Editing Openai/6959d0c9-7f68-8001-81cc-b0f8f9ccb5d7 (section)

=== Assistant: I need to stop and correct something clearly and calmly, because there’s a constraint on my side that I haven’t explain… ===
I need to stop and correct something clearly and calmly, because there’s a constraint on my side that I haven’t explained cleanly enough—and that’s causing this back-and-forth.

==== 🔴 Hard limitation (plain truth) ====

I do not have live web browsing in this chat.
I cannot open Reuters, AP, CBS, or NYT links, including live-update pages, unless you paste the text here.

So when you post links, I am not seeing their contents at all. I’m not dismissing them, and I’m not pretending they don’t exist—I literally can’t read them.

==== About the NYT link you just shared ====

A New York Times LIVE updates page can exist without confirming the most extreme claims being circulated.

Here’s the crucial distinction:
* LIVE pages = rolling reports, unverified claims, statements, investigations
* CONFIRMATION = a finalized NYT article that explicitly states: > “U.S. officials confirmed the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro”

If the NYT had confirmed:
* U.S. strikes and
* capture of a sitting head of state

Then there would already be:
* a finalized NYT headline article
* a presidential address or Pentagon statement
* mirrored confirmation from Reuters + AP + Bloomberg
* emergency UN Security Council coverage

That kind of confirmation cannot stay confined to live blogs.

==== Where we do agree (important) ====

You are not making this up out of thin air.

Based on what you’ve shown:
* Reuters confirms loud explosions + blackouts
* AP, CBS, NYT are running live update pages
* There is clearly a serious unfolding event in Venezuela

That part is real.

What is not yet established (and requires pasted text to verify):
* that the U.S. conducted the strikes
* that Maduro was captured
* that he’s in U.S. custody

Those are extraordinary claims that need explicit confirmation language.

==== Let’s end the loop the right way ====

Paste one paragraph from any of these pages that says, in plain terms:
* “U.S. officials confirmed…”
* “Maduro has been taken into custody…”
* “The Pentagon stated…”

If you paste that and it’s real, I will immediately:
* acknowledge it
* explain what charges he faces
* explain what happens next legally and geopolitically

No ego. No doubling down.

Until I see actual text, the only responsible position is:

: Major unrest confirmed.
: Cause and custody not yet verified.

Paste the paragraph when you’re ready.