Liberty Dispatch ~ January 10, 2026
In this episode of Liberty Dispatch, host Matthew Hallick breaks down the recent American strike on Venezuela and the subsequent extradition of President Nicolás Maduro.

Is it unprecedented? Is it a violation of “International law”? Or is it congruent with longstanding American foreign policy dating back over a century? What does it mean for geopolitics? Are we entering a New Cold War? And… what does it all mean for Canada?

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Opening & Intro (00:00–00:44)
Welcome & Introduction (00:44–01:49)
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Segment 1 - NEWS: American Military Action in Venezuela (02:59–05:23):
Segment 2 - The World’s Response (05:23–12:20):
Segment 3 - Longstanding American Foreign Policy vs. International Law (12:20–27:10):
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Segment 4 - The “Pax Americana,” The Marshall Plan & Foreign Policy Hypocrisy (28:47–44:22):
Segment 5 - Venezuela: A Failed Narco-State, Corruptocracy is a Threat to U.S. Security (44:22–51:30):
Segment 6 - A New World Order (51:30–56:00):
Segment 7 - The Canadian Implications (56:00–57:45):
Conclusion: A New Cold War (57:45 –01:02:21)
Outro (01:02:21–01:02:56)

Source Citations:
AP News: “Trump says U.S. will run Venezuela…”: https://apnews.com/article/e62f2c0d48bd3214529960c6edf6e753?utm_source=chatgpt.com

The Guardian: UN condemnation of U.S. action: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/05/un-security-council-trump-attack-venezuela?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Washington Post: Senate advances bill to restrict military action: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/01/08/senate-venezuela-war-powers-trump/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Time (Reuters/AP): U.S. seizes Venezuelan oil tankers: https://time.com/7344992/oil-tanker-venezuela/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

National Archives — Monroe Doctrine (1823): https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/monroe-doctrine?utm_source=chatgpt.com

State Dept — Roosevelt Corollary: https://history.state.gov/milestones/1899-1913/roosevelt-corollary?utm_source=chatgpt.com

National Archives — Marshall Plan: https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/marshall-plan?utm_source=chatgpt.com

NATO — Founding Treaty: https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/official_texts_17120.htm

Reuters — Trump warns BRICS nations on tariffs: https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-warns-brics-nations-could-face-100-tariffs-2025-02-13/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Government of Canada — Oil sands overview: https://natural-resources.canada.ca/energy/energy-sources-distribution/oil-sands/18085

Government of Canada — LNG facts: https://natural-resources.canada.ca/energy/energy-sources-distribution/liquefied-natural-gas/5859

EIA — Canada–U.S. Energy Trade: https://www.eia.gov/international/analysis/country/CAN

Fraser Institute — Barriers to Canadian energy development: https://www.fraserinstitute.org/studies/barriers-to-oil-and-gas-investment-in-canada

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Today we start with a bit of China/Venezuela news, followed by my conversation with Luke, the Podcast Ninja (see notes below), and lastly a few minutes on how to pray for China this week (esp. Yugan)!

Welcome to China Compass on the Fight Laugh Feast network! I'm your China travel guide, Missionary Ben. Follow me on X (@chinaadventures) where I share a new Chinese city/county to pray for every day. Send any questions/comments to [email protected]. Everything else can be easily found at PrayGiveGo.us! Also, I’m now on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/c/chinacompass), which not only allows for donations, but also conveniently lets me sort podcast episodes into various collections. 

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Venezuelan Oil & China: Four Things to Know

https://asia.nikkei.com/business/energy/venezuelan-oil-and-china-4-things-to-know

How to Pray for Venezuela (via Mr. Marquez)

Conversation with the Podcast Ninja

I met with the Podcast Ninja again the other day to catch up on our respective hunting seasons, basketball teams, and Indiana’s best-in-the-country college football team. We took some time to discuss the blessings (and possible pitfalls) of praying for the persecuted. 

After our conversation which was recorded in the middle of the week, I came back and updated everyone on a couple of things that were discussed…

Now let's take a look at this coming week's Pray for China (PrayforChina.us) cities…

https://chinacall.substack.com/p/pray-for-china-jan-12-18-2026

Thank you for listening! Subscribe and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform! Well, I've finally set up Patreon for those who are interested. There’s also a Paypal link at PrayforChina.us if you’d like to give to our China ministry. Last but not least, for (almost) everything else we’re doing visit PrayGiveGo.us. Luke 10, vs 2: the harvest is plentiful but the workers are few, therefore ask the Lord for more. Talk again soon!

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On today's Prison Pulpit, we start and finish with Venezuela, as my Venezuelan teammate writes in with four ways to pray for his country at this time of both joy and uncertainty. But the bulk of today's podcast is a story from my good friend Uncle Bundo about what happened in Thomson Prison on New Year's Day 2025. Let his testimony warm and encourage you to pray for all those believers who are in prison!  (Scroll down for more notes...)

I'm your China travel guide, Missionary Ben. Follow me on Twitter/X (@chinaadventures) where I present a new Chinese city or county to pray for every single day. Please send any questions or comments to a new, secure email: [email protected]. Everything else can be found at PrayGiveGo.us! 

One last thing: I’m now set up on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/c/chinacompass), which now only allows for donations, but also lets me sort podcast episodes into various collections, making it easier to find all the episodes on a certain topic or person, like Tibet, Pastor Wang Yi, or Richard Wurmbrand.

(2:43) Venezuela no longer a prison: We have very close friends and teammates from Venezuela, so I understand the situation there better than most, however it dawned on me today that after the liberation of Venezuela from the dictator Maduro, I probably should have been praying for the people (Christians, especially) much more than I have. Their situation these past 10+ years especially has been very much akin to being in a prison cell. Hence, nearly ⅓ (8+ million) “escaped” during that time for survival’s sake. 

I may have more to say on a future podcast, but for now I want to point out that although we probably haven’t been praying for Venezuela as we ought to have done, I guarantee you that Venezuelan Christians (esp. those who had found freedom abroad) were quote “Remembering those in prison (back in Venezuela) as if they themselves were still bound with them”. In other words, they knew what it was like in that failed socialist state, and could pray as the author of Hebrews intended; not vague, faraway prayers, but knowledgeable, precise prayers as those who understood suffering and all that was at stake. 

For all those who prayed in such a way, whether Venezuelan refugees, concerned Christians around the world, or the Venezuelan people themselves, how awesome it is to see God so clearly answer prayer! (Note: with the current power vacuum there, we ought to continue to pray God would raise up humble, godly leadership during this dangerous transition time.)

(7:26) Uncle Bundo’s New Year’s Prison Preaching Plan: In the summer of 2024, I interviewed a few of my friends who were being sentenced by the Biden DOJ for their participation in a peaceful prayer vigil while blocking the entrance to a (now shuttered) abortion clinic in Nashville back in 2021. Uncle Bundo was given 6 months in Federal Prison, which he served in rural Illinois. I share this by way of introduction, because I want to read you a story, a testimony, that Uncle Bundo shared on his Facebook page on New Year’s Day about what happened on LAST YEAR’S New Year’s Day.

(23:07) Pray for Venezuela: 1) Churches/Pastors 2) Peaceful Transition 3) All Believers 4) Safety

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Thank you for listening! Subscribe and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform! There’s also a donation link at PrayforChina.us if you’d like to support our China ministry. For everything else, visit PrayGiveGo.us. Hebrews 13:3: Remember those who are in prison, “as bound with them”!

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You don't win by doing everything. You win by doing the right things well. And there are only a few right things. 

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