Donald Trump initially said the U.S. would run Venezuela and that…
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‘No blood for oil’: Local groups protest U.S. military action in Venezuela
About 200 protesters converged in front of Colorado Springs City Hall on Sunday in response to a U.S. military operation that resulted in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro over the weekend. The so-called “pop-up” demonstration was organized by the protest group 50501, which stands for “50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement.” Several local…
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Gov. Jared Polis celebrates ouster of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro
Colorado leaders praise, criticize military operation capturing South American leader Colorado Gov. Jared Polis celebrated the ouster of President Nicolas Maduro via a military operation that captured and flew him out of the country early Saturday, even as other Democrats lambasted America’s action and expressed wariness about the U.S. embarking on “nation building.” Republicans, meanwhile,…