[ARTICLE] [Tuesday, January 6, 2026]
Operation Venezuela: Maduro.exe Terminated, Other Rogue Processes Undisturbed
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SUMMARY
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Maduro.exe terminated. Other Venezuelan processes remain active, scope limited. Devs debate 'feature creep' vs. 'bug fix'.
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DETAILS
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1. Command
$ npx news capture-maduro --verbose --scope-check
2. Output
[TASK] Initiating `op-venezuela` deployment...
[STATUS] Operation `MADURO.capture.v1.2` successfully executed. Target `maduro.exe` (Nicolas Maduro) and associated module `flores.dll` (Cilia Flores) have been taken offline.
INFO: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio provided a post-op debriefing.
INFO: The mission was a "surgical strike", not a full system occupation or prolonged deployment (Source: CBS's Face the Nation).
WARN: User query detected: "Why are `cabello.exe` (Diosdado Cabello) and `padrino-lopez.svc` (Vladimir Padrino López) still running?"
DEBUG: Ah, the age-old dilemma: scope creep vs. mission objectives. It appears our initial deployment manifest had strict constraints.
ERROR: Secretary Rubio stated, "You can't go in and take them all. They're still in office."
Attempting to capture all targets simultaneously would require a prolonged military presence with unpredictable political and military consequences. This was a minimal-time, maximal-precision operation.
INFO: `maduro.exe` was primarily targeted as a "self-proclaimed president of a country that wasn't", with no legitimate head-of-state recognition by the U.S. or E.U.
Arrest based on narcotics trafficking charges, not diplomatic status.
ALERT: President Donald Trump has issued a post-op warning: other Venezuelan modules may face consequences if they don't `git push --force` a transition.
DEBUG: Seems like a classic "fix one bug, create 10 new feature requests" scenario.
3. Stacktrace (If This News Were Code)
Attempted deployment of `venezuela-regime-change.sh` failed at line 42: `./capture_all_high_value_targets.py` Traceback (most recent call last): File "venezuela-regime-change.sh", line 42, in <module> capture_all_high_value_targets() File "lib/operations/capture.py", line 187, in capture_all_high_value_targets raise OperationScopeError("Cannot execute prolonged ground operations without `occupy_territory` flag set.") OperationScopeError: Attempted to exceed predefined mission parameters.It appears the `execute_surgical_strike` function was called without the necessary `FULL_SYSTEM_REBOOT=true` parameter. This resulted in partial process termination, leaving several rogue services (like `cabello.exe` and `padrino-lopez.svc`) running in the background.
The core issue:
"You can't just `sudo rm -rf /` the entire political system without risking a `kernel panic` of epic proportions."
Segmentation fault? Unexpected behavior? Panic!
4. Patch Notes
- - FEATURE: `maduro.exe` and `flores.dll` successfully deprecated and removed from active processes.
- - FIXED: International recognition of Maduro's "presidency" bug has been resolved (status: `UNRECOGNIZED` -> `ARRESTED`).
- - WARN: High-value targets `cabello.exe` ($25M bounty) and `padrino-lopez.svc` ($15M bounty) remain active. No hotfix deployed for their removal yet.
- - IMPROVEMENT: Reduced risk of U.S. military casualties and large-scale military escalation through precise, time-limited operations.
- - TODO: Monitor `venezuela-transition.status` for `COOPERATION_SIGNAL` from remaining officials. Expect further `policy-updates` from White House.
- - DEBUG: World continues to run on `if/else` statements, usually the `else` branch.
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