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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

Analysis, News, Statements

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

Analysis, News

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

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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

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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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New VSC Patron: Trade Unionist Doug Nicholls

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We are delighted to report that Doug Nicholls has accepted our invitation to become a VSC Patron. In recognition of all the support Doug has given Venezuela Solidarity Campaign over the years and his service on the VSC Executive, we are honoured that he has become one of our patrons. We are really pleased that …

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VSC STATEMENT ON US FLEET DEPLOYMENT

News, Statements

Venezuela Solidarity Campaign condemns the US’s sending a war fleet with about 4,000 troops to the southern Caribbean Sea, at the edge of Venezuela’s territorial waters, in a purported anti-narcotics operation. This is a flagrant violation of international law and represents a threat to the peace and stability of the region. It comes hard on …

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Venezuela: President Maduro Calls for Global Peace Summit and Israeli Denuclearization

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By Andreína Chávez Alava for Venezuelanalysis Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro proposed a global “Summit for Peace and Against War” to establish a “lasting peace” in West Asia, with a focus on the dismantling of Israel’s undeclared nuclear arsenal and program. The proposal comes in the aftermath of a 12-day conflict between Iran and Israel, in …

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Venezuela: Pro-Government Alliance Wins Big in Legislative and Regional Elections

Analysis, News

By Ricardo Vaz for Venezuelanalysis Venezuela’s ruling United Socialist Party (PSUV) and political allies emerged as overwhelming victors in Sunday’s regional and parliamentary elections. According to the country’s National Electoral Council (CNE), the Great Patriotic Pole received around 4.55 million votes, 82.7 percent of the total cast, in the election for the unicameral National Assembly. …

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US Reinstates Funding to Propaganda Outlet: NED Weaponizes “Democracy” in Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba

Analysis, News

By Roger D. Harris and John Perry for Counterpunch The brief freeze and rapid partial reinstatement of National Endowment for Democracy (NED) funding in early 2025 helped expose it as a US regime-change tool. Created to rebrand CIA covert operations as “democracy promotion,” the NED channels government funds to opposition groups in Venezuela, Nicaragua and …

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