So who's in charge of Venezuela now?

[Polybius]

Is it Delcy Rodríguez, the Vice President? Or will María Corina Machado be installed?

[marble falls]

1. So much for obtaining a stable Venezuela. Get ready for a Haitian style nation. ...

... I guess TACO is giving up on this years Nobel Peace prize. Can anyone think of even one US intervention in Latin America that went well in the end?

Jeffery Epstein.

Edit: possible exception of Panama. The CIA had a lot to do with Noriega getting into power, and now TACO has threatened to take back the canal.


Did I mention Jefferey Epstein?

[yaesu]

2. My guess is that tRump bribed the right Venezuela military personal to help facilitate the kidnapping

as he was offering 20 mil for that assistance and eventually the last elected president will take over.

[BootinUp]

6. You make that sound easy. nt

[displacedvermoter]

3. I imagine Marco Rubio

[dalton99a]

7. +1. Marco Rubio is now the viceroy of Venezuela

[Midnight Writer]

4. The military. And Trump wants to make a "deal" with them to get their oil.

This has nothing to do with helping the Venezuelan people or protecting democracy or expelling foreign influences from our hemisphere.

It is all about oil.

Remember Trump calling together the oil executives and telling them that if they gave him a billion dollars he would take care of them?

Transaction complete.

[GJGCA]

5. BBC names "3 to watch"

...there are three figures to watch closely: Vice President Delcy Rodríguez; Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello; and Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino.

All three appeared on television hours after the attack and could assume leadership.

Both Padrino and Cabello wield significant influence within the military, which could remain loyal to either figure. The role of the armed forces will be key in determining who takes the reins.

Rodríguez, by contrast, holds greater civilian and economic power and does not have the same access to the military ranks as Cabello and Padrino.

Live coverage feed, scrolling required

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c5yqygxe41pt

[kentuck]

8. EXXON and CITGO

oil companies