How Delta Force, Ground Branch, & Task Force Orange Captured Maduro | EYES ON GEOPOLITICS

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🗓️ 5 January 2026

⏱️ 53 minutes

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In this episode, Dee, Jack, and Mick discuss the recent operation to capture Venezuelan leader Maduro, exploring the intelligence and military strategies involved, the legal implications of the operation, and the potential consequences for U.S. foreign policy. They delve into the complexities of international law, the motivations behind U.S. actions in Venezuela, and the broader geopolitical landscape, including the situation in Iran. The conversation highlights the challenges of post-operation governance and the need for a coherent strategy moving forward.
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00:00 Operation Maduro: A Bold Move
02:45 The Intelligence Behind the Operation
06:11 Legal Implications and Historical Context
08:51 Execution of the Operation
12:01 Post-Operation Analysis and Future Phases
14:49 Political Ramifications and Strategy Moving Forward
18:11 The Bigger Picture: U.S. Interests in Venezuela
26:01 The Legitimacy of Leadership and International Law
29:05 Sovereignty and Military Intervention
30:41 Checks and Balances in Government
33:49 Consequences of Indifference
36:15 The Implications of Military Actions
39:01 Future of Venezuela's Leadership
41:15 Iran's Internal Struggles and Nuclear Threats

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0:00.0	The assault force comes down into Maduro's compound.
0:02.9	Apparently this was like the presidential compound.
0:05.5	The Delta operators quickly entering and clearing the target structure,
0:10.2	Maduro actually ran for the panic room, trying to seal himself inside this panic room.
0:14.7	He was trying to get the door closed when the Delta operators rolled up on him and detained him.
0:21.9	Everybody, welcome to another episode of Eyes on Geopolitics.
0:25.0	I'm here with Jack Murphy, Mick Mulroy, Irish brothers today.
0:30.6	Of course...
0:31.3	You didn't say it, we would.
0:32.5	Yeah.
0:34.0	A lot popped off over the last 24, 36 hours.
0:37.4	Nicholas Maduro was captured by a J.
0:39.5	Sock raid.
0:42.2	Um, primarily it looks like led by Delta Force with some CIA help.
0:45.9	Obviously, uh, there's been reported that ground branch was on the ground since August, uh, in a safe house in Caracas, shuckin and Javan, doing some covert operations doing what they do.
0:58.4	It also was reported that there was somebody close in the inner circle of Maduro that was, you know,
1:04.0	handing over a ton of intelligence to the United States.
1:09.1	You know, 50 million sounds nice.
1:11.0	I would probably do the same thing if I lived in Venezuela.
1:14.5	And it all went down.
1:15.9	It looked like it went down pretty smoothly.
1:18.0	One helicopter took some damage and there were a couple of injuries, but those
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