The United States Bombed Venezuela And Captured Their President Nicolás Maduro

New York Times - The government of Venezuela accused the United States on Saturday of carrying out military attacks in the capital, Caracas, and other parts of the country, hours after large explosions were reported at a military base in the city.

President Nicolás Maduro declared a state of emergency in response to the attacks, a statement from the Venezuelan communications ministry said. The government said the attacks had occurred in Caracas and in the states of Miranda, Aragua and La Guaira.

Venezuela “rejects, repudiates and denounces” U.S. military aggression, the statement said. It also called on “on all social and political forces in the country to activate mobilization plans and repudiate this imperialist attack.”

Top Trump aides have pushed to oust Mr. Maduro, a self-described socialist who has led Venezuela since 2013. U.S. officials have called him an illegitimate leader and have accused him of controlling criminal groups tied to drug trafficking, charges he denies.

I had just finished Stranger Things and was just about to fall asleep when hell broke loose in South America. Now I'm glued to CNN, and refreshing twitter every 30 seconds. 

It's been a long night. And it appears it's going to be an even longer one in D.C.

I'm the furthest thing possible from a war-guy, so I'll leave that to Chaps, or Cons, or Kate. 

As far as the geo-political importance of this all, I think this guy did a pretty good job of breaking down how important the success of this operation is.

Imagine waking up to this outside your window? 

Or being out at a bar and hearing this?

Crazy. 

On the same day China's officials are visiting Maduro, no less.

According to the President, Maduro and his wife have been captured alive by US Forces.

And allegedly, there's much more to this all than meets the eye.

 News conference at 1100 hours is going to be a must-watch.