US EditionVenezuela's Interim Leader Strikes Defiant Tone After Trump's Threats: 'My Destiny Is Decided Only by God'
- Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello issued threats in a TikTok video, stating, 'To doubt is to betray,' amid uncertainty following the U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores on January 3.
- Cabello is described as one of the most powerful figures in the Venezuelan socialist regime, having held high-ranking positions under Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro.
- An emergency decree imposing a 'State of Emergency' across Venezuela was signed on January 3, purportedly by Maduro, despite his capture by U.S. forces on the same day.
- Two men, aged 64 and 65, were arrested for celebrating Maduro's capture and insulting regime members, as reported by the official Mérida state police Instagram account.
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Diosdado Cabello, the Supposed Power in the Shadows that Has Managed to Survive Everyone in Chavismo
By Germán Padinger, CNN en Español For years, Diosdado Cabello Rondón was for many the power in the shadows in Venezuela. At the same time, he was the eternal number two of Chavismo and who was separated from the presidential chair when Hugo Chávez, then president and sick with cancer, chose Nicolás Maduro to succeed him. This apparent contradiction has been at the center of who is one of the most emblematic and feared figures in the last 25 yea…
Diosdado Cabello Issues Chilling Threats to Venezuelans
Venezuelan Interior Minister and long‑suspected drug lord Diosdado Cabello threatened Venezuelans in a video posted to the Chinese outlet TikTok on Monday night, warning them that “to doubt is to betray.” Cabello issued the recorded threats amid ongoing uncertainty in Venezuela following the January 3 U.S. law enforcement action in Caracas that resulted in the capture of deposed dictator Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. For years, Cabe…
Since the death of President Hugo Chávez, the power of chavism has fragmented into at least five poles: that of Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores; that of Vladimir Padrino López, Minister of Defense; that of Diosdado Cabello, former Minister of the Interior and intimate friend of Chávez and Maduro; and that of Jorge Rodríguez and his sister Delcy Rodríguez. The latter is the key figure of the most recent events in the South American count…
The retired lieutenant general questioned the “police” character of the US operation and warned about the decisive role of the Venezuelan military leadership. Read more
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