The United States attacked Venezuela and Trump announced the capture of Maduro: They hadn't finished paying the debt to Sancor!

Beyond the silly joke of the title (which is sadly real, because the Argentine dairy cooperative is still waiting for payment of a $18 million debt incurred by its shipments of powdered milk many years ago to Venezuela), the sad news is that for the first time in decades, U.S. missiles have touched Latin American soil. The United States finally attacked Venezuela, and the president of the aggressor country, Donald Trump, announced the swift capture of the president of the attacked country, Nicolás Maduro. Argentina, despite not participating in any skirmish, is not a mere spectator of this crisis. The total and almost submissive alignment of Javier Milei’s administration with the United States clearly places it on one side. Brazil has been much more moderate and President Lula has even offered to be a mediator to avoid precisely the scenario that has precipitated this morning. Colombia and Cuba have been the first countries to condemn the attack, which brings the war tension to ...