[davidb56]

It says “six American Oil exec.s” but are they Actually American Citizens? If yes, there will be consequences.

[Texas Eagle]

Nice catch. I guess being an oil executive trumps being an American citizen. Just like being an Uber driver trumps being a deranged lunatic hell bent on wreaking havoc on pedestrians.

[Zhang Fei]

[But many believe the men, five of whom are naturalized U.S. citizens and the other a legal resident, are being held as political bargaining chips as relations between the U.S. and Venezuela have deteriorated. They cite as evidence of irregularities the decisions by Venezuelan Judge Rosvelin Gil to postpone 15 straight times a preliminary hearing.]

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If Trump removes Maduro, this will probably be a good enough reason for most Americans. Maduro can occupy Noriega’s old prison cell, once convicted of the drug charges the FBI can probably whip up based on NSA intercepts. Basically, these men have been kidnapped by Maduro for cooperating with Trump’s order to stop handing over cash to the Maduro regime.