Maduro’s capture exposes an ugly alignment between Democrats and dictators From Caracas to Beijing, shared power interests explain the outrage
Democrats radical liberal policies and the United States of America illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times Maduro’s capture exposes an ugly alignment between Democrats and dictators From Caracas to Beijing, shared power interests explain the outrage https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/11/maduros-capture-exposes-ugly-alignment-democrats-dictators/ By Edward Haugland - Sunday, January 11, 2026 OPINION: Who would not applaud the capture of a narco-terrorist drug kingpin directly complicit in the murders of 400,000 Americans? Unfortunately, many. One would expect fellow dictators of the now-jailed Nicolas Maduro, such as Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping, to condemn such action. After all, they have invested a lot of money in Venezuela and hate to see fellow dictators fall, as it could set off a domino effect. We also have seen Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Spain and Uruguay (all of which are run by either ...