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SouthBayDem

(33,301 posts)
19. From the UK:
Sat Jan 3, 2026, 01:08 PM
Jan 2026
Sir Keir Starmer has refused to be drawn on whether or not US President Donald Trump's military action against Venezuela may have broken international law.

In an interview with the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme, the prime minister did not condemn the US strikes.

He said he was waiting to establish all the facts but would not "shy away from this", adding he was a "lifelong advocate of international law".

Sir Keir earlier said the UK had not been involved in Saturday's large-scale strikes on Venezuela and he had not spoken to Trump about the operation that resulted in the capture of President Nicolas Maduro.


Full story: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy4qgvwxp08o

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Tell me, what's to stop TSF from going into Canada and Greenland, no_hypocrisy Jan 2026 #1
Greenland's leaders are in Copenhagen. paleotn Jan 2026 #5
Was Maduro kidnapped to create a vacuum to prevent a request to the ICC? nt in2herbs Jan 2026 #6
Maybe. Who knows at this point. paleotn Jan 2026 #7
I'm already doing all my meager resources allow... Hugin Jan 2026 #10
More likely to install the actual winner of the last Venz election..Mara Corina Machado, who won by 70% EX500rider Jan 2026 #8
Who, btw, lapped at the *rump bung when she "won" the Nobel this year. Gaytano70 Jan 2026 #11
Not surprising she would hope for help from the US and suck up to Trumpy EX500rider Jan 2026 #17
Yep Rebl2 Jan 2026 #18
EPSTEIN FILES EPSTEIN FILES EPSTEIN FILES EPSTEIN FILES EPSTEIN FILES Bengus81 Jan 2026 #2
Kick BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 2026 #3
Russia says ... Igel Jan 2026 #4
"Global reaction"? Cuba, Russia & Iran? lol EX500rider Jan 2026 #9
You could try reading the article muriel_volestrangler Jan 2026 #12
Oppressive dictator who ruins his country's economy goes down no tears from me. EX500rider Jan 2026 #13
I did read what Colombia said: EX500rider Jan 2026 #14
But your kneejerk reaction was to ignore Colombia muriel_volestrangler Jan 2026 #15
Didn't see any objections from Colombia, just legitimate concerns. EX500rider Jan 2026 #22
Colombia calls for emergency UN, OAS meetings after US air strikes in Venezuela muriel_volestrangler Jan 2026 #24
I want to know what Putin thinks of this, particularly. ananda Jan 2026 #20
First off i dont want to hear russia say a damn word Samael13 Jan 2026 #16
From the UK: SouthBayDem Jan 2026 #19
Wahington Post editorial Mosby Jan 2026 #21
Russia is going to lecture us about territorial integrity?" Bayard Jan 2026 #23
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