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Why Maduro Says a U.S. Court Can't Try Him — His Sovereign Immunity Motion, Explained, and the Long Odds

Maduro claims sovereign immunity in his U.S. drug case. Here's what his defense argues, why legal experts are skeptical, and what a win wouldn't change.

Latin Times

Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro asserts immunity, urges US judge to dismiss charges

Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro seeks dismissal of drug charges. He argues for head-of-state immunity from prosecution in a U.S. court. Maduro's legal team asserts his actions were official duties. This case tests U.S. courts' application of international law. A hearing on the dismissal effort is scheduled for November 17.

The Economic Times

Former Cuba's president Raúl Castro Becomes Sixth Leader of a Foreign Country to Be Indicted by the U.S.

The United States announced that it's placing Cuban former leader Raúl Castro in one of the most extraordinary categories in modern international law: presidents and former heads of government charged in U.S. criminal courts.

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Long Before the Canal, Global Trade Built Panama City

The narrow geography of the 50-mile Central American isthmus made it an obvious choice for trade routes between the Atlantic and Pacific.

Reason

Robert Mueller obituary

Former head of the FBI who investigated Russia’s involvement in the 2016 US presidential election

The Guardian - UK

Trump’s not the first US president to fall in love with war. History shows where this is going

In his fresh intoxication with global conquest, Trump is following an established pattern – one that promises disaster

The Guardian - US

Americans disapprove of Trump’s foreign policy. His escapades are likely to cost him

History tells us what happens when American presidents focus on foreign policy and neglect domestic economic policy

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Remember Noriega?

Why Maduro's Prosecution Can Continue Even if the US Violated International Law

Reason

What’s next in deposed Venezuela leader Nicolás Maduro’s criminal case

Nicolás Maduro’s first court hearing — a heavily secured spectacle where he proclaimed he is still Venezuela’s president and pleaded “soy inocente” — was merely the beginning of a legal odyssey that could keep him locked up and out of power for years, maybe even the rest of his life

The Independent UK

The ‘Donroe doctrine’: Maduro is the guinea pig for Donald Trump’s new world order

Shortly after US special forces captured and extracted Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, on January 3, Donald Trump said that the US would now “run” Venezuela.

The Conversation

Maduro Pleads Not Guilty in New York Court: 'I Am a Decent Man and Still President of Venezuela'

Nicolás Maduro pleads 'not guilty' in a Manhattan court after dramatic US military capture. The deposed Venezuelan leader and his wife face life in prison for narco-terrorism and cocaine trafficking.

International Business Times UK

Maduro’s case will revive a legal debate over immunity for foreign leaders tested in Noriega trial

When Nicolás Maduro appears in a New York courtroom to face U.S. drug charges, he'll be following follow a path taken Panama's Manuel Noriega, another strongman who was toppled by American forces

The Independent UK

How US intervention in Venezuela mirrors its actions in Panama in 1989

The US dramatically escalated its confrontation with Venezuela on January 3, moving from sanctions and targeted strikes on alleged drug-trafficking vessels to direct military action. In a pre-dawn operation, US forces captured the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, and removed them from the country.

The Conversation

‘Naked imperialism’: how Trump intervention in Venezuela is a return to form for the US

Most of the Americas have suffered from interference from their powerful northern neighbour – and are usually the worse off for it

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International Business Times UK

'There Has Been an Agreement Behind the Scenes': Journalist on US Running Venezuela After Maduro's Arrest

Journalist Lucia Newman suggests a secret deal allowed the US to seize Venezuela, drawing parallels to the 1989 Panama invasion and the arrest of Manuel Noriega.

The Independent UK

Was Trump’s attack on Venezuela illegal? What international law says about Maduro’s capture

This is clearly a blatant, illegal and criminal act, say law experts

Reason

Thoughts on the Capture of Maduro and Trump's Attack on Venezuela

Maduro is a brutal dictator who is getting what he deserves. But Trump's actions are still illegal, because lacking proper congressional authorization. Whether they result in a beneficial regime change in Venezuela remains to be seen.

Axios

Maduro's capture draws echoes of Noriega in 1990

What comes next is likely years of court battles over how Maduro is charged, how he's treated and where he's held.

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Roll Call

US capture of Maduro rests on criminal case - Roll Call

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife will face criminal charges in the United States after a military raid to secure his arrest.

Axios

U.S. boards un-sanctioned tanker with Venezuelan oil to tighten blockade

The move makes clear the Trump administration considers almost all oil tankers with Venezuelan crude subject to possible seizure.

The Independent UK

This Week in History: A royal divorce, a $50bn fraud, and tragedy on Christmas Island

From power struggles to global crises, explore how major events between 15 and 21 December were captured on The Independent’s front pages

The Guardian - UK

The US is now a rogue state - look at its extrajudicial killings off Venezuela’s coast

These widely condemned strikes are just the latest sign of Trump’s imperialist revival – and the collapsing before our eyes of the rules-based world order, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

The Guardian - US

Stakes rise as Trump deploys world’s largest aircraft carrier to the Caribbean

Expert says military action may be ‘imminent’ in Venezuela, while others suspect deployment is a negotiating tactic

The Guardian - US

US military buildup off Venezuela coast stirs echoes of 1989 Panama invasion

Some see anti-Noriega operation as model for deposing Maduro but others say US-orchestrated military coup is more likely option

The Conversation

Trump’s squeeze of Venezuela goes beyond ‘Monroe doctrine’ – in ideology, intent and scale, it’s unprecedented

A massive military buildup in the Caribbean has sparked speculation that the U.S. is now engaged in its latest chapter of direct intervention in Latin America.

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