(2025-09-04). Interview About Warships off the Coast of Venezuela / Entrevista sobre los buques de Guerra frente a las costas de Venezuela. worldbeyondwar.org In this interview, Gabriel Aguirre discusses the presence of warships off the coast of the Venezuelan Caribbean. #WorldBEYONDWar…
(2025-09-04). Democratic Sen. John Fetterman Backs Use Of Lethal Force Against Cartels: 'Fully Support'. latintimes.com Democratic Sen. John Fetterman has backed the use of lethal force against cartels following an attack on a Venezuelan vessel that killed 11…
(2025-09-04). U.S. Strike on Venezuelan Vessel Sparks Legal Debates. moderndiplomacy.eu Background On Tuesday, September 2, 2025, the U.S. military launched an airstrike on a vessel in the Caribbean, killing 11 people. President Donald Trump said the boat belonged to the Tren de Aragua cartel, which he had recently designated a terrorist organization. The strike was presented as part of Washington's counter-narcotics campaign in Latin America, …
(2025-09-04). Trump Moves to End Temporary Protected Status for Over 250K Venezuelans in US. truthout.org As tensions between the US and Venezuela were inflamed Wednesday by the Trump administration's deadly attack on a boat off the coast of the South American country, the Department of Homeland Security announced it was ending legal protections for more than a quarter of a million Venezuelans who President Donald Trump had previously shielded from deportation. US Citizenship and Immigration… |
(2025-09-04). Rubio Warns US May Attack 'More Venezuelan Drug Boats' (+ Doubts Questions). orinocotribune.com US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that the US may again attack vessels allegedly used for drug trafficking through the Caribbean, claiming that the cartels "have used maritime routes for many years" to traffic drugs to the US and that intelligence and interception efforts are insufficient to combat them, making it imperative to take more drastic measures. | "The president [Donald Trump] has declared these organizations—Tren de Aragua, Cartel of the Suns, and all the others… as narcoterrorist groups, operating in international waters, bringing drugs to the streets of America [sic], and the president…
(2025-09-04). US Forces Destroy Small 'Venezuelan' Boat Allegedly Carrying Drugs. popularresistance.org President Donald Trump claimed Tuesday that US troops deployed to the Caribbean attacked and destroyed a "drug ship" that had left Venezuela. | "Just a few minutes ago, literally, we shot down a vessel that was carrying drugs, a large amount of drugs. You'll see it and read about it. It just happened moments ago," the US president said at a press conference in the Oval Office. | He said he had just been briefed on the matter by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Daniel "Razin" Caine. "We have a lot of drugs coming into our country, coming in for a long time, and they just came out of Venezuela…
(2025-09-04). GOP Sen. Rand Paul Questions U.S. Attack On Venezuelan Vessel: 'Are We The World's Policemen?'. latintimes.com Republican Sen. Rand Paul questioned the U.S. attack on a Venezuelan vessel on Tuesday, noting that the criteria to take such actions could become hard to define. "You might ask the question, where does it end?"
(2025-09-04). Republican Rep. Threats Top Venezuelan Official Over Warning To Opposition Leader: 'The Wrath Of God Will Fall Upon You'. latintimes.com Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar threatened top Venezuelan official Diosdado Cabello over a warning he made to opposition leader Maria Corina Machado amid tensions with the U.S.
(2025-09-04). Marco Rubio Rejects UN Report About Drug Production In Venezuela: 'I Don't Care What The UN Says'. latintimes.com Secretary of State Marco Rubio dismissed a UN report claiming that most drug-trafficking in South America takes place in Colombia and Ecuador, rather than Venezuela…
(2025-09-04). The Great Hoax Against Venezuela: Oil Geopolitics Disguised As 'War On Drugs'. popularresistance.org During my time as head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), I frequently travelled to Colombia, Bolivia, Peru and Brazil, but never to Venezuela. There was simply no need. | The Venezuelan government's collaboration in the fight against drug trafficking was among the best in South America, rivalled only by Cuba's impeccable record. This makes Trump's narrative of a "narco-state" in Venezuela sound like geopolitically motivated slander. | The 2025 World Drug Report tells a story that is the opposite of the narrative peddled by the Trump administration. Piece by piece, the report dismantles the…
(2025-09-04). Maduro Claims Venezuela Will 'Stand Tall' Against 'A New Imperialistic Ramming' After Attack Against Vessel That Killed 11. latintimes.com Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro said the country will "stand tall" against a "new imperialistic ramming" after the Trump administration blew up a vessel off its coast, killing 11 people it claimed were transporting drugs…
(2025-09-04). Pentagon Reportedly Sought To Work Out Legal Authority To Justify Attack On Venezuelan Vessel After The Strike. latintimes.com Defense Department officials privately expressed concern about the Trump administration's shifting narratives on the attack against a Venezuelan vessel that killed 11…
(2025-09-04). Video of So-Called 'Drug Boat' Sunk by US Empire Near Venezuela Sparks Controversy (+AI Generation). orinocotribune.com The president of the US empire, Donald Trump, and secretary of state, Marco Rubio, have claimed that US imperial military forces carried out a "lethal attack" on a "vessel" they said was transporting drugs from Venezuela in Caribbean waters. | The attack, allegedly made this Tuesday, September 2, comes following the news about eight warships from the US colony being deployed in the Caribbean, which Washington claims are being used to combat drug trafficking. It also accuses President Nicolás Maduro's government of involvement in drug trafficking—most notably with no evidence for their claims—and has i…
(2025-09-04). Venezuela Commemorates 80 Years of China's Victory in the War of Resistance Against Japan. orinocotribune.com 
Venezuela celebrated the 80th anniversary of the victory of China in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, a part of World War II in Asia. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro presided over an official event held in Caracas on Wednesday, September 3, to commemorate the event. He was accompanied by China's ambassador to Venezuela, Lan Hu, and high-level members of the Venezuelan government, such as Vice President Delcy Rodríguez and Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino. | During the ceremony, a commemorative monument was inaugurated to honor China's liberation from Japanese rule in 1945, a milestone of gl…