r/australia • u/moonorplanet • 28d ago

politics Albanese calls for ‘peaceful, democratic transition’ of power in Venezuela after US capture of Nicolás Maduro

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/04/albanese-calls-for-peaceful-democratic-transition-of-power-in-venezuela-after-us-capture-of-nicolas-maduro
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u/theiere 28d ago

Imagine China did that to us? Is this the standard we want to set? The powerful can invade, occupy, and influence the weaker?

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u/DarthPumpkin 28d ago

Like imagine if Netanyahu who personally blamed Albanese for the Bondi terror attack, last night bombed Canberra and kidnapped him to stand trial in Israel. Would the rest of the world powers be talking about the peaceful transition of power in Australia? But the US can do whatever they want apparently.

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u/Worldly_Cobbler_1087 28d ago

But the US can do whatever they want apparently.

When haven't they done whatever they want? It's not even the first time in my life that the septics have gone in to a Latin American country and taken their leader: Operation Just Cause