{"id":109768,"date":"2026-01-04T02:41:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T02:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=109768"},"modified":"2026-01-04T02:41:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T02:41:00","slug":"another-libya-or-iraq-sam-george-reacts-to-us-capture-of-venezuelan-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=109768","title":{"rendered":"Another Libya or Iraq? \u2013 Sam George reacts to US capture of Venezuelan president"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In the wake of a pre-dawn military operation by the United States in Venezuela, Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has raised questions regarding the future of global stability and the sanctity of territorial sovereignty.<\/p>\n

The minister\u2019s reaction follows breaking reports on January 3, 2026, that U.S. forces successfully captured Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro in a high-stakes raid in the capital, Caracas.<\/p>\n

The event has sent shockwaves through the diplomatic world, drawing immediate comparisons to previous Western interventions in the Middle East and North Africa.<\/p>\n

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Taking to his X (formerly Twitter) account, the Ningo-Prampram legislator drew upon his academic background in peace and security studies to frame the unfolding crisis. <\/p>\n

George, an alumnus of the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), noted that the military action serves as a live case study for the theories of international law he once researched.<\/p>\n

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\u201cToday\u2019s events in Caracas remind me of my dissertation topic at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, focusing on issues of international law,\u201d George posted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The minister indicated that the operation complicates the established norms of non-interference, stating that the \u201cquestion of territorial sovereignty, the triggers for the responsibility to protect, and the issues related to interventions by \u2018superpowers\u2019 have flooded my mind.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hon. Sam George\u2019s critique centred on whether the world is witnessing a repetitive cycle of \u201cregime change\u201d strategies that have historically led to long-term instability. He questioned the legal consistency of the international community\u2019s response to different global conflicts.<\/p>\n

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\u201cDo we see another Libya or Iraq situation evolve in Latin America? How do we dissect the dawn operation from Russia\u2019s attempts in Ukraine or Israel\u2019s actions in Palestine?\u201d he asked rhetorically.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

His comparison strikes at the heart of the debate over double standard in global affairs\u2014specifically how the world differentiates between an intervention for democratic restoration and aggression against a sovereign state.<\/p>\n

While the capture of Maduro has been celebrated by his detractors as a victory for democracy, critics and legal scholars like George view it as a precarious moment for the United Nations Charter.<\/p>\n

The minister concluded his thread by characterising the current era as \u201cExciting times in global affairs and International law\u201d, suggesting that the precedents set in Caracas will redefine the limits of superpower influence for decades to come.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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