Statement on U.S. Aggression Against Venezuela

The American Party of Labor condemns the continued campaign of aggression waged by the Trump Administration against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. The recent bombing of Venezuelan civilian fishing boats by US naval forces, the imposition of inhumane economic sanctions, and the baseless accusations that Venezuela has become a center for fentanyl production constitute a grave escalation in Washington’s war on the Venezuelan people. These actions, carried out under the false banner of “national security” and “the fight against drugs,” reveal once again the naked imperialist ambitions of the United States.

The Trump Administration’s policy has never been about democracy or human rights. It is a campaign of economic and military coercion intended to overthrow the legitimate government of President Nicolás Maduro and to restore US domination over Venezuela’s oil, natural resources, and political future. The bombing of civilian fishing vessels—ordinary workers seeking to feed their families—exposes the barbaric character of this campaign. It is an act of state terrorism, meant to instill fear among the Venezuelan people and to demonstrate that the United States will stop at nothing to impose its will on a sovereign nation.

Equally outrageous are the recent false claims made by the Trump Administration accusing Venezuela of serving as a hub for fentanyl production and trafficking. These fabrications, unsupported by any credible evidence, and the recent invention of the word “narcoterrorist” are intended to justify further sanctions and military encirclement under the guise of a “counter-narcotics” operation. In reality, they are part of the same well-worn script used by the United States to rationalize aggression, from the “weapons of mass destruction” lies used to invade Iraq to the “humanitarian intervention” pretexts used around the world.

The much lauded “principles” of the United States are, and always have been, nothing more than a mask for imperialist greed. The bombing of civilian fishing boats and the slanderous accusations of fentanyl production are the acts of a decaying empire lashing out at a people determined to chart their own course.

The American Party of Labor:

• Condemns in the strongest terms the acts of aggression, including the bombing of civilian fishing boats and the imposition of murderous sanctions, carried out by the Trump Administration against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

• Denounces the false and inflammatory accusations regarding fentanyl production as imperialist propaganda designed to justify war and subversion.

• Affirms its unwavering solidarity with the Venezuelan working class and the Bolivarian Revolution in their struggle for sovereignty, independence, and socialism.

Hands off Venezuela!

End the sanctions and military provocations!

Down with U.S. imperialism – solidarity with the peoples of Venezuela and Latin America!

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