2026-01-24: Venezuela Roundup

So far today: 2026-01-24 3:11pm GMT

A Guest Author (2026-01-24). Testimonio de un combatiente cubano que defendió al Presidente Maduro. workers.org Por invitado Esta entrevista fue escrita por autor y periodista Ignacio Ramonet. Yohandris Varona Torres, combatiente cubano en Caracas, Venezuela, 3 jan 2026. Yohandris Varona Torres llevaba dos meses y seis días como integrante de la Seguridad Personal en Venezuela cuando ocurrió el ataque, la experiencia más intensa en 23 . . . |

Richard Falk (2026-01-24). The US Military Operation in Venezuela and the Management of Global Security. richardfalk.org [Prefatory Note: A revised, modified, and updated text of my opinion piece published by Al Jazeera on January 21, 2026 with a different title. A longer version will be published shortly on social media platforms.] The United States attack on Venezuela on January 3 should be understood not simply as an unlawful use of force, …

Martha Rios (2026-01-24). Panamá: Solidarios con Cuba convocan a la unidad en defensa de la isla. radiohc.cu Grupos fraternos con Cuba en Panamá convocaron este viernes a la unidad de los diversos colectivos en defensa de la soberanía de la isla, ante amenazas de la actual administración de Estados Unidos. | En un acto conmemorativo por el aniversario 173 del natalicio del Héroe Nacional José Martí (1853-1895), celebrado en la Universidad de Panamá y encabezado por el embajador de la nación caribeña en el istmo, Orestes Pérez, líderes de esas agrupaciones resaltaron la importancia de la cohesión ante medidas que arrecian el criminal bloqueo económico, comercial y financiero, impuesto por Washington hace más de seis déca…

Jeffrey St. Clair (2026-01-23). Roaming Charges: Are We Not Men? No, We Are DAVOS. counterpunch.org Trump left for the elite meet-and-greet at Davos in one of his manic phases. He'd just spent the previous two days trash-talking, bragging about his Venezuelan coup, boasting over pocketing the revenue from Venezuelan oil in offshore accounts, lobbing invasion threats against allies, brandishing new tariffs as if they were hypersonic weapons, badmouthing his rivals, trolling his political enemies, and serial-posting of memes depicting himself as the latest conquistador of the New World. The Re-Conquistador.

José Ramón Cabañas Rodríguez (2026-01-23). Attacks Against Venezuela and the Scramble for Oil and Cash. orinocotribune.com By José R. Cabañas Rodríguez — Jan 20, 2026 | The State of the Union address, which takes place every year in the plenary session of the US House of Representatives, is a political exercise that has been used for decades to present the executive branch's main proposals and concerns to the legislative branch. As political polarization has increased in that country, the staging has evolved into an exhibitionist platform, where, in addition to slogans, personalities are projected who appear the next day in the headlines of the main (mis)information media. | February 5, 2019, was the night Donald Trump took cent…

JANET (2026-01-23). Condemn the U.S. bombing of Venezuela! Free President Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores NOW! iacenter.org CLICK HERE FOR PROTESTS IN THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD — CONTINUOUSLY UPDATED U.S. aggression against the sovereign country of Venezuela is nothing more or less than an act of piracy with not one iota of justification. It is a war crime against the people of Venezuela, against all the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean and in the end is also a crime against the workers and oppressed peoples of the United States. Credit: Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network The current White House is occupied by a particularly vile and corrupt war criminal who is surrounded by sycophants with l…

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