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6. Check the archived link that has text on his show of force against "traitors" to Venezuela.

Reply to ananda (Reply #4)

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 05:45 PM

Jan 6

The interior minister, Diosdado Cabello, posted a photo of himself posing with police who cradled weapons and chanted “always loyal, never traitors”.

He's probably watching his back, hoping that Rodriguez' govt won't go after him, since the article later says

Unlike Rodríguez, who faces no criminal charges in the US, ministers like Cabello who are accused of narco-trafficking could lose not just their power but their liberty.

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Armed militias deployed in Venezuela as regime attempts to impose authority [View all] ancianita Jan 6 OP

Well, so who do we say they're acting for... ananda Jan 6 #1

To me it looks like neither. No joy at Maduro's ouster allowed, and Cabello holding guns, it looks as ancianita Jan 6 #3

I don't understand. ananda Jan 6 #4

Check the archived link that has text on his show of force against "traitors" to Venezuela. ancianita Jan 6 #6

OK. ananda Jan 6 #7

How far out of the capitol is under government control? Fichefinder Jan 6 #2

It appears extensive. ancianita Jan 6 #5

trump has created chaos Bayard Jan 6 #8

And he doesn't care how things pan out, as long as he gets a cut of whatever profit VZ gets from its oil. ancianita Jan 6 #9