2025-10-13: Venezuela Roundup

So far today: 2025-10-13 2:53pm GMT

Roger Harris (2025-10-13). Will the US Attack Venezuela? counterpunch.org Spoiler alert — it already has. This is not a glib answer but a comment on the nature of the conflict. The US mission to wrench Venezuela's Bolivarian Revolution out from its roots has a quarter-century pedigree. Stick around to the end of the article for an assessment of the likelihood of an overt military

Martha Rios (2025-10-13). Convocan a cita contra exclusión de países de Cumbre de las Américas. radiohc.cu Delegados al IX Encuentro Continental de Solidaridad con Cuba, celebrado en México, convocaron este domingo a participar en la Cumbre de los Pueblos contra la exclusión de la Cumbre de las Américas de la mayor isla de las Antillas, Venezuela y Nicaragua. | El coordinador de la Campaña Dominicana de Solidaridad con la nación caribeña, Roberto Payano, precisó en Ciudad de México que la reunión, impulsada por esa organización y el Comité de Solidaridad en Puerto Rico, tendrá lugar del 4 al 6 de diciembre, en Santo Domingo.La exclusión de estos tres países constituye una claudicación del gobierno del país anfitrión (…

John Feffer (2025-10-13). Will American Carnage Spread to Venezuela? counterpunch.org Donald Trump has built his political career—and, frankly, his entire personality—on the identification of enemies. His presidential run back in 2016 required belittling his rivals in those early Republican primaries (quite literally in the case of Marco Rubio). Later, he widened his scope to include everyone who attempted to thwart his ambitions, like the FBI's James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James. These days, everything that goes wrong in the United States he blames on former president Joe Biden (who had the temerity to beat him in the 2020 presidential election) and the "radical l…

latintimes (2025-10-13). Nicolas Maduro Taunts Trump Admin As U.S. Pressure Remains High: 'We Don't Want To Be Slaves Of The Gringos'. latintimes.com Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro again taunted the Trump administration, saying the country doesn't want to be enslaved by the "gringos."

latintimes (2025-10-13). Nicolas Maduro Calls Venezuelan Opposition Leader a 'Demonic Witch' Following Her Nobel Peace Prize Award. latintimes.com Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro called opposition leader Maria Corina Machado a "demonic witch" following her Nobel Peace Prize award, claiming that "90% of the population rejects her."

latintimes (2025-10-13). Venezuelan Insiders Claim Maduro Won't Relinquish Power Voluntarily Despite U.S. Pressure: 'Now It's Time For Trump To Move'. latintimes.com Venezuelan insiders claim that authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro won't relinquish power voluntarily despite increased pressure from the United States, according to a new report…

latintimes (2025-10-13). Trump Official Confirms U.S. Will Put 'a 'Tremendous Amount Of Pressure' On Maduro To Force Him Out: 'He's Weak'. latintimes.com Trump administration officials confirmed that they are seeking to put increasing amounts of pressure on Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro to eventually force him out of power.

_____ (2025-10-13). Bringing a Howitzer to a Knife Fight: US Armada Off Venezuela. transcend.org 8 Oct 2025 – Washington's escalating regime-change offensive against Venezuela uses drug interdiction conflated with combating "terrorism" as a pretext for the expansion of imperial militarism.

Ed Newman (2025-10-13). Network in Defense of Humanity rejects new Nobel Peace Prize. radiohc.cu The Network of Intellectuals, Artists, and Social Movements in Defense of Humanity (REDH) has issued a statement strongly denouncing and condemning the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to María Corina Machado, "which constitutes a cynical escalation within the hegemonic discourse and the war effort of the United States." | "This maneuver is not naive; it seeks to deliberately instill in the collective imagination the narrative of an invasion of Venezuela, disguised as a "war for freedom," the text continues. | "It is unacceptable and hypocritical for the Nobel committee to present María Corina Machado as a 'unif…

latintimes (2025-10-12). Maduro Regime Accuses Trump Admin of 'Kidnapping' 78 Venezuelan Children: 'They Were Ripped From Their Parents' Hands'. latintimes.com Venezuela's Interior Minister accused Washington of promoting the "American dream" while "ripping families apart"

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