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US Captures Venezuela's Maduro in Operation Echoing Reagan's Musical Assault on Noriega Regime

The US capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife revives memories of the dramatic 1989 takedown of Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, which used rock music as psychological warfare against the dictator. The similarities between the two events are striking, with both Noriega's capture using unconventional tactics to subdue a ruthless leader.

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