2025-10-09: Venezuela Roundup

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Matt Sledge (2025-10-09). Fetterman Is Sole Democrat to Vote Against Blocking Caribbean Drug Boat Attacks. theintercept.com It was the first time members of Congress were put on record about whether they supported or opposed the president's war in the Caribbean.

WSWS (2025-10-09). Lula talks to Trump amid US escalation against Venezuela. wsws.org The rapprochement between the Lula and Trump administrations is a central component of US war preparations against Venezuela.

Ed Newman (2025-10-09). Statement by Casa de las Américas reiterates full support for Venezuela. radiohc.cu FOTO: Casa de las Americas affirms support for Venezuela | For Latin America and the Caribbean, halting the United States government's warmongering and preserving the continent as a zone of peace are, right now, our most sacred duties, Casa de las Américas emphasized on Tuesday. | In a statement released in Havana, the cultural institution reiterates its support for the Venezuelan people and government in the face of the threat of a US military incursion in that South American nation. | "The real purpose of the growing military and media onslaught is the old imperial desire to crush the Bolivarian Revolution, con…

John W. Whitehead — Nisha Whitehead (2025-10-09). Trump's Everywhere War: An Insurrection Against the Constitution. counterpunch.org When the government can label anyone or anything an enemy in order to wage war, we are all in danger. That danger is no longer theoretical. In the same breath that the administration touts lethal military strikes against Venezuelan boats in Caribbean waters, federal agents are conducting coordinated militarized raids on homes in Chicago, rappelling

Associated Press (2025-10-09). US strike on boat in Caribbean may have killed Colombians, Petro says. scmp.com Colombia's President Gustavo Petro said on Wednesday there were "signs" that Colombian citizens were killed in the last small boat attacked by the US military off the coast of Venezuela. | "A new front in the war has opened: the Caribbean," Petro wrote on the social platform X. "Signs show that the last bombed boat was Colombian with Colombian citizens aboard." | He did not provide any explanation for what those signs were. "I hope that their families come forward and report it," he added.

Ed Newman (2025-10-08). Venezuela denounces extremists plan to place explosives in the U.S. Embassy. radiohc.cu The Venezuelan government has denounced that right-wing extremists are planning to plant explosives in the United States embassy in Caracas, in what is believed to be a false flag operation. | Jorge Rodríguez, head of the Venezuelan Peace Dialogues process, reported in a message posted on his Telegram channel that Caracas warned the administration headed by President Donald Trump about what he described as "a grave threat." | "In my capacity as head of dialogue and peace in Venezuela, I want to announce that, through three different channels, we have warned the US government of a grave threat. Through a false fla…

latintimes (2025-10-08). Republican Rep. Claims 'The Inevitable Is Near' For Maduro In Venezuela Despite Push To Block Trump's Strikes In The Caribbean. latintimes.com Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez claimed the end of Nicolas Maduro's authoritarian rule in Venezuela is close to an end despite initiatives in the U.S. Congress to block the Trump administration from conducting strikes in the Caribbean…

latintimes (2025-10-08). Donald Trump Jr. Claims Latinos In The U.S. Would Be 'Grateful If Trump Liberated Venezuela': 'They Escaped That Crap Once'. latintimes.com Donald Trump Jr. agreed with a claim that all Latinos in the U.S. would be "grateful" if his father "liberated" Venezuela, as tensions linger with the U.S.'s deployment of troops and assets of the South American country's coast…

eng.belta.by (2025-10-08). Venezuelan ambassador links legal awareness to active voter participation. eng.belta.by "This legal awareness is about voters' confidence that their vote matters, in the understanding of procedures, and in the willingness to play an active role in the electoral process, not limited to simply voting," the ambassador said.

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