The 'war on drugs" and a regime change, a 2 for 1 political strike!

Bastards.


US Justice Department charges Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro & others with narco-terrorism

https://www.rt.com/news/484184-us-ju...harges-maduro/

The US State Department has posted a $15 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. After failing to unseat Maduro last year, the US is now accusing him of narco-terrorism.
The State Department announced the $15 million bounty on Thursday, along with rewards of up to $10 million each for information on five Venezuelan political and military leaders. Together, the officials are accused of “facilitating shipments of narcotics from Venezuela” by air and sea.

The announcement came after the Justice Department unsealed indictments against Maduro and his officials, filed by prosecutors in Miami and New York.

The indictments – filed against a sitting head of state – are a bold move. Yet Washington has spent more than a year attempting to remove Maduro from power. After Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido declared himself ‘interim president’ last January, Washington was quick to recognize him as the Latin American country’s legitimate leader. Rounds of sanctions against the Maduro government followed, and military action was at one point rumored.

Maduro, however, kept the loyalty of his police and military, and remains in power in Caracas.

The US’ chances of actually arresting and prosecuting Maduro are slim, though Barr did say that the Justice Department is “exploring all options” when it comes to apprehending the Venezuelan leader. Short of arranging his kidnapping by the Venezuelan opposition, Barr only said that the US authorities could strike while Maduro and his associates are traveling, itself a remote possibility amid the global Covid-19 pandemic.