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US Maintains Ties With Venezuelan Strongman Linked to Chile Killing Probe

ProPublica reveals that the Trump administration has worked directly with Diosdado Cabello, Venezuela’s interior minister under U.S. drug-charges, despite his suspected role in ordering a 2024 kidnapping and killing of exiled dissident Ronald Ojeda in Chile by Tren de Aragua operatives. The arrangement appears to trade Cabello’s cooperation for U.S. goals in Venezuela, even as Chile pursues the case and the ICC investigates Maduro’s government. The episode highlights a controversial US-Venezuela dynamic amid ongoing extraditions and tensions over oil and democracy.

via ProPublica|

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world5 months ago•6 min saved

US pressed Cabello for months before Maduro raid, warning against targeting opponents

Reuters reports that U.S. officials held months‑long talks with Venezuela’s hardline interior minister Diosdado Cabello before the January raid that ousted Maduro, warning him not to use security forces against opponents and discussing sanctions and the drug‑trafficking indictment he faces. The discussions continued after Maduro’s removal and touched on Cabello’s status post‑raid, underscoring U.S. concerns he could derail the transition led by interim President Delcy Rodríguez. Cabello was not captured in the raid, with Rodríguez remaining the central figure for U.S. policy in Venezuela.

via Reuters|

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world6 months ago•4 min saved

Diosdado Cabello: Venezuela's Shadow Power Under U.S. Pressure

An in-depth profile of Diosdado Cabello, the regime’s security chief nicknamed the Octopus, who controls police, prisons and party networks and wields outsized influence behind Nicolás Maduro. With U.S. sanctions and a $25 million bounty on his head, Cabello faces a delicate balancing act: projecting enough force to deter opponents without provoking a new U.S. strike as rival leaders around Delcy Rodríguez consolidate power and the Cartel of the Suns network intensifies scrutiny.

via The Guardian|

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Venezuela Faces Escalating Repression and Armed Militias Amid Political Turmoil

Following Nicolás Maduro's capture by US forces, Venezuelan paramilitary groups known as colectivos, led by Diosdado Cabello, have intensified efforts to suppress dissent, including checkpoints, searches, and detentions, as the regime seeks to maintain control amid a state of emergency and ongoing repression.

via Fox News|

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