Venezuela Regime Change (TheDuran)

Livestream covering the US attack/raid on Venezuela, from TheDuran. They're reporting that the Venezuelan military looks like they handed over President Maduro to US Special Forces, likely after they were bribed. The same thing happened in Syria.

It doesn't look like US troops will be occupying the country. What will happen now is the installation of a US friendly head of state where it's likely oil revenue will be shared with US corporations. Getting Maduro seems more like some sort of PR victory at this stage where the Government may still continue to function, except that they'd need to strike some sort of pro-US economic deal. The 'drug boat crisis' seemed more like theatre than a real threat compared to the influx of drugs coming in from Mexico and Columbia (that the US has not attacked).

Please note: The attacks here are unquestionably illegal actions, but no country will be able to hold the US to account.

The discussion also turns to briefly look at Taiwan, Iran and Ukraine plus the likely reactions of China and Russia (which won't be very much except to protest and strengthen their positions in their own territories/regions).

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, January 4, 2026.]