See how the U.S. military captured Maduro in a matter of hours

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🗞️ Driving the news: The United States captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in a swift overnight military operation
• They were flown to New York to face federal drug-trafficking charges, according to US officials

🔭 The context: The mission followed months of planning and involved elite special operations forces, intelligence agencies, and support from all branches of the US military
• Aircraft movements, satellite imagery, and flight data show the operation began Friday night and concluded within hours

🌍 Why it matters for the planet: Military interventions tied to fossil-fuel geopolitics risk entrenching oil dependency
• Venezuela holds the world’s largest oil reserves, and regime change could accelerate oil extraction, potentially undermining global climate goals while increasing emissions, pollution, and ecological damage in sensitive regions

⏭️ What’s next: Maduro’s removal creates deep uncertainty over Venezuela’s political future, international law implications
The next months will determine whether oil production will be expanded or constrained amid rising global pressure to transition away from fossil fuels

💬 One quote: “This was the right time to do it,” a senior US military official said of the operation’s launch window.

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