No, this is not liberation. It’s kidnapping. It’s an illegal attack on a sovereign nation and its people. It’s resource theft under the guise of democracy. Idavox and One People’s Project stand in solidarity with Venezuela against U.S. aggression. We reject the racist, white supremacist myths that justify these crimes.
In a shocking escalation of U.S. interventionism, U.S. President Donald Trump announced Saturday that American forces “captured” Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, during a violent overnight raid. Airstrikes paved the way for elite troops to drag the couple from their bedroom. Maduro now faces dubious drug and weapons charges in New York—a narrative Washington has long used to justify regime change.
The Real Agenda: Oil and Power
Trump didn’t mince words: the U.S. will seize Venezuela’s vast oil reserves and invite American corporations to “invest billions” in rebuilding the gutted industry. He confirmed U.S. troops will remain in Venezuela “as it pertains to oil.” This isn’t liberation—it’s looting. It’s the same playbook used for decades: destabilize, invade, extract.
The Manufactured Narco-Terror Myth
Washington claims its deadly strikes on Venezuelan boats were necessary because they carried narcotics, even arguing that America’s overdose crisis constitutes an “armed attack” by cartels. This is propaganda. The opioid epidemic is driven by fentanyl from Mexico, with chemicals supplied by China—not Venezuela. Venezuela doesn’t produce cocaine, and Caribbean routes account for a negligible share of U.S. drug inflows. The data exposes the lie.
Corporate Media and Colonial Narratives
Predictably, outlets like CNN amplify voices from the exile Venezuelan community cheering intervention. This fits a centuries-old narrative: Latin Americans are portrayed as incapable of self-rule, undeserving of democracy, land, and resources. It’s racism dressed up as foreign policy. For those liberals and lefties who swallowed the “Maduro is a dictator” line, congratulations—you helped pave the road for imperialism.
For context, read Killing Hope by William Blum. This isn’t new. It’s the same U.S. pattern of coups, assassinations, and resource theft across Latin America.
Hypocrisy on the Global Stage
How does Washington condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine while kidnapping a foreign leader? What moral ground remains to oppose a Chinese move on Taiwan? Trump’s actions rip the mask off U.S. imperialism. This is the empire, raw and unapologetic.
What Comes Next
The danger now is a prolonged war. Venezuela’s Bolivarian Militia numbers over 4 million—far larger than its active military. Whether they can resist remains uncertain, but a drawn-out conflict could engulf the region. Meanwhile, this spectacle conveniently distracts from Trump’s collapsing approval ratings and his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
Also read, “The Good Neighbor” (How The United States Wrote The History Of Central America And The Caribbean) by George Black.
Lots of illustrations. And probably available online as a .PDF .
^ Easy Peasy! ^
https://archive.org/details/goodneighborhowu00blac/page/n2/mode/1up