Ed.'s note: The US is preparing to destabilize Venezuela possibly using military means the same as the US brought down Manuel Noriega when Panama was invaded in 1989-1990. Accusing Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro of "narco terrorism" when Colombia is by far the largest transshipment narco-state in South America breaking records in cocaine production. But not only this, the US is behind the drug cartel running the state of Honduras. In the final analysis Venezuela is a US competitor. When all else fails go for the "narco-terrorism" charge. All the while the US continues provoking countries militarily, the US is suffering the most from this coronavirus threat (see "A Real Sick Man").
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Source: Yahoo News
U.S. indicts Venezuela's Maduro, a political foe, for 'narco-terrorism'
By Matt Spetalnick and Sarah N. Lynch • Reuters • March 26, 2020
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Thursday indicted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and more than a dozen other top Venezuelan officials on charges of "narco-terrorism," the latest escalation of the Trump administration's pressure campaign aimed at ousting the socialist leader.
The State Department offered a reward of up to $15 million for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Maduro, whose country has been convulsed by years of a deep economic crisis and political upheaval.
The indictment, a rare U.S. action against a sitting foreign head of state, marks a serious new phase against Maduro by Washington at a time when some U.S. officials have privately said President Donald Trump is increasingly frustrated with the results of his Venezuela policy.
Attorney General William Barr, announcing charges that include narco-terrorism conspiracy, corruption, and drug trafficking, accused Maduro and his associates of colluding with a dissident faction of demobilized Colombian guerrilla group, the FARC, "to flood the United States with cocaine."
"While the Venezuelan people suffer, this cabal lines their pockets with drug money and the proceeds of their corruption," Barr said of Maduro and the others who were indicted.
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza said the charges and rewards being offered showed the Trump administration's "desperation" as well as its "obsession" with the South American country aimed at benefiting Trump's 2020 re-election campaign.
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