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Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen by notahacker on Saturday January 03, 2026 @08:53AM (#46476630)
And apart from the usual destabilisation possibilities, with the current US leadership there's no guarantee the outcome isn't Maduro agreeing to pay some oil revenues into Trump's personal bank account, makes some vague symbolic promise to stop drugs and emigrants and gets released to carry on as he was, but maybe with a few more internal scores to settle
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Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen by jacquesm on Saturday January 03, 2026 @09:59AM (#46477421)
I definitely would not rule that out. This is very specific. I wonder how well Mark Carney sleeps tonight.
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Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen by foogazi on Saturday January 03, 2026 @10:13AM (#46477569)
> there's no guarantee the outcome isn't Maduro agreeing to pay some oil revenues into Trump's personal bank account

Too late, Maduro is in custody - that bargain is for the next Venezuelan president to make

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Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen by jacquesm on Saturday January 03, 2026 @01:05PM (#46479621)
Stranger things have happened. After a chat with the capo di tutti capi he may come to new insights.
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