Washington, Jan 5 (IANS) The arrest of Nicolás Maduro has removed Venezuela’s most visible power figure, but US officials acknowledged deep uncertainty over who governs the country next and how a political transition might unfold.Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States does not recognize Maduro or his successors as legitimate leaders but must deal with what he described as the immediate realities on the ground.“We have to deal with the people who had the guns,” Rubio said in…
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Washington, Jan 4, (IANS) The arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro by US forces marks a dramatic tactical moment, but former US officials and analysts are warning that the harder and more consequential phase now lies ahead, with major questions unresolved about governance, stability and democratic transition in Venezuela.In opinion pieces published on MSNBC following Maduro’s removal, retired US Ambassador to Venezuela James Story described the operation as a “shocking tactical success…
Washington, Jan 4 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday said expectations of an immediate democratic transition in Venezuela are unrealistic, cautioning against demands for instant elections following the arrest of Nicolás Maduro.Speaking on CBS’ Face the Nation, Rubio said comparisons with past US interventions were misplaced. “People analyse everything through the lens of Iraq, Libya, and Afghanistan,” he said. “This is not the Middle East.”Rubio said Washington’s focus…
New York, Jan 4 (IANS) Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro has been locked in a notorious federal jail in New York after his capture by the US forces at a military base in his country, from where he had been taunting President Donald Trump.As he was escorted into the local office of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) on Saturday night before being jailed, he said sarcastically, looking at the camera, “Good night. Happy New Year”.Once the unquestioned ruler of the oil-rich South American nation, …
New York, Jan 4 (IANS) Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, who was seized by US Delta Force commandos, has arrived in New York to face trial in a federal court on narco-terrorism charges. Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, who landed at the Stewart Air National Guard Base on Saturday, were taken by helicopter to a heliport in downtown Manhattan near federal offices and courts.Amid high security, they were driven away in a motorcade. Their first stop was expected to be the Drug Enforcement Agency o…