Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) slammed the U.S. operation that captured Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, saying it is not aimed at countering drug-trafficking.

“It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month. It’s about oil and regime change. And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from Epstein + skyrocketing healthcare costs,” she claimed in a social media publication.

  • VindictiveJudge@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 days ago

    I would expect the VP to be set up as a puppet leader, with her brother as a hostage to force her cooperation.

    Edit: Looks like she might not be cooperating.

    • HellsBelle@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      5·
      4 days ago

      She isn’t. Sad to say but she may find herself falling out a window or meeting a “Ukrainian” car bomb soon.

      We are so fucked as a world right now.