Paul Adams
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420 appearances
15 recordings
3 series
first heard Jan 2026
last heard 2d ago
Paul Adams’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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In terms of international law, well, clearly the UN Charter says that it is illegal to use force against the territory of another country unless there has been the consent of the UN Security Council or some kind of direct threat.
In terms of domestic law, the U.S.
federal agencies have congressional approval to conduct arrests against wanted suspects pretty much anywhere in the world.
And so that would include going and nabbing Maduro from the heart of the Venezuelan capital.
Now, there is a question about the use of force as the American troops forces went in.
Well, the argument there has been that in the conduct of such arrest operations, this is not an invasion.
This is not regime change.
This was an arrest operation that the federal forces involved have the.
authority from Congress to defend themselves as appropriate.
And since helicopters did come under fire, then force was used.
You know, opponents of that will argue that those helicopters wouldn't have come under fire at all had they not been flying directly into the Venezuelan capital.
Then as far as the court in New York is concerned, I think it's worth noting that clearly Mr. Maduro will try to argue that as the head of state,
He enjoys legal immunity.
I think the consensus there is that the courts won't really care how he got there.
They will simply examine the charges against him.
OK, well, let's look at the charges.
I'm going to refer to my notes because I want to make sure we inform the viewers correctly.
Essentially, three main areas, narco terrorism, cocaine trafficking and weapons offenses.
Now, these were all part of an initial indictment that dates back a few years to the first Trump administration, but has been revised more recently, conspiring with U.S.
designated agents.
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