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SouthBayDem

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Mon Oct 27, 2025, 12:59 AM Oct 2025

Life on the ground in Maduro's Venezuela - 60 Minutes



Over the past few weeks, the long, frosty relationship between the U.S. and Venezuela reached a boiling point. The United States launched a series of strikes against vessels alleged to be carrying drugs, calling it a counter-narcotics mission. But the growing military buildup of American forces in the region suggests there may be another target: President Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan dictator who's been in America's crosshairs for years. This summer, the U.S. Justice Department announced a $50 million reward for information leading to Maduro's arrest, accusing him of being a drug kingpin. On Friday, the Trump administration escalated its military campaign, sending the world's largest aircraft carrier to the region. But not much has been seen or heard from people inside Venezuela. Earlier this month, we obtained a rare visa from the Maduro government, packed our bags for Caracas, and found a country on the brink.


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Life on the ground in Maduro's Venezuela - 60 Minutes (Original Post) SouthBayDem Oct 2025 OP
60 minutes is so compromised, it's no longer sincere or unbiased Shellback Squid Oct 2025 #1

Shellback Squid

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1. 60 minutes is so compromised, it's no longer sincere or unbiased
Mon Oct 27, 2025, 01:40 AM
Oct 2025

rick scott?, skeletor who cheated medicare?

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