According to the Washington Post, the White House has recently proposed that US military aircraft would drop leaflets against Nicolas Maduro over the Venezuelan capital.
Publish dateSunday 23 November 2025 - 16:21
Story Code : 337689
Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): The White House has recently proposed that US military aircraft could drop leaflets over Caracas, the capital of Venezuela. The move is aimed at putting more pressure on President Nicolas Maduro and undermining his power, and is likely designed to coincide with his 63rd birthday on Sunday.
According to the Washington Post, the operation is part of Washington’s pressure campaign to oust Maduro, an action that has been in the spotlight since the first term of Donald Trump’s presidency and has always been a top priority for his senior advisers.
Trump has already launched a military campaign that has killed more than 80 suspected drug traffickers since early September, sending a warship to the Caribbean and deploying thousands of U.S. troops to the region. Some of the administration’s legal advisers have expressed concerns about the legality of killing suspects who are not considered members of the enemy.
The White House legal office, in a statement to Congress and a similar opinion from the Office of the General Counsel, claimed that the United States is engaged in a “non-international armed conflict” with “designated terrorist organizations.” The claim has drawn criticism from some Democrats and even Republicans, who say the administration has not provided sufficient evidence to justify killing suspects in international waters and would be better off arresting and prosecuting them instead.
Trump announced in mid-November that he was “close to making a decision on possible military action in Venezuela” and had previously threatened to expand the current operation to include ground targets.
The announcements in question include information about a $50 million reward for the capture and conviction of Maduro, up from $25 million last August, due to his 2020 indictments on charges of corruption, narcoterrorism, and drug trafficking. The government in Caracas has strongly denied the charges, calling them part of a U.S. effort to overthrow Maduro’s legitimate government.
The aim of such actions is to pressure Maduro to step down or strengthen the domestic opposition in a way that does not lead directly to military conflict with Venezuela. Despite vowing to avoid new military adventures, Trump has led several airstrikes in Iran, Yemen, and now the Caribbean in the first year of his second term.
According to the Washington Post, the operation is part of Washington’s pressure campaign to oust Maduro, an action that has been in the spotlight since the first term of Donald Trump’s presidency and has always been a top priority for his senior advisers.
Trump has already launched a military campaign that has killed more than 80 suspected drug traffickers since early September, sending a warship to the Caribbean and deploying thousands of U.S. troops to the region. Some of the administration’s legal advisers have expressed concerns about the legality of killing suspects who are not considered members of the enemy.
The White House legal office, in a statement to Congress and a similar opinion from the Office of the General Counsel, claimed that the United States is engaged in a “non-international armed conflict” with “designated terrorist organizations.” The claim has drawn criticism from some Democrats and even Republicans, who say the administration has not provided sufficient evidence to justify killing suspects in international waters and would be better off arresting and prosecuting them instead.
Trump announced in mid-November that he was “close to making a decision on possible military action in Venezuela” and had previously threatened to expand the current operation to include ground targets.
The announcements in question include information about a $50 million reward for the capture and conviction of Maduro, up from $25 million last August, due to his 2020 indictments on charges of corruption, narcoterrorism, and drug trafficking. The government in Caracas has strongly denied the charges, calling them part of a U.S. effort to overthrow Maduro’s legitimate government.
The aim of such actions is to pressure Maduro to step down or strengthen the domestic opposition in a way that does not lead directly to military conflict with Venezuela. Despite vowing to avoid new military adventures, Trump has led several airstrikes in Iran, Yemen, and now the Caribbean in the first year of his second term.
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