Dave DeCamp (2025-11-17). Trump Says US 'May Be Having Discussions' With Venezuela's Maduro. news.antiwar.com President Trump said on Sunday that the US "may be having discussions" with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, suggesting his administration has not entirely cut off diplomacy with Caracas as previous reports have said. Trump made the comments when asked about Secretary of State Marco Rubio's announcement that the State Department would be designating the so-called …

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2025-11-17). Activists Mobilize Across the US to Demand 'Hands Off Venezuela,' Venezuela Thanks for Protest Outside White House. orinocotribune.com By Carly Brook with Orinoco Tribune content | At least 21 aerial strikes off the coast of Venezuela that have extrajudicially killed over 82 people, from Venezuela, Colombia, and Trinidad and Tobago with no due process. | With outrage in response to these murders and significant US military buildup near Venezuela, an urgent and coordinated week of action for Venezuela from November 15-23 started Saturday, with over 50 actions across the US and a growing international response. The demonstrations, organized by over 35 organizations forming a rapid response network, are demanding no war on Venezuela, the withdrawal…

Dave DeCamp (2025-11-17). US Marines Conducting Drills in Trinidad and Tobago, Just Miles From Venezuela's Coast. news.antiwar.com US Marines began drills on Sunday in Trinidad and Tobago, the Caribbean island nation that's just miles off the coast of Venezuela, as the US military continues its activity in the region amid a push toward a potential US attack aimed at ousting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The US Embassy in Trinidad and Tobago said …

Resist US-Led War, Popular Resistance. (2025-11-17). Activists Mobilize Across The Americas To Demand 'Hands Off Venezuela'. popularresistance.org The US military has extrajudicially killed 80 people in 20 strikes that have destroyed 21 boats, in aerial strikes off the coast of Venezuela. With outrage in response to these murders and significant U.S. military buildup near Venezuela, an urgent and coordinated week of action for Venezuela from November 15-23 started yesterday, with over 50 actions across the US and a growing international response. The demonstrations, organized by over 35 organizations forming a rapid response network, are demanding no war on Venezuela, the withdrawal of the U.S. military from the Caribbean, and the establishment of a "Zone o…

bwitanek (2025-11-17). Michael Grele Testimony on NSPM7: Militarism Abroad Breeds Repression At Home. fightbackbetter.com This didn't come out of nowhere. That militarism abroad breeds repression at home. | And the people around the world who the US is attacking, whether it be the youth in Africa or, you know, the government in Venezuela or the people in Colombia, you know, are uh scaring our government. | And the people here, you know, uh are not going to take austerity and war much longer. | People do not want war and they know this. | Hell no. | They they know that their policies are going to hurt people. And this is why we're gearing up the fascist tactics um to prepare for t…

Ben Norton (2025-11-17). What Is Really Happening in Venezuela? US Attacks and Economic Situation Explained. orinocotribune.com An analysis of Donald Trump's attacks on Venezuela, the economic impact of US sanctions, and the similarities and differences with the successful Western regime-change war on Syria. | A QUESTION: Ben, you have traveled around Latin America extensively, including in Venezuela. I would like to hear your comments on Maduro. Is his…

Brasil de Fato (2025-11-17). Jurists from 35 countries gathered in Caracas to condemn US attacks. peoplesdispatch.org Venezuela's National Assembly hosted, this Thursday, November 13 and Friday, November 14, the first Meeting of Jurists in Defense of International Law. The initiative, which included more than one hundred jurists from 35 countries, takes place amid international questions about the jurisprudence of pressure exerted by Washington against Nicolás Maduro's government — both through bombings of vessels and the movement of aircraft carriers near the Venezuelan coast. | Maduro appeared on the second day of the event. The head of state was given a list with 10 proposals drafted by jurists as attempts to halt Washi…

en.mehrnews (2025-11-17). Trump hints at talks with Venezuela's Maduro. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) — US President Donald Trump has signaled willingness for talks with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro as tensions rise and US military deployments intensify in the Caribbean.

albawaba.net (2025-11-17). Caribbean on edge as US deploys carrier, bombers, and Nuclear submarine near Venezuela. albawaba.net ALBAWABA – Off the coast of Venezuela, the US has gathered one of its biggest military forces in recent memory, suggesting that President Donald Trump's administration may be getting ready to expand its Caribbean operations. The Washington Post claims that the escalation is a result of growing hostility toward Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's administration. | A substantial array of naval assets, including almost a dozen warships, a special operations vessel, and a nuclear-powered attack submarine, are currently part of the U.S. presence in the area. Next week, the USS Gerald R. Ford, an aircraft carrier, is…

infobrics (2025-11-17). New Cold War at America's doorstep: Trump's military buildup triggers China—Russia countermoves. infobrics.org The US Navy's arrival in the Caribbean intensifies Trump's confrontation with Venezuela, raising the specter of strikes. Meanwhile, Beijing and Moscow respond with strategic support for Caracas, underscoring the region's multipolar turn — Latin America watches a high-risk gamble unfold.

Staff (2025-11-17). US SOUTHCOM Announces Three New Killings in Pacific Ocean Strike. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( The announcement followed a template used by the US regime to confess these illegal actions, which the United Nations has labeled as extrajudicial killings. It repeated euphemisms and the narrative of an alleged "war on drugs" to justify the operations. | So f…

Staff (2025-11-17). El regreso de las cañoneras. cubadebate.cu La geopolítica se consolidó como disciplina, apelando a reminiscencias históricas. Sus analistas están permanentemente en diálogo con los sucesos del pasado: los imitan, los rechazan o los adaptan. Pero siempre tienen en cuenta los antecedentes para acomodar sus enseñanzas al presente. En la actualidad, Estados Unidos está actualizando esas referencias. Mientras se impacienta por redefinir la configuración de América Latina y el Caribe, rechaza aceptar que se han producido profundos cambios estructurales en la región, producto de su debilitamiento económico relativo.

Sam Carliner (2025-11-17). Trump's Operation Southern Spear is a New Front in His Widescale Militarization. counterpunch.org In an escalation of militarism toward Latin America, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced the start of Operation Southern Spear to target so-called "narco-terrorists." This comes as the United States deploys Marines, naval assets, and even the Navy's largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, to the Southern Caribbean. The primary target of this

Orinoco Tribune. (2025-11-17). US Escalates Caribbean Destabilization With 20th Strike. popularresistance.org The US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) announced a new "lethal kinetic strike" against a small boat in the Caribbean, the 20th of its kind to date. Although the announcement was made on Friday, November 14, it reportedly occurred on November 10, four days earlier. These "strikes" have been labeled as extrajudicial execution by the United Nations, | "At the direction of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by a Designated Terrorist Organization," reads the statement accompanying the video of the strike that the SOUTHCOM posted on social m…