{"id":57454,"date":"2026-01-03T21:18:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T21:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=57454"},"modified":"2026-01-03T21:44:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T21:44:11","slug":"how-us-captured-president-of-venezuela-and-spouse-cia-source-inside-helped-track-president-who-is-the-selected-of-us-for-the-victim-country-trump-expresses-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/how-us-captured-president-of-venezuela-and-spouse-cia-source-inside-helped-track-president-who-is-the-selected-of-us-for-the-victim-country-trump-expresses-mind\/","title":{"rendered":"How US Captured President of Venezuela and Spouse ? CIA Source Inside Helped Track President ! Who is the “Selected” of US for the Victim Country? Trump Expresses Mind"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"ISLAMABAD : Monitoring Desk – The US US launched strikes on Venezuela and captured its President, Nicolas Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores. The US sent Delta Force into the heart of the Venezuelan capital and extracted the sitting president, along with his wife, is unlike anything we have seen before. The closest comparison would be the capture of Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega, also by special forces, on this very day in 1990.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Joe Inwood of BBC reported, Both men had recently claimed victory in disputed elections, both had been accused by the US of involvement in drug trafficking and both had been preceded by significant US military build-up.<\/p>\n

But Noriega’s capture followed a short, decisive, war between the two countries, in which Panamanian forces were quickly overwhelmed. He had taken refuge in the Vatican embassy, where he remained for 11 days. Eventually Noriega was persuaded to leave after the use of \u201cpsychological warfare\u201d – specifically the constant playing of loud rock music, including The Clash, Van Halen and U2. He was taken back to the US, where he was convicted of drugs offences.<\/p>\n

Details of the operation to capture Nicholas Maduro are now available from the operators themselves, but it seems to have been an operation even more ambitious in its scope – succeeding in extracting the President and his wife without the use of conventional ground forces. His fate is unclear, but one would imagine it will end in a US prison.<\/p>\n

During the news conference, a reporter asked Donald Trump about what could generously be described as America\u2019s spotty record when it comes to triggering, and dealing with the consequences of, regime change in foreign nations.<\/p>\n

Trump had a simple answer. His administration, he said, has a \u201cperfect track record of winning\u201d.<\/p>\n

\"\"A CIA source inside the Venezuelan government helped the US track Nicolas Maduro’s location<\/strong> in the lead-up to his capture by the US Army’s elite Delta Force, CBS News has learned, as first reported by NYT. The US government had offered a $50 million reward for information leading to Maduro’s arrest.<\/p>\n

Trump says the US force went against “a heavily fortified military fortress” in the heart of Caracas to bring Maduro “to justice”. He compares it to previous military operations against Iran – including against nuclear targets.<\/p>\n

“No nation in the world could achieve what America achieved yesterday,” he says.<\/strong><\/p>\n

All Venezuelan military capabilities were “rendered powerless” in the attack, he says.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He adds the lights of Caracas were turned off during the operation “due to a certain expertise” that America has.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Both Maduro and his wife “now face American justice” says Trump, adding they have been indicted in the southern district of New York for their “campaign of deadly narco-terrorism” against the US and its citizens.<\/p>\n

\"\"General Dan Caine\u00a0 shares some details of the planning for the operation, dubbed “operation absolute resolve”.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He calls it “discreet” and “precise”, and says it required “every component” of the joint forces, including soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines and others “working in unison” with intelligence agencies and law enforcement.<\/p>\n

He adds the operation leveraged “unmatched” intelligence capabilities and “years of experience in hunting terrorists”.<\/p>\n

Gen Caine says the “extraction” was so precise it required more than 150 aircraft all coming together in the right place and time. On the preparation work, he refers to “months” of intelligence work uncovering details about Maduro, including where he lived and what he ate.<\/p>\n

The US military maintained “totally the element of surprise”, having dismantled and disabled Venezuelan air defence systems, says General Caine.<\/p>\n

He says they arrived at Maduro’s compound at 01:01 ET and isolated the area. On arrival there, the helicopters “came under fire”, and they responded with “overwhelming force”, he says.<\/strong><\/p>\n

One helicopter was hit but all US aircraft have been able to return home, he says.<\/p>\n

Maduro and his wife then “gave up” and were taken into custody by the Department of Justice, says Caine, and at 03:29 ET they boarded the USS Iwo Jima.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"Trump\u00a0 taking questions was asked if the US running Venezuela means US troops will be on the ground. He says “we’re not afraid of boots on the ground” and the US military had “boots on the ground last night at a very high level”.<\/p>\n

“We’re going to make sure that country is run properly,” he adds.<\/p>\n

Trump is also asked what exact mechanism he will be using to run the country. He says “we’re designating people right now” and “we’re going to let you know who those people are”.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He is then asked who will run Venezuela. He gestures his hand towards himself and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, as he says “it’s largely going to be for a period time the people that are standing right behind me”.<\/p>\n

Important points of the Presser by Donald Trump<\/strong><\/p>\n