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Community members condemn attack on Venezuela
Bowling Green native Gail Wolgast holds a sign condemning the military operation in Venezuela during SOKY Indivisible’s protest against Venezuelan President Nicolàs Maduro’s arrest under President Donald Trump on the corner of Nashville Road and Campbell Lane on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. (Von Smith)
Published Jan. 7 Passing drivers honked their horns and revved their engines behind thumbs up and middle fingers as community members protested the United States’ military action in Venezuela. Local advocacy group SOKY Indivisible organized the protest Monday on the corners of Nashville Road and Campbell Lane from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. SOKY Indivisible said on Facebook the protest was to “stand up to war crimes” and “constitutional violations.” Early Saturday morning, the United States attacked Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, and captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. Maduro and Flores are being held in New York City and recently pleaded not guilty to charges relating to narco-terrorism. Read more by Anthony Clauson
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