The U.S. operation to seize Nicolás Maduro has triggered predictable outcries. Critics denounce it as a kidnapping, a breach of international law that undermines the immunity of heads of state.
I had been looking for a rationale, a reason, why I was feeling so queasy about the calls that capturing Maduro “is against international law.” I knew in my gut that his capture and upcoming prosecution was lawful and moral. Rousso expresses why cleanly and clearly. Thank you.
Yes, Trump's capture of Maduro has everything to do with drugs, and nothing more. Yes, it has nothing to do with Venezuela having the world's largest crude oil reserves; nothing to do with America's parasitic investments in Venezuela's natural resources - 8000 tons of gold, one million carats in diamonds, 12000 tons of nickel, 35,000 tons of coltan. and nothing to do with their significant copper deposits. Yes, with Venezuela having the world's largest crude oil reserves, Maduro's kidnapping had nothing to do with the USA's PETRO BACKED DOLLAR, no, no, no, nothing at all.
Oh, did Author Dotan Rousso - an Israeli-born PhD in law, former state criminal prosecutor and legal adviser to the Israeli Parliament, and a college professor of philosophy in Canada, neglect to mention this to you? Gee, I wonder why? Could it be that he didn't want the truth to get in the way of his Legal fiction?
Venezuela nationalized in 1976. They stole all international and domestic assets. In 1999 Chavez and his organization took over, pretending to be socialist, but really an organized crime syndicate. They've killed, jailed, and tortured anyone against them. Since 2014, 8 million people have left. Listen to some of the people who used to live there, they left because it was hell on earth.
I do know the stats. And yes, there is an element of the Monroe (some say Donroe) Doctrine . However, Rousso’s argument still stands. Maduro is/was a criminal hiding behind the power of a state. Gee, that ability just ended.
There is more to the story that even you point out. And that is China’s and Russia’s involvement in South America. Geo-politics suck. Sorry you are butt hurt.
The Story is BRICS - the decline of the American petro-dollar. (fiat currency)
If Trump gave a shit about deadly drugs, he would have had Fauci and the CEO's of Big Pharma in jail a long time ago.
Kidnapping a head of state is a breach of international law. The Hague Convention of 1907 states that the person of a sovereign is inviolable. The UN Charter prohibits the use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state. The Venezuelan people have the right to determine their own leaders and justice system, free from foreign interference.
Article 2(4) of the UN Charter prohibits the use of force against the territorial integrity of any state. Over 80 UN member states have condemned the kidnapping.
Maduro had called Zionism a "cancer" and accused Israel of genocide in Gaza. Maduro had also rejected Israel's recognition of Somaliland, calling it a "Zionist colony." Maduro had nationalized Venezuela's oil reserves, blocking U.S. and Israeli corporations from exploiting them. Maduro expelled ExxonMobil and Chevron from Venezuela, giving state control to PdVSA. Maduro joined BRICS, strengthening ties with China, Russia, and India, undermining U.S. influence.
"Geo-politics suck" is the intellectual equivalent of a toddler's tantrum. China and Russia's presence in South America doesn't justify kidnapping a head of state-that's a desperate attempt to deflect from the real issue: Trump serving Rothschild interests over American law and International Law.
The Monroe Doctrine is a relic of colonialism. China and Russia are the real targets, not Maduro. Maduro is just smoke and mirrors.
Try telling all this to the Venezuelan people. 2/3 of them are in poverty because of Maduro & earlier dictators. That's the same as 2/3 of Canada in poverty & persecution. Maduro was not a head of state. He was an illegal criminal dictator who stole the election & everything he could from the citizens. When are we (the rest of the free world) held responsible for allowing him to continue while constantly condemning his actions? Trump did the right thing & the Venezuelan people (including a leader who won the Nobel peace prize) are thrilled to finally see freedom coming back to their country. What right do you or I have to say they are wrong & should be forced to live in a country destroyed by this drug dealing dictator? Ask Iranians if they wouldn't love for someone to help them...they're crying for help from Israel & the US. This could easily be us here in Canada if we don't stop the power hungry, WEF supporting, corrupt leaders overseeing us right now. I would hope & pray someone would rescue us if we don't learn from those who have suffered under these regimes
From what I read, the Venezuela government was partly instructed by the PCC party, who is instructed by the CCP party. I'm not sure how accurate it is.
As another commenter I read pointed out, the liberal Left is losing their collective minds over the removal,of a tyrannical dictator and starting the process of Venezuela liberation, but these same people applauded Obama for sending a team into Pakistan and supposedly killing Bin Laden and disposing the body at sea. At the time the US viewed Pakistan as an Allie , although not a highly trustworthy one.
"When a regime stops merely failing to control organized crime and instead becomes deeply entangled with it, sovereignty ceases to be a shield for order and becomes a cover for transnational harm.
Venezuela under Maduro fits this pattern. The regime’s legitimacy has vanished, elections have lost credibility, and the state has become an operational hub for large-scale narcotics trafficking. "
You could easily replace the words "Venezuela and Maduro" with "Canada and Trudeau/Carney"
This is an excellent article. Can you imagine if “progressives” were running the West during the Second World War? We’d all be speaking German or Japanese! This is a clear case of the US defending itself from a hostile country. A country doesn’t have to drop bombs to do serious damage to a country. And with today’s technologies, the attack can be insidious and easily dismissed by the brainless people who we elect into positions of power.
Removing Maduro was one small aspect of US going to Venezuela, the larger picture hidden from view by Liberals, Elbows UP subsidized legacy media will be the removal of CCP. Russian, & Iranian expansion into the Western Hemisphere. Trump has openly declared that Russia, CCP, and Iran will not be allowed to set up shop in South America and Central America to threaten not only US but thanks to the Americans Canada as well. This mornings news flash our lame duck Carndeau is heading to hug Xi Jinping & the CCP for trade & security agreements. Trump is watching USMAC negotiations will be the end of Canada. CTV this morning is reporting that Canada could go to war over Greenland and will be sending Anita to defend by opening a Canadian embassy. Stay tuned for further lunacy.
Typical media, putting fear into people without having a clue of what's going on. There is no way the U.S would ever take Greenland, which is owned by Denmark. They want to buy or lease from Denmark, who has refused. The U.S invaded Venezuela because they stole international and domestic assets. Any country that allows its government to steal all international and domestic assets should be taken out. The way most countries are taxing and spending is bad enough.
We are told Canada faces a devastating fentanyl crisis yet relations with China consist of us on our knees to them. They also interfere in our elections, steal our patents and fund our troublemakers yet we are still on our knees.
The removal of Maduro was the only recourse, the people crying foul should explain to the Venezuelan people why they think way, and the people will say, "walk a mile in my shoes" then see what it is like, otherwise shut up!!!
Russia invading sovereign Ukraine, China with Hong Kong both fit same category. Cutting Venezuela out of both Russia and China involvement is the best thing happening in today's world
Thank you Dolan Russo for your educated and informed opinion on Maduro-who is nothing but a thief and a criminal according to all that I have seen and read about this DICTATOR for that is EXACTLY what he is. International law be damned-while it may have worked in 1945, it has since become so politically corrupted-by so many that it is WORTHLESS. And, yes I refer to NATO-prove otherwise, those who dissent, please.
Such a timely and well informed commentary on the leftist response to a criminal arrest. The left exhibits "chronic moral failure" in its view of the world. Thank God that His morality trumps evil and, through His agencies, will eventually set the Venezuelan people free. Pray for the Venezuelan people.
Excellent analysis. This actually makes perfect sense, while at the same time shows us just how politically risky and GOOD it was for Trump & Co to do what they did. - GOOD for ALL except the authoritarian and Marx-inspired regimes across the globe.
How the mainstream media (especially our own CBC) is spinning this and all the scary events that are "likely" to follow is despicably and purposefully misleading. The sky never stops falling for these people. Canadians can justifiably be more fearful of the Pravda-like relationship between the CBC and Canada's Liberal Party than of any fear of our cousins to the south of us.
Now, if only the US can put a muzzle on the crazy utterings of that extremely narcissistic Donald Trump, even if they are apparently very effective - He's got the LEFT side of western world democracies going nuts. It appears to be fun for him, even if it is embarrassing for many of the people who work for him.
People pay far too much attention to what politicians say, even though much of it hot air, and what they look like (He/She appears so 'presidential') and not enough to what they do.
Donald Trump has been doing a great job running his country.
An interesting article. How do we really know that Maduro and/or the Venezuelan government was involved in the international drug trade? While the scale of the US incursion into Venezuela is far below that of Russia in Ukraine, the US action emboldens Russia (and China.)
I think the point is, records show 8 million people had to leave Venezuela since 2014, who knows how many before that. A person has to go through alot of hardship to leave their own country. He should be removed for any number of reasons l.
I had been looking for a rationale, a reason, why I was feeling so queasy about the calls that capturing Maduro “is against international law.” I knew in my gut that his capture and upcoming prosecution was lawful and moral. Rousso expresses why cleanly and clearly. Thank you.
Yes, Trump's capture of Maduro has everything to do with drugs, and nothing more. Yes, it has nothing to do with Venezuela having the world's largest crude oil reserves; nothing to do with America's parasitic investments in Venezuela's natural resources - 8000 tons of gold, one million carats in diamonds, 12000 tons of nickel, 35,000 tons of coltan. and nothing to do with their significant copper deposits. Yes, with Venezuela having the world's largest crude oil reserves, Maduro's kidnapping had nothing to do with the USA's PETRO BACKED DOLLAR, no, no, no, nothing at all.
Oh, did Author Dotan Rousso - an Israeli-born PhD in law, former state criminal prosecutor and legal adviser to the Israeli Parliament, and a college professor of philosophy in Canada, neglect to mention this to you? Gee, I wonder why? Could it be that he didn't want the truth to get in the way of his Legal fiction?
Venezuela nationalized in 1976. They stole all international and domestic assets. In 1999 Chavez and his organization took over, pretending to be socialist, but really an organized crime syndicate. They've killed, jailed, and tortured anyone against them. Since 2014, 8 million people have left. Listen to some of the people who used to live there, they left because it was hell on earth.
Yes, an “organized crime syndicate” that thought that by being the government they could hide behind the international rule of law. They were wrong.
I do know the stats. And yes, there is an element of the Monroe (some say Donroe) Doctrine . However, Rousso’s argument still stands. Maduro is/was a criminal hiding behind the power of a state. Gee, that ability just ended.
There is more to the story that even you point out. And that is China’s and Russia’s involvement in South America. Geo-politics suck. Sorry you are butt hurt.
The Story is BRICS - the decline of the American petro-dollar. (fiat currency)
If Trump gave a shit about deadly drugs, he would have had Fauci and the CEO's of Big Pharma in jail a long time ago.
Kidnapping a head of state is a breach of international law. The Hague Convention of 1907 states that the person of a sovereign is inviolable. The UN Charter prohibits the use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state. The Venezuelan people have the right to determine their own leaders and justice system, free from foreign interference.
Article 2(4) of the UN Charter prohibits the use of force against the territorial integrity of any state. Over 80 UN member states have condemned the kidnapping.
Maduro had called Zionism a "cancer" and accused Israel of genocide in Gaza. Maduro had also rejected Israel's recognition of Somaliland, calling it a "Zionist colony." Maduro had nationalized Venezuela's oil reserves, blocking U.S. and Israeli corporations from exploiting them. Maduro expelled ExxonMobil and Chevron from Venezuela, giving state control to PdVSA. Maduro joined BRICS, strengthening ties with China, Russia, and India, undermining U.S. influence.
"Geo-politics suck" is the intellectual equivalent of a toddler's tantrum. China and Russia's presence in South America doesn't justify kidnapping a head of state-that's a desperate attempt to deflect from the real issue: Trump serving Rothschild interests over American law and International Law.
The Monroe Doctrine is a relic of colonialism. China and Russia are the real targets, not Maduro. Maduro is just smoke and mirrors.
Try telling all this to the Venezuelan people. 2/3 of them are in poverty because of Maduro & earlier dictators. That's the same as 2/3 of Canada in poverty & persecution. Maduro was not a head of state. He was an illegal criminal dictator who stole the election & everything he could from the citizens. When are we (the rest of the free world) held responsible for allowing him to continue while constantly condemning his actions? Trump did the right thing & the Venezuelan people (including a leader who won the Nobel peace prize) are thrilled to finally see freedom coming back to their country. What right do you or I have to say they are wrong & should be forced to live in a country destroyed by this drug dealing dictator? Ask Iranians if they wouldn't love for someone to help them...they're crying for help from Israel & the US. This could easily be us here in Canada if we don't stop the power hungry, WEF supporting, corrupt leaders overseeing us right now. I would hope & pray someone would rescue us if we don't learn from those who have suffered under these regimes
From what I read, the Venezuela government was partly instructed by the PCC party, who is instructed by the CCP party. I'm not sure how accurate it is.
I have heard the same.
The sad theme of what is going on in the world.
Canada has also become a poster child for this under Liberal/WEF governance.
As in the article:
"chronic moral failure, condemning hard choices while refusing to take responsibility for the consequences of avoiding them"
Does sound like Liberal (and "Progressive" Conservative) governance does it not?
Maybe someone will come and "kidnap" Carnage.... if he's ever in the country long enough 😏. The citizens here have suffered long enough too.
Except for Alberta, the PC party is leaning more towards socialism every year.
A poster child, according to a former 'leader', for a post-national state.
As another commenter I read pointed out, the liberal Left is losing their collective minds over the removal,of a tyrannical dictator and starting the process of Venezuela liberation, but these same people applauded Obama for sending a team into Pakistan and supposedly killing Bin Laden and disposing the body at sea. At the time the US viewed Pakistan as an Allie , although not a highly trustworthy one.
In the article, Dr Rousso states:
"When a regime stops merely failing to control organized crime and instead becomes deeply entangled with it, sovereignty ceases to be a shield for order and becomes a cover for transnational harm.
Venezuela under Maduro fits this pattern. The regime’s legitimacy has vanished, elections have lost credibility, and the state has become an operational hub for large-scale narcotics trafficking. "
You could easily replace the words "Venezuela and Maduro" with "Canada and Trudeau/Carney"
and not be too inaccurate.
This is an excellent article. Can you imagine if “progressives” were running the West during the Second World War? We’d all be speaking German or Japanese! This is a clear case of the US defending itself from a hostile country. A country doesn’t have to drop bombs to do serious damage to a country. And with today’s technologies, the attack can be insidious and easily dismissed by the brainless people who we elect into positions of power.
From what I read, the UK and resistance movements in ww2 were progressive.
Removing Maduro was one small aspect of US going to Venezuela, the larger picture hidden from view by Liberals, Elbows UP subsidized legacy media will be the removal of CCP. Russian, & Iranian expansion into the Western Hemisphere. Trump has openly declared that Russia, CCP, and Iran will not be allowed to set up shop in South America and Central America to threaten not only US but thanks to the Americans Canada as well. This mornings news flash our lame duck Carndeau is heading to hug Xi Jinping & the CCP for trade & security agreements. Trump is watching USMAC negotiations will be the end of Canada. CTV this morning is reporting that Canada could go to war over Greenland and will be sending Anita to defend by opening a Canadian embassy. Stay tuned for further lunacy.
Typical media, putting fear into people without having a clue of what's going on. There is no way the U.S would ever take Greenland, which is owned by Denmark. They want to buy or lease from Denmark, who has refused. The U.S invaded Venezuela because they stole international and domestic assets. Any country that allows its government to steal all international and domestic assets should be taken out. The way most countries are taxing and spending is bad enough.
While You Watched Venezuela, Trump Quietly Put Canada On Notice.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQ7UrtDjNao
Apples and oranges!
Interesting. Wow 50 to 75 trillion in oligarch offshore accounts.
We are told Canada faces a devastating fentanyl crisis yet relations with China consist of us on our knees to them. They also interfere in our elections, steal our patents and fund our troublemakers yet we are still on our knees.
Trump treats us with decency compared to them.
Excellent content / rationale, well-written, informative. Thanks for sharing / posting.
The removal of Maduro was the only recourse, the people crying foul should explain to the Venezuelan people why they think way, and the people will say, "walk a mile in my shoes" then see what it is like, otherwise shut up!!!
Robin the Rebel
Russia invading sovereign Ukraine, China with Hong Kong both fit same category. Cutting Venezuela out of both Russia and China involvement is the best thing happening in today's world
Thank you Dolan Russo for your educated and informed opinion on Maduro-who is nothing but a thief and a criminal according to all that I have seen and read about this DICTATOR for that is EXACTLY what he is. International law be damned-while it may have worked in 1945, it has since become so politically corrupted-by so many that it is WORTHLESS. And, yes I refer to NATO-prove otherwise, those who dissent, please.
Such a timely and well informed commentary on the leftist response to a criminal arrest. The left exhibits "chronic moral failure" in its view of the world. Thank God that His morality trumps evil and, through His agencies, will eventually set the Venezuelan people free. Pray for the Venezuelan people.
I have asked this question a number of times. When will the US or a large financial institution buy Canada's sovereign debt and demand payment.
Excellent analysis. This actually makes perfect sense, while at the same time shows us just how politically risky and GOOD it was for Trump & Co to do what they did. - GOOD for ALL except the authoritarian and Marx-inspired regimes across the globe.
How the mainstream media (especially our own CBC) is spinning this and all the scary events that are "likely" to follow is despicably and purposefully misleading. The sky never stops falling for these people. Canadians can justifiably be more fearful of the Pravda-like relationship between the CBC and Canada's Liberal Party than of any fear of our cousins to the south of us.
Now, if only the US can put a muzzle on the crazy utterings of that extremely narcissistic Donald Trump, even if they are apparently very effective - He's got the LEFT side of western world democracies going nuts. It appears to be fun for him, even if it is embarrassing for many of the people who work for him.
People pay far too much attention to what politicians say, even though much of it hot air, and what they look like (He/She appears so 'presidential') and not enough to what they do.
Donald Trump has been doing a great job running his country.
An interesting article. How do we really know that Maduro and/or the Venezuelan government was involved in the international drug trade? While the scale of the US incursion into Venezuela is far below that of Russia in Ukraine, the US action emboldens Russia (and China.)
I think the point is, records show 8 million people had to leave Venezuela since 2014, who knows how many before that. A person has to go through alot of hardship to leave their own country. He should be removed for any number of reasons l.