2025-09-19: Venezuela Roundup

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Martha Rios (2025-09-19). Venezuela y Cuba profundizan vínculos partidistas. radiohc.cu El secretario general del Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello sostuvo este jueves, en Caracas, una reunión con el miembro del Buró Político del Partido Comunista de Cuba (PCC), Roberto Morales Ojeda, para profundizar los vínculos políticos. | En el encuentro, Cabello dio la "más cordial bienvenida" a la delegación de la isla que arribó la víspera al aeropuerto internacional Simón Bolívar, de Maiquetía, estado de La Guaira (norte), donde fue recibida por Tania Díaz, vicepresidenta de Asuntos Internacionales del PSUV. | El dirigente partidista venezolano informó al secretario de Organizac…

Fight Back! News. (2025-09-19). Emergency Rally In Orlando Denounces Trump's Attacks On Venezuela. popularresistance.org Orlando, FL — On Friday, September 13, 20 activists held an emergency rally outside the Federal Courthouse in downtown Orlando to denounce the recent U.S. military attacks, and any future aggression, against Venezuela. | The rally was organized by FRSO Orlando and co-sponsored by Orlando DSA, University of Central Florida Students for a Democratic Society, Orlando for Peace, and several other organizations. | The event was in response to Donald Trump's dangerous military escalations against Venezuela, including the deployment of U.S. warships into the Caribbean and a recent military strike against a Venezue…

Ben Norton, Michael Hudson, Geopolitical Economy. (2025-09-19). Trump Wages Economic War On US Allies; BRICS Builds Alternative System. popularresistance.org The US government has always had a very aggressive foreign policy. The United States has intervened in dozens of countries all around the world. | But what is unique about Donald Trump is that many of his aggressive policies not only target US adversaries like China, Russia, Iran, Venezuela, and Cuba, but also longtime US allies. | Trump has imposed high tariffs that have hurt the economies of key US allies such as Japan, South Korea, and Europe. | In fact, the details of the agreement that Trump imposed on Japan are quite shocking. This was reported on by the Financial Times, which wrote that "Japan confronts th…

Federico Fuentes, Kerry Smith (2025-09-18). Broad united response needed to Trump's military build-up in the Caribbean. greenleft.org.au United States forces launched strikes on two small vessels in the Caribbean, claiming they were transporting drugs. US officials have warned more strikes could come, including possibly on foreign soil. In the second of our two-part series, Green Left's Kerry Smith speaks to Federico Fuentes about the US threat in the Caribbean and how the solidarity movement should respond.

Sharon Zhang (2025-09-18). JD Vance Jokes About US Vessel Strikes: "I Wouldn't Go Fishing Right Now" truthout.org Vice President JD Vance is being criticized for making light of the U.S. strikes that killed at least 14 people on boats in the Caribbean as backlash grows over the bombings, which experts said targeted civilians. At a rally on Wednesday, Vance bragged about the supposed success of the strikes, which Venezuelan officials have said are designed to stoke war with the country. |

W. T. Whitney (2025-09-18). The Truth and Fiction Regarding US Military Aggression toward Venezuela. counterpunch.org On September 2, President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio separately reported that a U.S. attack on a small boat off Venezuela's coast had destroyed illegal drugs on board and killed 11 passengers. Trump showed a video on social media displaying the boat's fiery destruction. He alleged the victims were members of the

latintimes (2025-09-18). Melania Trump Chose a Dress By a Venezuelan Designer in First Big State Trip as First Lady. latintimes.com Melania Trump's return to the world stage as First Lady in her husband's second presidency carried a double message. At Windsor Castle, she stepped into the spotlight in a striking canary-yellow gown by Venezuelan designer Carolina Herrera, a fashion choice that shone bright against the backdrop of Donald Trump's renewed sanctions and harsh rhetoric toward Caracas.

Staff (2025-09-18). President Maduro Launches Peace Council, National Unity Front Amid Aggression From US Empire. orinocotribune.com A total of 434 representatives from Venezuela's most important and varied sectors have spoken out to support the defence of Venezuela during the launching of the National Council for Sovereignty and Peace, in response to the recent heightening of ongoing US imperialist aggression. | The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, led the opening of the meeting in Caracas this Tuesday, September 16, accompanied by his wife and congresswoman, Cilia Flores; the vice president, Delcy Rodríguez; president of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez; first vice president of the National Assembly, Pedro Infante; second vice p…

latintimes (2025-09-18). Venezuela Announces Capture of Alleged DEA Agent With Massive Drug Shipment. latintimes.com According to the country's Interior Minister, the detainees confessed the shipment was part of a "false flag operation" designed to incriminate Venezuela in international drug trafficking…

Igor Patrick (2025-09-18). China backs Venezuela, warns US against 'bullying' after second deadly sea raid. scmp.com Venezuela's foreign minister said Wednesday that China pledged support for Caracas' efforts to preserve peace in the Caribbean, quoting Ambassador Lan Hu as saying Beijing stood "in solidarity" as Washington pressed ahead with military strikes on boats it claimed were carrying drugs. | Foreign Minister Yvan Gil met with Lan in Caracas and described the message from Beijing as a significant gesture at a time when the United States had deployed warships and launched two deadly operations in less…

Human Rights Watch (2025-09-18). US: Maritime Strikes Amount to Extrajudicial Killings. hrw.org Click to expand Image | A combination image shows two screen captures from a footage posted on the X account of The White House on September 15, 2025, of what US President Donald Trump said was a military strike on a Venezuelan drug cartel vessel, the second such strike carried out against an alleged drug boat in recent weeks. | © 2025 The White House/Handout via Reuters…

Pablo Rafael Fuente (2025-09-18). Urge impedir una agresión militar contra la República Bolivariana de Venezuela. radiohc.cu Declaración del Gobierno Revolucionario | El Gobierno Revolucionario denuncia la escalada de acciones del gobierno de los Estados Unidos para justificar una agresión militar contra la República Bolivariana de Venezuela. | La acumulación e incremento de medios y efectivos militares en el mar Caribe, el uso de la fuerza para atacar embarcaciones civiles y asesinar a sus tripulantes y la intercepción y detención injustificadas de una nave, en violación de normas internacionales, confirman la naturaleza hostil e irresponsable de la operación en curso. | A esto se suma la diseminación de mensajes de guerra sicológica…

Staff (2025-09-18). From WMDs to "Narco-States" : How the US Sells Wars the Intelligence Doesn't Support. mintpressnews.com The United States is building up its military assets, sparking fears of another regime change attempt against Venezuela—and this one could be far more deadly than the others. Citing an influx of Venezuelan drugs into the U.S., the Trump administration is rapidly building up its military forces, encircling the South American nation, one which has …

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