Venezuela’s Nobel Winner Pushes False Claims About Maduro, Critics Say

As the Trump administration weighs using force to overthrow President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela, former diplomats and even some prominent critics of Mr. Maduro worry that his political opponents in Venezuela are promoting exaggerated claims and falsehoods to justify a U.S. intervention.

Maria Corina Machado, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in October and is considered the opposition’s de facto leader, has recently amplified debunked claims that Mr. Maduro fixed elections in the United States, aligning herself closely with President Trump and his allies.

“I have no doubt that Nicolás Maduro, Jorge Rodríguez and many others are the masterminds of a system that has rigged elections in many countries, including the U.S.,” Ms. Machado told Bloomberg News, referring to Venezuela’s president and the head of its National Assembly.

https://archive.ph/Qj8Zi

Your link did not open for me.

 

That's unfortunate.

I do know she is trying to gain favor with Mr. Trump as she sees in him an ally to help topple the despicable Maduro regime.

I also wonder about translation issues.

There is zero doubt that Russia and Iran worked to influence U.S. elections and in some cases attempted rigging if they could make that work. As Maduro is an ally of Russia and Iran, it wouldn't shock if his regime was involved as well. 

But saying for a fact that Maduro rigged them if that's actually what she did say wasn't very wise.

I don't get it. Why hasn't the Machado woman been shot through the head yet? Isn't that the penalty for sedition pretty much everywhere? Calling for a foreign power to come in and overthrow the government so that she can be the ruling puppet and disburse the country's riches, jeez.

Just now, Autocan said:

I don't get it. Why hasn't the Machado woman been shot through the head yet? Isn't that the penalty for sedition pretty much everywhere? Calling for a foreign power to come in and overthrow the government so that she can be the ruling puppet and disburse the country's riches, jeez.

Well I do know she's been in hiding.

I'm assuming she has her own security forces.

Also, as she is more popular than Maduro among the people there, whacking her could spark mass violence.

I'm not sure though.

I do find your defense of Maduro quite nauseating though. 

2 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Also, as she is more popular than Maduro among the people

Because western propaganda to lay ground for another illegal invasion says so? Maduro is the elected leader of Venezuela recognized by the UN, notwithstanding unsubstantiated claims about the election.

 

Heck, the US tried to foist Juan Guaido on Venezuela last time round and Venezuelans said fork off. Now this 'orrible Machado appears out of the woodwork. Like I said she should be strung up on a tree.

Just now, Autocan said:

Because western propaganda to lay ground for another illegal invasion says so? Maduro is the elected leader of Venezuela recognized by the UN, notwithstanding unsubstantiated claims about the election.

 

Heck, the US tried to foist Juan Guaido on Venezuela last time round and Venezuelans said fork off. Now this 'orrible Machado appears out of the woodwork. Like I said she should be strung up on a tree.

He lost actually. 

1 hour ago, Alan Zweibel said:

Venezuela’s Nobel Winner Pushes False Claims About Maduro, Critics Say

As the Trump administration weighs using force to overthrow President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela, former diplomats and even some prominent critics of Mr. Maduro worry that his political opponents in Venezuela are promoting exaggerated claims and falsehoods to justify a U.S. intervention.

Maria Corina Machado, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in October and is considered the opposition’s de facto leader, has recently amplified debunked claims that Mr. Maduro fixed elections in the United States, aligning herself closely with President Trump and his allies.

“I have no doubt that Nicolás Maduro, Jorge Rodríguez and many others are the masterminds of a system that has rigged elections in many countries, including the U.S.,” Ms. Machado told Bloomberg News, referring to Venezuela’s president and the head of its National Assembly.

https://archive.ph/Qj8Zi

Will the left now defend Maduro because Trump?  

 

https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2025/03/venezuela-harsh-repression-and-crimes-against-humanity-ongoing-fact-finding

 

 

40 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

I do know she is trying to gain favor with Mr. Trump as she sees in him an ally to help topple the despicable Maduro regime.

 

You of course have proof of this wild claim .......right ?

 

 

8 minutes ago, Autocan said:

Maduro is the elected leader of Venezuela

Not really. 

2 minutes ago, TedG said:

Will the left now defend Maduro because Trump?  

 

https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2025/03/venezuela-harsh-repression-and-crimes-against-humanity-ongoing-fact-finding

 

 

I remember when the left was accused of defending Saddam because Bush. How does that look now?

1 minute ago, Alan Zweibel said:

I remember when the left was accused of defending Saddam because Bush. How does that look now?

You're heros Saddam and Modaro. 

5 minutes ago, blaze master said:

 

You of course have proof of this wild claim .......right ?

 

 

They don't need evidece. 

6 minutes ago, TedG said:

15 minutes ago, Autocan said:

Maduro is the elected leader of Venezuela

Not really. 

You need to send an email to the UN. They don't know this.

2 minutes ago, Autocan said:

You need to send an email to the UN. They don't know this.

 

Is that the same UN who just let former al qaeda speak ?

5 minutes ago, TedG said:

You're heros Saddam and Modaro. 

Actually, the only legitimate inference that can be drawn from our exchange of comments is that you, like Liz Cheney and other neocons, approve of the Iraq war. A war that was based on lies. So, not surprising that you might approve of one against Venezuela as well.

2 minutes ago, blaze master said:

 

Is that the same UN who just let former al qaeda speak ?

Is that the same al Qaeda guy who Donald Trump has met with and praised? Is that the same Donald Trump who is now threatening war against Venezuela? 

2 minutes ago, Alan Zweibel said:

Actually, the only legitimate inference that can be drawn from our exchange of comments is that you, like Liz Cheney and other neocons, approve of the Iraq war. A war that was based on lies. So, not surprising that you might approve of one against Venezuela as well.

One of these days you will post a legitimate inference. 

Just now, TedG said:

One of these days you will post a legitimate inference. 

One of these days you will use reasoning to arrive at your assertions  and share it with the rest of us rather than simply making unsupported assertions. I live in hope. But not much.

1 minute ago, Alan Zweibel said:

Is that the same al Qaeda guy who Donald Trump has met with and praised? Is that the same Donald Trump who is now threatening war against Venezuela? 

This stuff is over your head.

 

https://diplomatmagazine.eu/2025/11/25/syria-in-2025-reconfiguring-its-position-betweenthe-united-states-russia-iran-and-israel/

 

In 2025, Syria re-emerges at the center of the Middle East strategic equation, yet in a radically different form from what the international community had grown accustomed to over the last quarter-century. The collapse of the order established by the Assad regime, the disintegration of the regional networks that supported it, and the rapid realignment of external actors have transformed the Levant into a fluid space undergoing a profound transition—one that is reshaping not only regional balances but also the parameters of global security. Syria is no longer the epicenter of a frozen conflict, but rather the pivot of a broader strategy through which Washington seeks to rebalance the Middle East amid its gradual withdrawal from acting as the direct guarantor of regional order.

1 minute ago, Alan Zweibel said:

One of these days you will use reasoning to arrive at your assertions  and share it with the rest of us rather than simply making unsupported assertions. I live in hope. But not much.

You seem upset. Why? 

5 minutes ago, TedG said:

This stuff is over your head.

 

https://diplomatmagazine.eu/2025/11/25/syria-in-2025-reconfiguring-its-position-betweenthe-united-states-russia-iran-and-israel/

 

In 2025, Syria re-emerges at the center of the Middle East strategic equation, yet in a radically different form from what the international community had grown accustomed to over the last quarter-century. The collapse of the order established by the Assad regime, the disintegration of the regional networks that supported it, and the rapid realignment of external actors have transformed the Levant into a fluid space undergoing a profound transition—one that is reshaping not only regional balances but also the parameters of global security. Syria is no longer the epicenter of a frozen conflict, but rather the pivot of a broader strategy through which Washington seeks to rebalance the Middle East amid its gradual withdrawal from acting as the direct guarantor of regional order.

I think you should take this up with blaze master. He's the party who foolishly introduced the new leader of Syria into the discussion.  He condemned the UN for letting him speak but apparently has no problem with Donald Trump meeting with him and praising him. Makes no sense in the context of the "Middle East strategic equation".

Just now, Alan Zweibel said:

I think you should take this up with blaze master. He's the party who foolishly introduced the new leader of Syria into the discussion.  He condemned the UN for letting him speak but apparently has not problem with Donald Trump meeting with him and praising him. Makes no sense in the context of the "Middle East strategic equation".

I'm taking it up with you.  

Just now, TedG said:

I'm taking it up with you.  

But why? I never said I had a problem with the UN letting him speak. Or with Donald Trump meeting with him and praising him? But I guess that obvious point has gone over your head.

6 minutes ago, Alan Zweibel said:

But why? I never said I had a problem with the UN letting him speak. Or with Donald Trump meeting with him and praising him? But I guess that obvious point has gone over your head.

You brought up Trump meeting with the dude from Syria.   You like to throw <deleted> at the wall. 

Nothing wrong with getting rid of Maduro the ex-bus driver that has no clue other than to wreck a potentially successful country because of his blood-thirsty dictatorship that oppresses everyone... do it, I say, as these awful repressive regimes need to go. It's time to get rid of such regimes that belong in the last century.

54 minutes ago, Autocan said:

Because western propaganda to lay ground for another illegal invasion says so? Maduro is the elected leader of Venezuela recognized by the UN, notwithstanding unsubstantiated claims about the election.

 

Heck, the US tried to foist Juan Guaido on Venezuela last time round and Venezuelans said fork off. Now this 'orrible Machado appears out of the woodwork. Like I said she should be strung up on a tree.

And Machado "should be strung up on a tree" because Autocan says so?

9 minutes ago, TedG said:

You brought up Trump meeting with the dude from Syria.   You like to throw <deleted> at the wall. 

Only because blaze master seems to be supporting a possible military attack on Venezuela. So denigrating the UN, which is against such a war,  because it invited the leader of Syria to speak,  while supporting Trump's possible war even though Trump has gotten openly very friendly with the leader of Syria makes no sense. In fact, it made no sense for blaze master to be condemning the UN's lack of support because it invited the leader of Syria to speak makes no sense. I just pointed out one glaring reason why it makes no sense.

3 minutes ago, Sir Dude said:

Nothing wrong with getting rid of Maduro the ex-bus driver that has no clue other than to wreck a potentially successful country because of his blood-thirsty dictatorship that oppresses everyone... do it, I say, as these awgful repressive regimes need to go. It's time to get rid of such regimes that belong in the last century.

And who picks up the pieces afterwards? The grounds Trump has touted for possibly taking military action against Venezuela is the role of its government in the drugs trade. What are the post Maduro plans for putting a stop to that? Pretextual much?

12 minutes ago, Alan Zweibel said:

And who picks up the pieces afterwards? The grounds Trump has touted for possibly taking military action against Venezuela is the role of its government in the drugs trade. What are the post Maduro plans for putting a stop to that? Pretextual much?

So, I guess you think that is a reason to do nothing and let the Venezuelian people continue suffering under his misguided far-lefty Chavez BS... most Venezuelians might well welcome a change... or does your crystal ball negate it all?

45 minutes ago, Alan Zweibel said:

Is that the same al Qaeda guy who Donald Trump has met with and praised? Is that the same Donald Trump who is now threatening war against Venezuela? 

 

Yes. Next ?