Shotlist Catia La Mar, Venezuela - Jan 3, 2026 (teleSURtv - No access Chinese mainland/No Archive/Not for sale) 1. Various of residential building hit by U.S. strikes 2. Buildings Rome, Italy - Jan 8, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 3. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Riccardo Ricciardi, Italian MP (starting with shot 2): "A major power like the United States has repeatedly violated international law. This is not the first time, nor will it be the last. The U.S. action is extremely blatant, extremely shocking. We have become accustomed to it." Caracas, Venezuela - Jan 3, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 4. Various of smoke rising from major military complex Fort Tiuna in distance Rome, Italy - Jan 8, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 5. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Pino Arlacchi, Italian sociologist; former UN under-secretary-general (starting with shot 4): "They (the United States) can kidnap, kill, invade, and plunder other countries' resources. By what right? The right of the powerful? The right of gangsters? This is precisely the problem facing the world today. We must build a new international system -- a system in which such actions are no longer permitted and will be held accounted to pay dearly." 6. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Fabio Marcelli, Italian legal expert: "The incident is an unprecedented international crime, an armed aggression against a sovereign state resulting in over 100 deaths. The forced control of a sitting head of state violates at least 30 international laws, including the UN Charter and other international customary laws." Caracas, Venezuela - Jan 6, 2026 (teleSURtv - No access Chinese mainland/No Archive/Not for sale) 7. Various of residential building hit by U.S. strike Rome, Italy - Jan 8, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 8. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Clara Statello, Italian journalist (starting with shot 7/ending with shot 9): "Donald Trump's objective is not to combat drug trafficking, which is only a pretext. The true U.S. objective is to gain control of Venezuela's resources. The United States does not represent the entire American continent, nor is it the sole protagonist in the global landscape. Ultimately, it is U.S.-led unilateralism challenging multilateralism." FILE: Washington D.C., USA - Oct 2024 (CCTV Video News Agency - No access Chinese mainland) 9. Various of Capitol building, U.S. national flag 10. Various of White House Storyline Italian political and social figures have strongly condemned the U.S. military intervention in Venezuela, in which the U.S. special forces kidnapped President Nicolas Maduro and his wife. Critics argue that the United States, driven by its desire for Venezuela's oil resources, has violated international law by forcibly interfering in the country's internal affairs, an act that not only infringes on Venezuela's national sovereignty but also threatens peace and stability in Latin America. "A major power like the United States has repeatedly violated international law. This is not the first time, nor will it be the last. The U.S. action is extremely blatant, extremely shocking. We have become accustomed to it," said Italian MP Riccardo Ricciardi. "They (the United States) can kidnap, kill, invade, and plunder other countries' resources. By what right? The right of the powerful? The right of gangsters? This is precisely the problem facing the world today. We must build a new international system -- a system in which such actions are no longer permitted and will be held accounted to pay dearly," said Pino Arlacchi, former UN under-secretary-general, who is also an Italian sociologist. "The incident is an unprecedented international crime, an armed aggression against a sovereign state resulting in over 100 deaths. The forced control of a sitting head of state violates at least 30 international laws, including the UN Charter and other international customary laws," said Fabio Marcelli, an Italian legal expert. "Donald Trump's objective is not to combat drug trafficking, which is only a pretext. The true U.S. objective is to gain control of Venezuela's resources. The United States does not represent the entire American continent, nor is it the sole protagonist in the global landscape. Ultimately, it is U.S.-led unilateralism challenging multilateralism," said Clara Statello, an Italian journalist.