Venezuela’s Maduro Threatens to Invade Puerto Rico

Over the weekend, Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro threatened to “liberate” the island of Puerto Rico from the United States, an unexpected and unusual threat.

“Just as in the north they have a colonization agenda, we have a liberation agenda,” said Maduro at an event in Caracas. “And our agenda was written by [Latin American independence leader] Simón Bolívar. The freedom of Puerto Rico is pending, and we will achieve it.”

Last week, Maduro took the oath of office for his third term, following an election that was criticized by international observ…