From Clarisa Mogollon:
As A Venezuelan, with family still in the country, I have a few things to say:1. Maduro is NOT the official and legitimate president of Venezuela. PLEASE Stop calling him the leader of Venezuela or the President of Venezuela. He LOST the presidential elections by 3:1 and decided to stay in power illegally and by using force, oppression and the military forces. So what happened today is NOT a kidnapping, and it's NOT an extraction of a legitimate leader but a capture of an international CRIMINAL.Independent audits, full publication of results, and credible international observation were either blocked or heavily constrained.Under Venezuelan law and international democratic standards, an election that excludes viable candidates and suppresses voters cannot confer legal legitimacy, even if a regime controls the courts, the military, and the electoral authority. Even so, Maduro lost the elections 3:1.That’s why *Edmundo González Urrutia* as the opposition’s consensus candidate, is regarded by many constitutional scholars and democratic governments as the LEGITIMATE president-elect. Not because he holds power, but because the process that denied him office was unlawful.The legitimate elected president of Venezula is EDMUNDO GONZÁLEZ URRUTIA.2. Maduro is a criminal that has violated human rights and committed crimes against humanity, by persecuting innocent Venezuelan people, by torturing them, imprisoning them and disappearing those who expressed their opinion against the regime.3. Maduro and his criminal counterparts (Diosdado Cabello, Delsy Rodriguez, Padrino López) have been nurturing a drug cartel known as the CARTEL DE LOS SOLES (Because it's supported by the regime and Venezuelan Military forces, that wear a sun symbol on their uniform (the higher the number of suns [soles], the higher the military rank). They are responsible for making sure all drugs coming from South America, are "passing through Venezuelan ports without being detained" before shipped to the US and Europe. Maduro's regime is also trafficking weapons and establishing nuclear stations in Venezuela in collaboration with Iran and Russia, in order to strategically prepare for an attack on US soil (which is only 2 1/2 hours flight from Venezuela).4. I support wholeheartedly the intervention and capture of the criminal Nicolas Maduro and hope that he pays for his crimes.5. Removing Maduro will NOT end the regime, not the crimes. Diosdado Cabello, Deisy Rodriguez and Padrino López MUST be captured for crimes against humanity as well as managing the biggest drug cartel in the world.5. Last but not least, I do NOT support that the US "runs" Venezuela. We already have a legitimate elected president and his name is EDMUNDO GONZÁLEZ URRUTIA. Obviously, Venezuela has the largest oil reserves on the planet and every powerful nation would love to get a hold of our oil and minerals.Venezuela is far more than “an oil country.” Under the soil sits a strategic minerals buffet that matters enormously to China, Russia, Iran, and the United States, for reasons that are technological, military, and brutally geopolitical.GoldVenezuela has some of the largest untapped gold reserves in the world, concentrated in the Orinoco Mining Arc. Gold is attractive not just as jewelry or finance, but as sanctions-proof money.– Russia and Iran use gold to bypass the dollar system.– China stockpiles gold to hedge against US financial dominance.– The US watches closely because gold flows can quietly fund sanctioned regimes.Coltan (Columbite–Tantalite)This is the quiet giant. Coltan yields tantalum, essential for smartphones, satellites, missiles, drones, and medical devices.– China already dominates global rare-mineral processing and wants supply diversity.– Russia and Iran need tantalum for military and aerospace components under sanctions.– The US sees coltan as a critical mineral for national security and tech supply chains.Rare Earth Elements (REEs)Not fully mapped, but confirmed deposits exist. These are essential for wind turbines, EV motors, precision weapons, radar systems, and AI hardware.– China controls ~80% of global REE processing and wants to keep it that way.– The US wants non-Chinese supply sources badly.– Russia and Iran want access for military self-sufficiency.Iron OreVenezuela has high-grade iron deposits. This matters because steel is still the skeleton of armies, infrastructure, and industrial power.– China wants raw materials to feed construction and manufacturing.– Russia values iron for domestic and export-oriented steel production.– The US cares less directly, but not about who controls supply chains.Bauxite (Aluminum)Aluminum is light, strong, and vital for aircraft, vehicles, power grids, and defense.– China and Russia both want secure aluminum inputs.– Iran needs it for infrastructure and aerospace.– The US treats aluminum as a strategic industrial input.Uranium (suspected, underexplored)This is the most sensitive category. Venezuela has long-rumored uranium deposits, never fully audited.– Iran’s interest is obvious.– Russia has nuclear fuel and reactor expertise.– The US considers any opaque uranium development in the Western Hemisphere a red line.DiamondsIndustrial-grade diamonds matter for cutting tools, electronics, and advanced manufacturing.– Russia already plays heavily in diamonds.– China needs industrial diamonds for high-precision tooling.– The US tracks diamond flows as part of sanctions enforcement.Venezuela is attractive not because it is stable — but because it is weak. Weak institutions allow:– opaque mining deals– military-controlled extraction– off-the-books exports– payment in gold, crypto, or barterFor China, Venezuela is a long-term resource hedge.For Russia and Iran, it’s a sanctions escape hatch.For the US, it’s a strategic dilemma: ignore it and rivals entrench themselves; intervene and validate accusations of imperialism.Oil made Venezuela rich.Minerals make it dangerous — because whoever controls them quietly shapes the future of energy, technology, and war.
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