In his administration’s latest act of war, Donald Trump has ordered a naval blockade of Venezuela. Its stated goal is to cut off all oil revenue to force the illegal overthrow of an independent government. This is a siege designed to cause economic collapse and a humanitarian crisis as a precursor to all-out war by the United States.
This aggression is about controlling Venezuela’s oil and reversing its political independence. It follows a pattern of U.S. intervention in Latin America, where governments that resist U.S. control are targeted for regime change. The recent killing of more than 83 fishermen by the U.S naval flotilla in the Caribbean and the illegal seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker already show the Trump administration is violently escalating this conflict. Trump has made his colonial intentions clear by stating U.S. plans to steal Venezuelan land, oil, and minerals.
The people of the United States have overwhelmingly opposed military intervention in Venezuela. This war, like the war on Iraq, is built on false pretenses and imperial ambition. We must organize and mobilize to stop this blockade and prevent a wider war. No war on Venezuela!
