United Nations advisor issues grim 6-word warning after Trump’s strike on Venezuela
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Key Points:
- Columbia University professor Jeffrey Sachs cautioned the UN Security Council that U.S. intervention in Venezuela could have severe and destabilizing consequences, emphasizing that no member state has the right to unilaterally determine Venezuela's political future.
- Sachs compared President Trump's recent operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and claims of U.S. control over Venezuela to past American regime-change efforts in countries like Iraq and Libya, highlighting the use of warfare, covert actions, and economic warfare that violate the UN Charter.
- Despite Maduro's drug trafficking charges in the U.S., Trump has expressed intentions to seize Venezuela's oil industry and warned interim leader Delcy Rodríguez of severe repercussions if she does not cooperate, while Rodríguez condemned the U.S. actions as extremist.
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