Venezuelan group known as Cartel of the Suns designated as terrorist organization despite doubts over its existence

Venezuelan group known as Cartel of the Suns designated as terrorist organization despite doubts over its existence

Venezuela’s government has accused the US of peddling “ridiculous hogwash” about its supposed role in sponsoring “narco-terrorism” as Washington continued to turn up the heat on Nicolás Maduro’s regime and leftwing European politicians warned South America faced being plunged into “a torrent of bloodshed”.

On Monday, the Trump administration officially designated a Venezuelan group known as the “Cartel de los Soles” (the Cartel of the Suns) a terrorist organization – despite widespread doubts over its actual existence.

The move was the latest chapter in a four-month US pressure campaign, officially designed to combat South American drug traffickers but which many suspect is a pretext to overthrow Maduro who Trump tried, but failed, to topple during his first term.

  • camdog2000@ttrpg.networkEnglish
    11·
    2 months ago

    If they want to stand a chance against the US, they need to learn to fight like the Vietnamese and Afghans.

    Good luck to them.

    • tomiant@piefed.socialEnglish
      11·
      2 months ago

      They already do.

      Great news everybody, we can start another 20 year war against jungle insurgents that we will lose.

    • perestroika@slrpnk.netEnglish
      4·
      2 months ago

      If they had something to fight for, I think they would.

      Sadly, they have Maduro (who has suppressed a popular uprising against himself, and likely didn’t win the last elections) and 20% of inflation per month.

      If the US does attack, predictably, only hardcore fans of Maduro will oppose.

      But an attack is an attack - if Trump does order an attack, I have free real estate to sell him… in the Hague.

      • KSP Atlas@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        2·
        2 months ago

        If a US official is sent to The Hague, doesn’t the US government have a law that gives them the ability to invade the Hague and take them back?

        • perestroika@slrpnk.netEnglish
          2·
          2 months ago

          If the acting president wants, supposedly yes. Emperor Bush II made it thusly.

          The text of the Act has been codified as subchapter II of chapter 81 of title 22, United States Code. The act gives the president power to use “all means necessary and appropriate to bring about the release of any U.S. or allied personnel being detained or imprisoned by, on behalf of, or at the request of the International Criminal Court”.[3]

          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Service-Members'_Protection_Act