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A predawn op in Latin America? The US has been here before, but the seizure of Venezuela’s Maduro is still unprecedented

  • Written by Alan McPherson, Professor of History, Temple University
A predawn op in Latin America? The US has been here before, but the seizure of Venezuela’s Maduro is still unprecedentedA motorcycle rides past graffiti depicting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas on Jan. 3, 2026.Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images

In the dead of night during the holidays, the United States launched an operation inside a Latin American country, intent on seizing its leader on the pretext that he is wanted in U.S. courts on drug charges.

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