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Richard Gott (1938-2025)

By Francisco Dominguez, Venezuela Solidarity Campaign National Secretary Richard Gott, one of the British scholars who best understood Latin American politics and history, has died today 2nd November 2025. He was 87 years old. We, Latin Americans, got to know him for his strong, unwavering and decades-long commitment to the revolutionary struggles of the peoples …

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When Maria Corina Machado Wins the Nobel Peace Prize, “Peace” Has Lost Its Meaning.

By Michelle Ellner for CODEPINK When I saw the headline Maria Corina Machado wins the Peace Prize, I almost laughed at the absurdity. But I didn’t, because there’s nothing funny about rewarding someone whose politics have brought so much suffering. Anyone who knows what she stands for knows there’s nothing remotely peaceful about her politics. …

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Venezuela – Sound the alarm over Trump’s War Threats

By Francisco Dominguez, VSC Secretary. Trump has announced that US military forces deployed in the Caribbean Sea have carried out yet another extra-judicial killing against a fifth small boat near Venezuela’s coast, alleging, without providing a shred of evidence, that it was involved in drug-trafficking. Worse, Trump said the US would change its maritime campaign …

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“We will blow you out of existence”: Trump’s Caribbean spectacle

By Carlos Ron, originally published by People’s Dispatch. On September 23, 2025, US President Donald Trump delivered a dramatic address, explicitly threatening those allegedly involved in drug trafficking to the United States with being blown “out of existence”. This statement, taken as a blatant disregard for international law and due process, made reference to the …

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Venezuela Warns of Far-Right Plot to Bomb US Embassy in False Flag Operation

Originally published in Orinoco Tribune On Sunday night, Venezuela reported that local far-right extremists are planning to plant explosives at the closed United States embassy in Caracas in what it called a false flag operation. Jorge Rodríguez, the head of the Venezuelan Peace Dialogues process and president of the National Assembly, reported that Caracas warned …

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Maduro Calls for US-Venezuela Dialogue in Letter to Trump

Andreína Chávez Alava for Venezuelanalysis In a letter to US President Donald Trump, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro urged peace and renewed dialogue. He also dismissed the drug-trafficking allegations leveled against Caracas as unfounded. In the September 6 missive delivered to the White House, Maduro described the claim that Caracas had refused to accept deported migrants, …

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