“Today I find myself in… Forced exile To persecute the dictatorship of Nicolas Maduro,” said the Venezuelan opposition figure Juan GuaidoWho warned that “this is against Nicolas Maduro, who is accused of terrorism,” and stressed that the Venezuelan leader “failed to comply repeatedly.” in Fontificia modeFaced with this scenario, he stressed, on Net TV and Radio Perfil (AM 1190), that “with the departure of Maduro, Venezuelans will react with joy,” while warning that “Maduro today is on the same list with Saddam Hussein, Soleimani and Bin Laden.”
I want your opinion on what’s happening in Venezuela today, and your opinion on what President Donald Trump will soon become.
Everyone is fully aware of what is happening in Venezuela. Today I find myself in… Forced exile In order to persecute the dictatorship Nicolas Madurolike thousands of Venezuelans, like millions who were forced to leave Venezuela due to persecution, lack of opportunities, and hunger, among other things. At this moment, in an operation in the Caribbean, Maduro was accused five years ago of drug trafficking and terrorism: in these years, they set a reward of 15 million dollars for him, along with Diosdado poetry And some others from his regime, made the situation worse.
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Maduro used Russia and Iran to jump ship Sanctions imposed by the international community for human rights violationsbecause of corruption and those links with the National Liberation Army, with dissidents from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, with Hamas and other groups. So this is a great moment for the continent, which means there is a dictatorship located in the middle of the continent. In the 21st century, it has been very difficult to confront this type of regime, not only in Venezuela: in Nicaragua, in Cuba, in Belarus, and in other countries. This is very important: this operation is not against Venezuela, as some wanted to appear.
This is against Nicolas MaduroAccused of terrorism, with judicial and criminal investigations in various jurisdictions, with the exception of the International Criminal Court and what was mentioned in the United Nations reports. So, if you are not a drug trafficker, if you have no debts to justice, this process has nothing to do with you in Venezuela. We Venezuelans feel it this way. He is against injustice, he is against terrorism, he is against the deterioration of the situation A country with the largest oil reserves in the worldHowever, we are in this tragic situation.
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Do you imagine that the population would react positively to North American intervention in this sense? How do you imagine events will happen and how do you want them to happen?
I had hoped he would accept the election in 2015, when Edmundo González Urrutia defeated him; that the elections were not stolen; That he accepted the 37 dialogue processes. Nearly thirty-seven was the number, at the time, that he repeatedly failed to comply with. Even President Biden, when he released his drug addict nephews or released Alex, Nicolas Maduro’s front men, the dictatorship promised him, in quotes, free elections that could rival Colonel Machado. So Maduro has defaulted again and again. I would like to restore democracy in a calm way, but unfortunately it is Maduro who has denied this possibility. So the first thing to say in this case is that The first thing I imagine is Maduro leaving.
We all want it to be as easy as possible. Now, the one who has the decision, which President Trump decided yesterday and announced publicly, is Maduro. Today you can take the path of respecting the Constitution, if that is the case in Venezuela; Respect legitimacy, if this is the case of the international community. Because for Venezuelans, it has done enough damage, more than we can bear, and yet we continue to resist. There we see Machado, and we see Guillermo González Urrutia resolute in this intention of representing Venezuelans.
How will we Venezuelans react? I must say: With Maduro’s departure, I am happy. How will Argentina react to Maduro’s departure? With joy. With joy, with optimism, seeing the future, the recovery of Venezuela, returning to the country in a calm way; stability in the region; To connect economically in a healthy way with the entire continent; Putting Venezuela’s resources at the service of Venezuelans, of course, but also at the service of the continent. So I think that possibility is a real possibility. We Venezuelans have fought for this goal for years, have condemned Maduro at every level, and today he is being highlighted by the world’s leading power.
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How do you even imagine the Venezuelan armed forces’ response to American intervention?
I would not call it interference, because that is a strong word. It also evokes procedures from the last century. I think what is consistent with Maduro in the 21st century is precisely the exercise of legality, which by the way is a gray area. Let us think of the Inter-American Charter of Human Rights. If it works, Maduro should not be in Venezuela. You have failed the multilaterals, the ICC, you have failed Venezuela, you have failed the victims of Venezuela. That is the truth, the painful and harsh reality. Because justice, to be justice, must come at the right time. We should not be reporters of tragedies, which is what the United Nations has become in one way or another. So I insist that the possibility of achieving justice and bringing Maduro to justice is a certain possibility today, thanks to the determination of an ally like the United States. If not, imagine the impunity prevailing in the case of Maduro.
Now, you ask me, the armed forces, their leadership has been taken over, unfortunately, by the Maduro dictatorship. But there are an additional 100,000 officers who are hungry and in need, and their families have left the country. So I can confirm that the armed forces are still there and want change as well. Now, it is clear that Padrino Lopez and the leadership of the Armed Forces, who were also directly linked to drug trafficking; It is not in vain that it is called Sun stickerFor those who do not know and are listening to us: He refers to the generals, that is, the emblem that some generals use is the suns, and that is why they are called the Suns Cartel. They have done work to win over that leadership, but that is not enough at this moment for Maduro.
Today Maduro is on the same list as Saddam Hussein, Soleimani, and Bin Laden, and by the way, with more rewards. So Maduro has two alternatives: accept the fact that González Urrutia won the world, accept the necessity of a transition in Venezuela, and that justice must prevail, or face the fate of international justice.
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