Venezuela Raid Exposed: The New Era of Resource Wars Begins

On January 3, 2026, the United States launched Operation Absolute Resolve, a military raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and transported him to New York to face narcoterrorism charges. This video analyzes the legal framework, historical precedents, oil interests, and geopolitical implications of this unprecedented operation. KEY TOPICS COVERED: The legal justification using the Noriega precedent from 1989 Venezuela's 303 billion barrels of oil reserves and why they matter Detailed timeline of Operation Absolute Resolve International law violations and why they don't stop the US Comparison to the Panama invasion and why Venezuela is different What this means for global sovereignty and future interventions The role of oil in American foreign policy decisions Long-term implications for Latin America and international order SOURCES: PRIMARY NEWS COVERAGE: CNN Live Coverage - January 3-5, 2026: https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/v... NBC News Timeline & Details: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/dona... CNBC Casualty Report: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/07/us-ve... Al Jazeera Operation Details: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1... Fox News Noriega Comparison: https://www.foxnews.com/world/maduro-... EXPERT ANALYSIS: Brookings Institution Analysis: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/ma... Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) - Military Analysis: https://www.csis.org/analysis/maduro-... CSIS Satellite Imagery Analysis: https://www.csis.org/analysis/imagery... Council on Foreign Relations - Legal Analysis: https://www.cfr.org/expert-brief/madu... Cato Institute Constitutional Analysis: https://www.cato.org/blog/indictments... HISTORICAL CONTEXT & COMPARISONS: NPR - Panama vs Venezuela Comparison: https://www.npr.org/2026/01/04/nx-s1-... TIME Magazine Analysis: https://time.com/7342906/venezuela-ma... The Conversation - International Law Parallels: https://theconversation.com/how-us-in... University of Virginia Expert Analysis: https://news.virginia.edu/content/qa-... Responsible Statecraft - Military Comparison: https://responsiblestatecraft.org/pan... The Hill - Latin America Precedents: https://thehill.com/opinion/internati... VENEZUELAN OIL CONTEXT: CNBC - Trump Oil Statements: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/03/trump... Yale Climate Connections - Oil History: https://yaleclimateconnections.org/20... BOE Report - Reserve & Infrastructure Data: https://boereport.com/2026/01/03/vene... Yahoo Finance - Oil Reserves Analysis: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/venezu... Al Jazeera - US Claims on Venezuelan Oil: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1... OFFICIAL DOCUMENTATION: Wikipedia - Operation Details & Timeline: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Un... UK House of Commons Briefing: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/... PDVSA History & Nationalization: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDVSA Venezuelan Oil Industry History: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History... All information in this video is drawn from publicly available sources and expert analysis. This content is for educational purposes only.