(2025-11-14). President Maduro: Venezuela Has Never Been More Prepared Militarily to Face US Threats (+G7 Rubio). orinocotribune.com Caracas ( "Let no one mess with us, and to imperialism we say, get out of here, leave Venezuela alone," the president stated from Aragua state, during a televised event with communards this Wednesday, November 12. "What Venezuela wants is to work to prosper, to have times of peace dreamed of by the Liberator as perpetual peace, and we are going to preserve…
(2025-11-14). 'Massive Privatization': María Corina Machado Offers To Sell $1.7 Trillion of Venezuela's Assets to US Corporations. scheerpost.com " 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 tax-deductible By Ben Nor…
(2025-11-14). US announces 'Op Southern Spear' amid push toward Venezuela. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) — The United States has launched a new military campaign in Latin America, dubbed Operation Southern Spear, under the pretext of the Trump administration's "war on drugs", amid its push for Venezuela intervention.
(2025-11-14). Trump's Venezuela war threat a gift to China. asiatimes.com 
Having once promised to halt America's "endless wars," Donald Trump now finds himself deliberating whether to start another one in Venezuela. A number of rationales have been floated to support this prospective military intervention, including stopping "narco-terrorism" and spreading democracy. Another related justification is that "great power competition" means the US must be more aggressive in curtailing …
(2025-11-14). Democracy Now! 2025-11-14 Friday. democracynow.org Headlines for November 14, 2025; "Gunboat Diplomacy": U.S. War in Latin America Feared as Hegseth Launches "Operation Southern Spear"; "You Have Arrived in Hell": Venezuelans Sent By U.S. to El Salvador Faced Torture, Sexual Abuse; "The Trillion Dollar War Machine": William Hartung on How U.S. Military Spending Fuels Wars; How Mamdani Won: Field Director Tascha Van Auken on Grassroots Organizing Behind Historic Victory | Headlines for November 14, 2025; "Gunboat Diplomacy": U.S. War in Latin America Feared as Hegseth Launches "Operation Southern Spear"; "You Have Arrived in Hell": Venezuelan…
(2025-11-14). New Maritime Route Between China and Venezuela an 'Unprecedented Logistical Progress'. orinocotribune.com The launch of the maritime route between Chinese and Venezuelan ports, a project aimed at cutting shipping times in half, is a logistical milestone, as well as a significant move in regional geopolitics. | The connection between Venezuelan ports and the Port of Tianjin will link the Asian industrial heartland with Venezuela in a commercial nexus that could reshape the region's axis of influence. According to information from the Venezuelan media outlet Radio Miraflores, this initiative will optimize the supply chain and strengthen bilateral integration. | In a step that consolidates this partnership, the two coun…
(2025-11-14). Regional Alarm Grows: Panama, Chile, Colombia Respond to US Military Operation. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( The Panamanian president was asked about the US troops, who are believed to be conducting jungle drills. "Regarding Venezuela, we have nothing to do with that," he stated this Thursday, November 13, "nor is Panama lending its territory for any hostile act again…
(2025-11-14). Is Venezuela prepared for a US attack, as Washington ramps up forces? aljazeera.com Venezuela's military is unlikely to be able to match US aggression. But President Maduro has other options, say experts.
(2025-11-14). ALBA Assists Cuba in Recovery from Damage Caused by Hurricane Melissa. orinocotribune.com Venezuela continues to provide support and assistance to Cuba through the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America — Peoples' Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP), in its recovery from the damage caused by Hurricane Melissa. On Monday, November 10, a high-level delegation and a team of specialists from Venezuela arrived in Cuba to work on restoring the road infrastructure in Santiago de Cuba, one of the provinces hardest hit by the high-intensity cyclone. | The binational team, headed by Venezuelan Deputy Minister of Public Works Domiciano Graterol and Governor Manuel Falcón Hernández of Santiago de Cuba, compl…
(2025-11-14). Hegseth Announces New US Military Campaign in Latin America Dubbed 'Operation Southern Spear'. news.antiwar.com US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Thursday announced a new US military campaign, dubbed "Operation Southern Spear," which he said was ordered by President Trump. Hegseth's announcement came as US officials revealed that the US bombed another alleged drug-running boat in the region on Monday, marking the 20th strike and the 21st boat the …
(2025-11-14). Escalating the Escalation: A Short History of the Long War on Drugs in Latin America from Richard Nixon to Donald Trump. juancole.com ( Many brushed off his proclamation early in his second term that the Gulf of Mexico would henceforth be called the Gulf of America as a foolish, yet harmless, show of dominance. Now, however, he's created an ongoing bloodbath in the adjacent Caribbean Sea. The Pentagon has so far destroyed 18 go-fast boats there and in the Pacific Ocean. No evidence has been presented or charges brought suggesting that those ships were ru…