The Center for Women’s Resources (CWR) stands in solidarity with the people of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela as they resist direct US military and political intervention that undermines its sovereignty and violates international law.
What unfolded in Venezuela is an intervention waged directly against a sovereign nation that resists US domination in the region. Venezuela’s assertion of self-determination makes it a prime target of imperialist aggression.
The recent US military actions, including the abduction of President Nicolas Maduro and Cilia Flores, under the pretext of drug trafficking, expose the character of US intervention that is coercive and driven by pursuit of economic and political hegemony. Pres. Trump himself openly admitted the strategic importance of Venezuela’s vast oil reserves to the United States.
This is not the first time that the US has intervened in sovereign nations. From Palestine, Iraq, and Yemen, Latin America to the Philippines. The Philippine government must also be held accountable for allowing the Philippines to be used as part of the US war infrastructure through increased military presence, additional EDCA sites, and ever increasing joint military exercises. These forms of intervention not only secures economic and political interests for the US but expose women and children to further violence and abuse.
People across the world must unite to resist all forms of imperialist aggression and violations of national sovereignty. Defending Venezuela is defending the right of all nations to genuine peace and sovereignty. #
