Author: Analysis Team of La Tabla – August 9, 2025
The U.S. State Department has raised the reward for Nicolás Maduro to $50 million, accusing him of drug trafficking and terrorism. Upon reviewing the official statement, the Analysis Team of La Tabla identified a crucial fissure: the measure demands adherence to a “geopolitical act of faith” — the dogmatic acceptance of unverified premises in the text — to be perceived as coherent.
The Narrative Inconsistency
The announcement by Marco Rubio (August 7, 2025) combines two axes:
1. Criminal accusations: Maduro as the leader of the “Cartel of the Suns” (designated as a terrorist group).
2. Political illegitimacy: His presidency is “illegitimate” following “rigged” elections in 2024.
Although the text presents this as causal (crime → reward), it does not prove the connection. The transition between drug trafficking and electoral criticism is abrupt, using evaluative terms (“strangled democracy”) that weaken objectivity.
The “Act of Faith”: The Unquestionable Dogmas
The reward only functions if one accepts without evidence:
– Dogma 1: Maduro = narco-terrorist. Concrete evidence is omitted; reliance is placed on previous designations (like the Treasury’s SDGT).
– Dogma 2: His government is illegitimate. The “non-recognition” by the U.S. is invoked as proof, without external data to support it.
Those who do not share these premises — rooted in Washington’s foreign policy — observe a hybrid narrative: penal justice fused with a political agenda under the slogan “America First.”
Why is it an “Act of Faith”?
– Faith in institutional infallibility: It assumes that U.S. accusations are self-sufficient and do not require verification.
– Faith in the hegemonic narrative: The narrative operates within a framework where “Venezuela = failed state” and “Maduro = dictator” are unquestionable axioms.
– Practical effect: The reward transcends legal bounds: it is a pressure instrument that only works if the world believes the U.S. geopolitical diagnosis.
Consequences: Justice or Power Tool?
By equating a head of state with drug lords (sought with similar rewards), the U.S. criminalizes political dissent. However, the mechanism relies on adherence to the dogma: if the premises are not believed, the measure reveals itself as just that: a destabilization strategy.
In summary: The coherence of the announcement does not lie in its proofs, but in the prior acceptance of a geopolitical worldview. Without that act of faith, the reward exposes the rift between the power to narrate and the duty to demonstrate.
Methodology: Analysis of structure, logical coherence, and language of the official statement (La Tabla Team).