Why US Attacked Venezuela, Captured President Nicolas Maduro
The residents of Caracas today were jolted awake by a short, violent sequence of explosions and the roar of low-flying aircraft. Within hours, an extraordinary claim followed from Florida: President Donald Trump said United States forces had carried out a "large-scale strike" on Venezuela and captured its president, Nicolas Maduro, flying him out of the country in a joint operation with US law enforcement agencies.
