#roguestate — Public Fediverse posts

"The days of the US trying to convince the world that Saddam Hussein did in fact have weapons of mass destruction despite secretly having no reliable intelligence were, in fact, the good old days. ...

There is little to no effort to make reasonings for the takeover cohere."

#Trump #Venezuela #Maduro #domination #Congress #RogueState #InternationalLaw #NationalSecurityStrategy
/28

"Now, as the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, is in essence abducted and Venezuela taken over by the US, there is barely any effort to situate the coup in any reasoning other than the US’s interests. Nor are there any attempts to solicit consent from domestic or international law-making bodies and allies, let alone the public."

~ Nesrine Malik

#Trump #Venezuela #Maduro #domination #Congress #RogueState #InternationalLaw #NationalSecurityStrategy
/27

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/05/donald-trump-coup-venezuela-break-rules-regret

"The Venezuelan incursion also reflects the central failing of American domestic politics: the continued declining relevance of Congress."

~ Idrees Kahloon

#Trump #Venezuela #Maduro #domination #Congress #RogueState #InternationalLaw #NationalSecurityStrategy
/26

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/01/attack-venezuela-incoherent/685488/?gift=63Gh33MHIm6zIngFjhtdLS9Xop5RetQRtA1PXAZTRYE&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

"This is nuts. Trump is already on his way to destroying the rule of law in America. Now he’s destroying the rules-based system of international law and diplomacy that the United States created in the wake of the horrors of World War II."

~ Robert Reich

#Trump #Venezuela #Maduro #domination #Congress #RogueState #InternationalLaw #NationalSecurityStrategy
/25

https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-quagmire-of-trumps-venezuela

"Trump has turned the world’s superpower into a rogue state. ...

Mr Trump himself made it clear that he is driven by the lure of oil as well as machismo, the ideology of some in his administration, and the desire for glory as domestic popularity wanes."

~ The Guardian

#Trump #Venezuela #Maduro #domination #Congress #RogueState #NationalSecurityStrategy
/23

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/04/the-guardian-view-on-the-us-seizure-of-maduro-trump-has-turned-the-worlds-superpower-into-a-rogue-state

The #RightWingers Who Claimed Trump was "Anti-War" Look VERY Stupid Right Now - Invidious https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?__goaway_challenge=header-refresh&__goaway_id=e245ec0b06f469b8aa4444cacb29f2e7&__goaway_referer=https%3A%2F%2Finv.nadeko.net%2F&v=vwwSFYLalQE.

#Iran #ApartheidIsrael.

#EnoughIsEnough #RogueState ApartheidIsrael