2026-01-12: Venezuela Roundup

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WiBOPM (2026-01-12). Veterans for Peace: Stop the War on Venezuela! Defend Venezuela's Sovereignty and Right To Resist! wibailoutpeople.org Stop the War on Venezuela! Defend Venezuela's Sovereignty and Right To Resist! Statement on Venezuela from Veterans for Peace (VFP)We condemn the U.S. violent attacks on the rights of Venezuelans, and violations of Venezuela's sovereignty. Read our statement signed with 147 anti-imperialist organizationsCall your legislators! Here is a script for you to use: "Hi, my name is …

Editor (2026-01-12). Sanctions, Strategy and Spin: Venezuela Lobbying Soars Under Trump. scheerpost.com President Donald Trump delivers remarks at a press conference at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, following Operation Absolute Resolve in Venezuela leading to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Saturday, January 3, 2026. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley) | In one of the scariest moments in modern history, we're doing our best at ScheerPost to pierce the fog of lies that conceal it but we need some help to pay our writers and staff. Please consider a By Emma Su…

Carlos Lancho (2026-01-12). Venezuela: U.S. attack seriously violates international law. fidh.org

Staff (2026-01-12). Donald Trump especuló con un supuesto contacto con Cuba. cubadebate.cu Donald Trump especuló con un supuesto contacto con Cuba, después de recibir contundente respuesta de La Habana a sus amenazas de agresión. El jefe de la Casa Blanca comentó que los contactos comenzaron después que las fuerzas de su país invadieron Venezuela el 3 de enero, cuando secuestraron al presidente Nicolás Maduro Moros.

Ed Newman (2026-01-12). Bolivarian Government of Venezuela reaffirms historical stance on relations with Cuba. radiohc.cu The Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela reaffirmed this Sunday its historical stance within the framework of relations with the Republic of Cuba, as two nations whose ties have developed under the principles of international law, solidarity, and cooperation. | In a statement released by Foreign Minister Yván Gil on his Telegram channel, Caracas indicates that this position is in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and international law, the free exercise of self-determination, and national sovereignty. | "The relationship between the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela with the Caribbean…

United World International (2026-01-12). US intervention in Venezuela: Reactions from Türkiye in 14 points. uwidata.com The US intervention in Venezuela and the abduction of President Nicolas Maduro have become the top political issue in Türkiye. Television channels, newspapers, social media, politicians, and the public are following developments minute by minute and debating them intensely. Below, we outline the most prominent statements, debates, and developments in Türkiye in 14 points. — …

Caitlin Johnstone (2026-01-12). The Imperial Crosshairs Move To Cuba, And Other Notes. caitlinjohnstone.com.au ‚ùñ | Trump is The president said on Truth Social that "Venezuela now has the United States of America, the most powerful military in the World (by far!), to protect them, and pro…

Daniela Ortiz — Gisela Cernadas (2026-01-12). Chronicle of a Foretold Coup: The Attack on Venezuela and the Narco-Terrorism Fairy Tale. counterpunch.org Current developments in Venezuela may appear to be unfathomable—until one recalls the long history of imperialist interference in Latin America and the Caribbean. The events of the first week of January constitute an escalation of a long-standing campaign to overthrow the Bolivarian Revolution and resume control on the country with the largest known oil reserves

Revolution Books (2026-01-12). Tuesday 1/13: Trump Fascism Seizes Venezuelan President,Says Going to Run Country & Threatens World. indybay.org Revolution Books | 2444 Durant Avenue | Berkeley, CA…

WSWS (2026-01-12). New Zealand government refuses to condemn Trump's Venezuela intervention. wsws.org Amid a growing crisis for governments globally, there is palpable nervousness within the New Zealand ruling elite about widespread anti-war sentiment in the population.

WSWS (2026-01-12). US attack on Venezuela exposes Japan's remilitarization agenda. wsws.org Tokyo regularly justifies its program of rearmament by claiming it is working with the US to uphold the so-called "rule of law" internationally. Washington's actions in recent weeks thoroughly discredit these claims.

Staff (2026-01-12). La acción militar como nostalgia hegemónica. cubadebate.cu Entre el repliegue hegemónico y la multipolaridad: la intervención de Estados Unidos en Venezuela como punto de inflexión para la región.

Richard Drake (2026-01-12). Venezuela and the Long Shadow of the Monroe Doctrine. juancole.com Critical historians like William Appleman Williams played a key role in highlighting the US's imperial record in Latin America. Now Donald Trump has cut out the middleman, bluntly stating the US's imperialist agenda. | (

WSWS (2026-01-12). Border Patrol agent shoots two people in Portland amid rising protests. wsws.org Federal immigration agents shot two Venezuelan nationals outside a Portland clinic as national protests erupt over the Minneapolis killing of Renee Nicole Good.

Leon Kunstenaar (2026-01-12). Protest at Richmond Chevron. indybay.org No Trump-Chevron Theft of Venezuela's Oil…

Editor (2026-01-12). 'Uninvestable': Oil Execs Rebuff Trump's Demands for $100Bn Investment in Venezuela. scheerpost.com Oil tanker crossing the bridge over Lake Maracaibo. Wilfredor, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons | In one of the scariest moments in modern history, we're doing our best at ScheerPost to pierce the fog of lies that conceal it but we need some help to pay our writers and staff. Please consider a By At a meeting at the White House on 9 January, the CEOs of major U…

Barbara Gomez (2026-01-12). Presidenta del Senado subraya defensa de soberanía de México. radiohc.cu La presidenta del Senado, Laura Itzel Castillo, sostuvo hoy que el ente legislativo seguirá trabajando a favor de la soberanía de México y subrayó que la política exterior del país se conduce con una alta responsabilidad. | "Desde el Senado de la República, seguiremos trabajando con energía a favor de la soberanía nacional y en defensa de la patria", afirmó la parlamentaria, en un contexto marcado por el ataque de Estados Unidos a Venezuela y las amenazas a otros países. | A través de un video compartido en su cuenta de la red social X, la legisladora refirió que México "cuenta con un proyecto de nación que reivi…

joseph J. Gonzalez, Associate Professor of Global Studies, Appalachian State University (2026-01-12). Cuba's leaders just lost an ally in Maduro ‚àí if starved of Venezuelan oil, they may also lose what remains of their public support. | Joseph J. Gonzalez

MARTI (2026-01-12). 'No More Blood for Oil': Global Labor Movement Opposes Trump's Attacks on Venezuela. portside.org 'No More Blood for Oil': Global Labor Movement Opposes Trump's Attacks on Venezuela |

luis Gómez Romero, Senior Lecturer in Human Rights, Constitutional Law, Legal Theory, University of Wollongong (2026-01-12). Venezuela's leader may be gone, but his regime remains — with a new chief in Washington. | Luis Gómez Romero

Saeed Minhas (2026-01-12). US Eyes Cuba After Maduro Capture: Military Operation on the Horizon? thinktank.pk In the wake of a swift US military action in Venezuela that ousted a longstanding leader, attention has shifted to Cuba as the next potential flashpoint in regional geopolitics. Recent statements from the White House have fueled speculation about expanding operations beyond Venezuela's borders, with Cuba squarely in the crosshairs. Is the US Considering a …

WiBOPM (2026-01-12). Wisconsin: Stand for Peace! Stop ICE! U.S. Out of Venezuela! Free Palestine! (City Listings January 11-18, 2026). wibailoutpeople.org Madison January 10, 2026. / Photo:

J.W. Hendricks (2026-01-12). Protestors Rally in Pershing Square Against ICE and the Donroe Doctrine. lataco.com A coalition of activist and political groups brought people out to the streets to protest ICE and the Trump administration's attacks on Venezuela. Many also paid tribute to Renee Nicole Good, killed by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis, and Keith Porter, killed by an off-duty ICE agent in Northridge.

IndyRadio (2026-01-12). Venezuela Solidarity Campaign Takes London. indybay.org Venezuela Solidarity Campaign Rallied in London…

Staff (2026-01-12). Trump Now Threatens Cuba, Venezuela Responds. orinocotribune.com In a new threat against a sovereign state, US President Donald Trump In his statement, he affirmed: "Cuba lived, for many years, on large amounts of oil and money from Venezuela. In return, Cuba provided 'security services' for the last two Venezuelan dictators, but not anymore!" | The US ruler added that "most of t…

Brett Heinz (2026-01-12). War porn beats out Venezuela peace messages in DC Metro. responsiblestatecraft.org Washington DC's public transit system, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), is

WSWS (2026-01-12). Sri Lankan government cynically evades US criminal assault on Venezuela. wsws.org Opposing imperialist war and defending the oppressed is the task of the working class, guided by a Marxist—that is Trotskyist—perspective that rejects nationalism, unmasks the UN, and fights for world socialism.

UMMID (2026-01-12). "The Veil…" : Venezuela Acting President Delcy Rodríguez's Full Speech. ummid.com If there is one thing the Venezuelan people and this country are absolutely clear about, it is that we will never again be slaves, that we will never again be colonies of any empire, of any kind, Venezuela Acting President Delcy Rodríguez said in her speech.

ptcnews.tv (2026-01-12). Donald Trump now brands himself 'acting president of Venezuela' in controversial Truth Social Post. ptcnews.tv PTC Web Desk: In a move that has stirred global attention, US President Donald Trump posted an image on his Truth Social account depicting himself as the "Acting President of Venezuela" with an "Incumbent January 2026" label, a title that has no official recognition and is not reflected in formal Venezuelan records.The graphic, styled like a Wikipedia entry, also lists Trump's role as the 45th and 47th President of the United States, noting he took office in January 2025. Trump's post comes amid intense geopolitical developments following a recent US military operation in Venezuela.Earlier this month, the United…

Yannis Bassias (2026-01-12). Heavy Oil and Venezuela's Shifting Role. moderndiplomacy.eu Venezuela's place in global energy history is far more substantial than today's production figures suggest. During the Second World War, the country was nothing less than the fuel backbone of the Allied effort. Crude shipped to the refineries of Aruba and Curaàßao powered British naval convoys, American aircraft, and the logistics chain that sustained the …

mforinoco (2026-01-12). Fortress America and the Oil Ultimatum: Venezuela, Hyper-Imperialism, and the Open Consolidation of the American Pole. orinocotribune.com By Prince Kapone — Jan 8, 2026 | Empire Drops the Mask and Speaks in Orders
| Trump 2.0 is not running an empire that still believes it has to convince anyone of anything. It is running an empire that believes persuasion is a waste of time. The old choreography—summits, joint statements, humanitarian sighs, carefully rehearsed talk about "shared values"—has been shoved aside. What replaces it is blunt speech. Empire no longer negotiates; it announces. It states the outcome first and tells the world to catch up. Venezuela is not being treated as a disagreement, a "failed state," or a moral p…

ecns.cn (2026-01-12). A surreal start of 2026: When one president seizes another, next target — Greenland>. ecns.cn At the very start of 2026, a president was seized by another president. Can anyone imagine such a surreal opening to the new year? The U.S. military launched a series of attacks against Venezuela on Jan. 3, seizing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife. Maduro made his first appearance Monday morning at a New York courthouse.

scorinoco (2026-01-12). Venezuela Responds to US Travel Advisory (+President Maduro's Message). orinocotribune.com On Saturday night, Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement after the @TravelGov account on X, which is administered by the US State Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs, called on US citizens in Venezuela to leave the country immediately, and to be wary of "colectivos," which, according to the US, "setting up roadblocks and searching vehicles for evidence of U.S. citizenship or support for the United States." | The statement released by the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry on January 1o reads as follows: | The Ministry of Popular Power for Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela no…

Fact Check Desk (2026-01-12). Trump's Fake Wikipedia Edit Calls Him Venezuela's Leader — World Reacts. thinktank.pk The article, published on January 12, 2026, by Global Times (a Chinese state-affiliated outlet), reports on a Truth Social post by U.S. President Donald Trump claiming to be the "Acting President of Venezuela." It contextualizes this amid recent U.S. military actions, an executive order on Venezuelan oil, the swearing-in of Delcy Rodríguez as Venezuela's acting …

Staff (2026-01-12). Rescatado de campo concentración de Bukele levanta la voz por el presidente Maduro. cubadebate.cu Uno de los 252 venezolanos secuestrados por Donald Trump y enviados ilegalmente al campo de concentración de Nayib Bukele en El Salvador; y rescatados por el Gobierno Bolivariano del presidente Constitucional, Nicolás Maduro Moros, se activó a favor de la liberación del mandatario nacional y su esposa, al denunciar las mentiras que intentan justificar para su secuestro tras los viles ataques militares a Venezuela.

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