2026 off with a bang?

[FreddyG]

I am far from sure what to make of this morning's news - but the year seems to have started with a bang! We must assume that the rest of the year will continue along those lines - militarily, politically, AND economically! Time to start thinking the unthinkable?

There's a nasty smell in the air. I've encountered this smell before! Trump, Maduro and all the others have not had that smell in their nostrils.

Do I feel sorry for those political and military leaders getting bumped off? No! Not even slightly! But this mess does not escalate upwards. It escalates downwards. It kills women and children.

This could backfire - badly!

 

[fisicx]

Except it won’t. There will be lots of hand wringing and weasly words from the politicians but nothing is going to happen.

 

[FreddyG]

According to the Miami Herald, which has strong contacts in Latin America, Ms Rodríguez had reached out to Washington to present herself as a "more acceptable" alternative to the Maduro regime.

On Sunday, Francisco Santos Calderón, Colombia’s former vice-president, suggested the entire operation to remove Mr Maduro had been an inside job with the help of Ms Rodríguez.

A senior member of the UAE royal family was acting as a bridge between the regime and Donald Trump, while the US president was building an armada to pressure the Venezuelan leader to surrender.

But Mr Maduro had no part in the secret meetings in Doha. Instead, it was his vice-president, Delcy Rodríguez, and her brother Jorge who were leading the talks. Basically, Maduro was more or less just handed over! (So much for "A brilliant military operation!")