🖊🗞OPINION | Brazilian Workers Lead in Offering Solidarity to Venezuelans under US Attack
Political journalist W.T. Whitney Jr. analyzes Brazil’s Landless Workers’ Movement (MST) initiative to organize internationalist brigades in solidarity with Venezuela amid growing US military pressure.
As MST leader João Pedro Stédile pointed out in a recent interview: “We want to repeat that historic epic that the global left achieved during the Spanish Civil War of 1936, when thousands of militants from around the world went to Spain to defend the Republic and the Spanish people.”
Read the full opinion piece here 👉https://shorturl.at/kaotK
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🎙🔊Episode 38 of the VA Podcast is live!
In response to Israel’s military offensive against Iran, Venezuela reaffirmed its alliance with Tehran through official government statements and widespread popular demonstrations. The Maduro government also proposed an international peace summit aimed at reducing regional tensions and promoting dialogue.
The latest VA podcast episode features host José Luis Granados Ceja and fellow VA writer Andreína Chávez Alava analyzing the Venezuela-Iran alliance, the geopolitical context, and the solidarity among peoples historically dominated by imperialism.
🎧 Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/mEo49fSJXko
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📰 NEWS | Venezuelans March to Show Unwavering Solidarity With the Iranian and Palestinian Peoples
Thousands of Venezuelans took to the streets on Thursday to express support for Iran and condemn Israel's ongoing military escalation in the region.
Iranian ambassador Ali Chegini praised Venezuela for being on the right side of history in backing his country's right to self-defense.
🔗 Full story here: https://shorturl.at/3EyRg
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📰 NEWS | CELAC-EU Summit Urges Peace as Venezuela’s Maduro Warns of Caribbean ‘War Threats’
The CELAC-EU gathering in Santa Marta, Colombia, emphasized the two blocs' commitment to peace, cooperation and multilateralism. A final communiqué rejected "threats and use of force" amidst a US military buildup in the Caribbean.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro addressed the summit, calling for a regional response to preserve the region's sovereignty and self-determination.
Read the full report here 👉https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/celac-eu-summit-urges-peace-as-venezuelas-maduro-warns-of-caribbean-war-threats/
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🔺Continuation from above
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🌍 Key Themes
1️⃣ Impending Crisis & Imperialism
The “Black Winter” represents a deliberate destabilization of West Africa—akin to an “Arab Spring” engineered for the region. Traoré warns of wars, terrorism, and economic predation orchestrated by imperial powers:
“My conviction, my analysis, is clear: something is happening in West Africa. I have called it the Black Winter. The Black Winter is coming. It will be a very cold winter. A bloody winter. A deadly winter. You will ask me why. Winter will come because war is spreading in West Africa. The imperialists are doing everything they can to plunge the region into fire and bloodshed. We risk killing each other in horrific ways while others stand ready to plunder our resources and impose their will. And those who survive this tragedy will have only two choices: unite definitively against imperialism or remain enslaved until they perish.”
2️⃣ Internal Sabotage & Division
Traoré criticizes Africans who undermine collective defense:
“By founding the AES Confederation, we anticipated this icy winter. Every day, we search for wood to light a fire—a fire that will warm the hearts, minds, and souls of Africans. We hunt wolves to use their pelts to make coats. We build mountains—solid and powerful mountains—to break the icy winds. But unfortunately, some of our own are determined to sabotage this effort. They are dousing the tree trunks with water to prevent the fire from burning. They transform into wolves so that hunters cannot catch them. They break rocks to prevent the building of mountains. We cannot accept that cowardly heads of state hide behind so-called 'free' media to discourage, insult, and incite hatred among the people. They are vile, spreading hatred daily on social media. Why do we Black people cultivate hatred among ourselves?”
3️⃣ Pan-Africanism & Unity
The speech challenges the continent to reflect on its solidarity:
“And when winter arrives, those who fought will come seeking refuge. They will want to wear the coats we have made, take shelter behind the mountains we have built, and warm themselves by our fire. So the real question is this: What will become of Pan-Africanism when winter arrives? Why are we unable to see the danger approaching? Why can't we unite to stop it? Let them be certain of one thing: we are united and we will remain so. No manipulation can divide us.”
4️⃣ Self-Reliance & Sovereignty
Traoré frames AES institutions—like BCID-AES Bank and AES TV—as proactive defenses against the crisis:
“Everything will not be perfect. Everything will not progress at the pace we would like. But we are moving forward—calmly, resolutely—and we will achieve our goal. We pray for protection if winter must come, because through it, we will achieve freedom and unity.”
🗣 Rhetorical Style
▪️Metaphor & Allegory: “Black Winter” for isolation, bloodshed, and death.
▪️Repetition & Urgency: “Winter is coming” evokes inevitability.
▪️Direct Address & Inclusion: “You will ask me why… we” fosters solidarity.
▪️Contrast of Alarm & Hope: Harsh words (“vile,” “miserable”) versus affirmations of unity.
Traoré’s style mirrors Thomas Sankara, blending militaristic charisma with Pan-African inspiration.
📌 Context & Impact
▪️Delivered as AES evolved into a full confederation post-ECOWAS withdrawal, the speech reinforces sovereignty amid jihadist threats, sanctions, and Western influence.
▪️Signals defiance and appeals to non-Western partners, while naming internal “saboteurs” risks polarizing some factions.
▪️Positions Traoré as a visionary Pan-African leader, galvanizing anti-imperialist sentiment across the continent.
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The July 28 presidential elections once again put Venezuela in the global spotlight, amid intensified US-led imperialist aggression and political violence. Ricardo Vaz's latest column explores the ongoing challenges, the strength of Venezuela's grassroots democracy, and the crucial need for international solidarity.
Read the full column here 👉🏼https://shorturl.at/AYHhi
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🗒️🗣️ INTERVIEW | Solidarity with Venezuela in the Belly of the Beast: A Conversation with Elizabeth Blaney
Organized opposition to US aggression against Venezuela is growing inside the United States, particularly among working-class and immigrant communities. In the latest VA interview, Los Angeles tenant organizer Elizabeth Blaney explains that communities facing ICE raids, Medicaid cuts, and housing insecurity see a direct connection between repression at home and war abroad.
Blaney also discusses the recent People’s Assembly for Peace and Sovereignty in Caracas, attended by 600–800 delegates despite major travel obstacles. Participants linked sanctions and military escalation against Venezuela to global consequences, including rising housing costs, energy insecurity, and the diversion of public resources away from social needs.
Read the full interview here 👉🏾https://shorturl.at/ZySYh
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VA members Lucas Koerner and Ricardo Vaz tackle disingenuous 'left' critiques that echo imperialist regime-change propaganda against Venezuela.
Amid ongoing U.S.-led intervention and sanctions, Venezuelan social movements persist in their fight for socialist transformation. Recent gains in land rights and political representation, including the appointment of the first communard minister, show their determination.
Full column available here 👉🏼https://shorturl.at/EZbCE
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🖊OPINION | Venezuela After January 3: A Nation Standing in the Storm
A solidarity brigade traveled to Venezuela amid what residents described as a “storm” of US attacks, sanctions, and pressure, culminating in the January 3 operation that kidnapped President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores.
Delegates reported that Venezuelans are still processing the shock, with banners and weekly protests calling for the leaders’ return. Delegates also heard accounts of trauma from explosions and ongoing US military presence. Solidarity activist and cofounder of CODEPINK for Peace, Medea Benjamin, recounts the visit.
Read the full opinion piece here 👉🏽https://venezuelanalysis.com/opinion/venezuela-after-january-3-a-nation-standing-in-the-storm/
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🚨📰 BREAKING | Venezuela Condemns Trump’s Blockade as Illegal, Popular Organizations Vow Resistance
The Venezuelan government condemned US President Donald Trump’s threat of a naval blockade on Venezuelan oil tankers, calling it a violation of international law and national sovereignty. Caracas said it will denounce the US at the United Nations, citing the UN Charter’s prohibition on the use or threat of force.
The Wall Street Journal reported disruptions to Venezuela’s oil traffic following the blockade threat and the seizure of a tanker, while US lawmakers from both parties warned the move could constitute an act of war. Congress is expected to vote on War Powers resolutions aimed at blocking further escalation.
Read the full report here 👉🏾https://shorturl.at/jdvge
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🖊🗞OPINION | The Next Wars Were Always Here: How Post 9/11 Law and the Monroe Doctrine Converged in the Caribbean
With Washington ramping up military threats against Venezuela, Michelle Ellner looks at how the US establishment laid the groundwork for new wars.
Relatives and maritime workers disputed Washington’s narrative about the US strikes near Venezuela, stating the men killed were unarmed workers and not linked to organized armed groups.
Reporting also revealed a classified OLC memo that frames the operations as part of a “non-international armed conflict,” a rationale lawmakers say lacks legal basis and expands presidential war powers without congressional authorization.
Read the full opinion piece here 👉https://venezuelanalysis.com/opinion/the-next-wars-were-always-here-how-post-9-11-law-and-the-monroe-doctrine-converged-in-the-caribbean
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🎥 VIDEO | Venezuelans Are Prepared to Fight US Invasion
Venezuelanalysis' Ricardo Vaz joined Sharmini Peries on theAnalysis.news to discuss the latest developments from Venezuela, including Washington’s military buildup, Caracas’ reaction and the role played by the far-right opposition.
Watch the full interview here: https://venezuelanalysis.com/video/venezuelans-are-prepared-to-fight-us-invasion/
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