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On the Peril of Trump Being Accuser, Judge, and Executioner

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# **On the Peril of One Man Being Accuser, Judge, and Executioner**
### *A Reflection on Natural Justice, Sovereignty, and the Venezuelan Question*
It is a principle as old as the laws of equity themselves, that no man may sit in judgment upon a cause in which he is himself a party. This maxim, cherished by every civilised society and enshrined in the canon of natural justice, must be held inviolable.
And yet, we now behold a most extraordinary and perilous affront to that sacred precept: the President of the United States, Mr. Donald J. Trump, seeks to cast himself in the triple role of **accuser**, **judge**, and **executioner** in the matter concerning the sovereign nation of Venezuela and its duly-elected leader, President Nicolás Maduro.
To declare war upon a nation, not out of defence nor in response to an unprovoked act of aggression, but purely as a stratagem to effect regime change, is in itself a grievous abuse of international law. More egregious still is the fact that Mr. Trump — whose nation has for twenty-five years imposed sweeping and punishing sanctions upon Venezuela under the aegis of the Monroe Doctrine — now presumes to declare the failure of those very sanctions as justification for military invasion.
Such reasoning is not only circular, it is contemptuous of the autonomy of the Venezuelan people.
Let us be clear: the people of Venezuela have, through many trials and tribulations, continued to reject the externally imposed proxies of imperial ambition — be they Juan Guaidó or María Corina Machado. Their allegiance remains, by and large, with the Bolivarian ideals espoused by Hugo Chávez and continued under President Nicolás Maduro.
It is no small irony, therefore, that those who claim to champion democracy should now seek to annihilate it by force, simply because the people have chosen contrary to their strategic interests.
Mr. Trump, in his own words, admits that the recent provocations — including the sinking of refugee-laden fishing boats — are not tragic missteps, but calculated acts intended to incite reprisal. He desires Venezuela to strike back, so that the full machinery of American war might be unleashed upon it.
This is not justice; it is **entrapment**.
This is not leadership; it is **imperial opportunism** masquerading as moral rectitude.
To proceed with such a course, while simultaneously praising Maduro for his strength and lamenting a media distraction from domestic scandal, is to render American foreign policy a theatre of personal vengeance and spectacle.
Worse still, to utilise the territory of Trinidad and Tobago without the consent of its people — manipulated by the alleged complicity of local leadership — is a direct violation of that nation’s sovereignty and security.
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What is at stake here is not merely the fate of Venezuela, but the very fabric of international law and the principle of **non-intervention**, upon which peace among nations rests.
If one man may declare another a tyrant, and then proceed to destroy him by force with no impartial tribunal, no democratic mandate, and no regard for the human cost, then we have left the realm of law and entered that of **despotism**.
Let all nations, then, be wary.
For if such a precedent is allowed to stand — that the strong may dictate the fate of the weak, that the accuser may wield the sword of judgment — then none shall be safe.
We must return to the principles of **natural justice**, of **sovereign equality**, and of **peaceful resolution among nations**, lest we find ourselves not in a new era of greatness, but in the **nadir of moral collapse**.
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**Let there be no war without necessity, no judgment without impartiality, and no justice without truth.**
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# **Sobre el Peligro de que un Solo Hombre Sea Acusador, Juez y Verdugo**  
### *Una Reflexión sobre la Justicia Natural, la Soberanía y la Cuestión Venezolana*
 
Es un principio tan antiguo como las propias leyes de la equidad: ningún hombre puede juzgar una causa en la que él mismo es parte. Este axioma, valorado por toda sociedad civilizada y consagrado en el canon de la justicia natural, debe mantenerse inviolable.
 
Y, sin embargo, hoy somos testigos de un atentado extraordinario y peligroso contra ese precepto sagrado: el presidente de los Estados Unidos, el señor Donald J. Trump, pretende asumir el triple rol de **acusador**, **juez** y **verdugo** en el asunto que concierne a la nación soberana de Venezuela y a su presidente legítimamente electo, Nicolás Maduro.
 
Declarar la guerra a una nación, no por defensa ni como respuesta a un acto de agresión no provocado, sino como mera estrategia para provocar un cambio de régimen, constituye en sí mismo un grave abuso del derecho internacional. Más escandaloso aún es el hecho de que el señor Trump —cuyo país ha impuesto durante veinticinco años sanciones amplias y devastadoras contra Venezuela bajo el amparo de la Doctrina Monroe— ahora pretenda justificar una invasión militar alegando el fracaso de esas mismas sanciones.
 
Ese razonamiento no solo es circular, sino que demuestra un desprecio absoluto por la autonomía del pueblo venezolano.
 
Seamos claros: el pueblo de Venezuela ha seguido, a pesar de muchas pruebas y tribulaciones, rechazando a los representantes impuestos desde el exterior por la ambición imperial —ya sean Juan Guaidó o María Corina Machado. Su lealtad permanece, en gran medida, con los ideales bolivarianos defendidos por Hugo Chávez y continuados bajo la presidencia de Nicolás Maduro.
 
Es una amarga ironía, entonces, que aquellos que dicen ser defensores de la democracia busquen ahora aniquilarla por la fuerza, simplemente porque el pueblo ha decidido en contra de sus intereses estratégicos.
 
El propio Trump, en sus palabras, admite que las recientes provocaciones —como el hundimiento de botes pesqueros cargados de refugiados— no son errores trágicos, sino actos calculados con la intención de incitar una represalia. Él desea que Venezuela devuelva el golpe, para así desatar toda la maquinaria bélica estadounidense en su contra.
 
Eso no es justicia; es **una trampa**.  
Eso no es liderazgo; es **oportunismo imperial** disfrazado de rectitud moral.
 
Proceder por ese camino, mientras al mismo tiempo se elogia a Maduro por su fortaleza y se lamenta que los escándalos internos sean opacados por los medios, convierte la política exterior estadounidense en un teatro de venganza personal y espectáculo.
 
Peor aún, utilizar el territorio de Trinidad y Tobago sin el consentimiento de su pueblo —manipulado por la presunta complicidad de su dirigencia local— constituye una violación directa de la soberanía y seguridad de esa nación.
 
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Lo que está en juego aquí no es solamente el destino de Venezuela, sino el propio tejido del derecho internacional y el principio de **no intervención**, sobre el cual descansa la paz entre las naciones.
 
Si un solo hombre puede declarar a otro un tirano, y luego destruirlo por la fuerza sin un tribunal imparcial, sin mandato democrático, y sin consideración por el costo humano, entonces hemos abandonado el terreno del derecho para entrar en el del **despotismo**.
 
Que todas las naciones estén alertas.  
Porque si se permite que este precedente se imponga —que el fuerte dicte el destino del débil, que el acusador empuñe la espada del juicio— entonces ninguna estará segura.
 
Debemos volver a los principios de **justicia natural**, de **igualdad soberana**, y de **resolución pacífica entre las naciones**, si no queremos encontrarnos no en una nueva era de grandeza, sino en el **abismo del colapso moral**.
 
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**Que no haya guerra sin necesidad, ni juicio sin imparcialidad, ni justicia sin verdad.**
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