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Algerian media is experiencing a funeral today, Saturday, following the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife and their removal from the country in an American military operation described as "swift and surprising."
Algerian commentator Hafeez Derradji commented on his official page, saying that what happened clearly reflects the nature of American dealings with foreign regimes, where the ally remains a "friend" as long as he obeys American interests, even if he is involved in corruption or human rights violations, while he turns into an "enemy" as soon as he takes an independent or sovereign position. Derradji added that the accusations against Maduro in Washington's eyes are always ready and are tailored according to political need, not according to the principles of justice.
For his part, Algerian media personality Benamer Kada described what happened in Venezuela on Al-Shourouk channel as a "farce," noting the speed with which the Venezuelan regime fell after the arrest of Maduro and his wife from his bedroom, the bombing of the defense minister's house, in addition to disabling air defenses and the absence of any real resistance. Kada considered the operation a form of "direct American bullying" that showed Washington's power and its ability to implement comprehensive intervention in a short time, stressing that he did not address questions related to the United Nations or the Security Council or international law, because, as he described, "the scene is sufficient to describe the farce."
It is worth mentioning that Maduro was an ally of Algeria and President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, and one of the most prominent supporters of the Polisario Front, which makes this event the subject of great follow-up in the Arab and Algerian press in particular, given its potential repercussions on regional and international alliances.
