(2025-09-03). Journalist Specialized In Cartels Warns U.S. Attack On Vessel From Venezuela Could Anticipate One Against Mexican Organizations: 'The Line Has Been Crossed'. latintimes.com Ioan Grillo, a journalist specialized in cartels, warned that the U.S. attack against a vessel that departed Venezuela could be the prelude of one against criminal organizations in Mexico…
(2025-09-03). Trump Slams Venezuela After Attacking Vessel Off its Coast: 'Has Been a Very Bad Actor'. latintimes.com President Donald Trump criticized Venezuela's authoritarian government when addressing the U.S.'s attack against a vessel off the country's coast on Tuesday…
(2025-09-03). White House Mocks Venezuela Over Attack Against Vessel It Claims Was Carrying Drugs: 'Adios'. latintimes.com The White House mocked Venezuela on social media following the attack against what it described as a vessel carrying drugs…
(2025-09-03). Special Timeline of Political Violence in Venezuela (2002-2024). orinocotribune.com By Misión Verdad — Aug 29, 2025 | Since the rise of the Bolivarian Revolution led by Commander Hugo Chávez, the coup-mongering and destabilizing agenda has been the order of the day. Faced with political and electoral failure after failure, the opposition has attempted to seize power with strategies that foster violence and chaos at any cost. The most recent example of this occurred a year ago with the criminal insurrection following the presidential elections, which resulted in President Nicolás Maduro's reelection. | The following timeline presents the main milestones of tension involving political violen…
(2025-09-03). Caribbean Island 7 Miles from Venezuela Praises U.S. Attack Against Cartel Vessel: 'Should Be Violently Eliminated'. latintimes.com The prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago praised the U.S.'s attack against a cartel vessel off the coast of Venezuela, saying all drug-traffickers should be "violently eliminated"
(2025-09-03). Venezuela Claims Video Of U.S. Forces Destroying Cartel Vessel Is Fake And Made With AI. latintimes.com A Venezuelan official claimed the video shared by the White House showing a vessel being destroyed by U.S. forces off the South American country's coast was made with artificial intelligence…
(2025-09-03). Trump says US strike targeted Venezuelan drug smuggling boat. aljazeera.com Donald Trump says a US strike has killed 11 'narcoterrorists' from a Venezuelan gang smuggling drugs in the Caribbean.
(2025-09-03). Colombian President Criticizes U.S. Attack On Vessel Off Venezuelan Coast: 'It's Murder'. latintimes.com Colombian President Gustavo Petro criticized the U.S. attack against a vessel off the Venezuelan coast, saying that it "breaks the universal principle of proportionality and is murder"
(2025-09-03). Venezuela Readies for US Attack; The Lie of Venezuela as a Narco State; Daniel Ortega and Diaz-Canel ALBA Speeches. wibailoutpeople.org 
Venezuela & ALBA News 9.2.2025: (Additional note from the Eco Solidarity Project and AFGJ: Please send an email calling for the UN to take action against a US invasion of Venezuela) ***** TeleSur: President Maduro Addresses the World Over the U.S. Military Threat "The heirs of the old colonialisms and supremacisms hold power and still …
(2025-09-03). The United States Uses a Fabricated Drug Charge for a Potential Strike on Venezuela. counterpunch.org 
Suddenly, out of nowhere, the United States government agencies began to repeat the name "Tren de Aragu" as if it were the new al-Qaeda. In January 2025, the White House designated Tren de Aragua as a "foreign terrorist organisation", and in March, the administration of US President Donald Trump evoked the Alien Enemies Act (1789) to warn against
(2025-09-03). Marco Rubio Says Trump Gave The Order To 'Blow Up' Vessel Off Venezuelan Coast Instead Of Interdicting It. latintimes.com Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that President Donald Trump gave the order to "blow up" the vessel off Venezuela's coast on Tuesday rather than interdicting it…
(2025-09-03). Marco Rubio Says Trump Admin Will 'Go On The Offense' Against Cartels: 'Full Might Of The U.S.'. latintimes.com Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Trump administration will "go on the offense" against cartels after targeting a vessel off the Venezuelan coast…
(2025-09-03). Pete Hegseth Warns Maduro After Attack Against Vessel Off Venezuela: 'Should Be Worried'. latintimes.com Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro "should be worried" after an attack against a vessel off the South American country's coast…
(2025-09-03). Trump Claims US Strike on Boat Near Venezuela Targeted Tren de Aragua Gang. scheerpost.com Screenshot from video released by White House. | By Dave DeCamp / President Trump
(2025-09-03). 11 killed in strike on drug-carrying boat from Venezuela: Trump. jagonews24.com President Donald Trump said that US forces had attacked a boat carrying drugs to the United States Tuesday, killing 11 "narcoterrorists" from a gang he alleged was controlled by leftist Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
(2025-09-03). GOP Florida Representative Accuses Petro of Being "Complict" with Drug Dealers Following Fatal U.S. Operation Against Venezuelan Vessel. latintimes.com Florida Republican Congressman Carlos Gimenez sharply criticized Colombian President Gustavo Petro, calling his response to a U.S. military strike in the Caribbean "an insult to Colombians," and an evidence of "his complicity with drug cartels."
(2025-09-03). US Forces Destroy Small 'Venezuelan' Boat Allegedly Carrying Drugs—11 Killed. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( "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…