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The Rule of the Strong is Not Normality

Published January 5, 2026, 06:31

The article condemns the US attempt to arrest and try Nicolás Maduro, characterizing it as a gangster-like and piratical act that violates international law. The author argues that this intervention is not justified by Venezuela's internal problems, nor by unfounded allegations of drug and arms trafficking. He points out that the US has a history of intervening in other countries to serve its economic and geopolitical interests, and that the real pursuit behind the attack on Maduro is control of Venezuela's vast oil reserves. The author warns that legitimizing such actions will create dangerous precedents and lead to further arbitrariness.