Maduroโ Accuses U.S. of โFabricating Pretext for War Amidst Caribbean Military Buildup
Caracas, Venezuela – Venezuelan President Nicolรกs Maduroโข vehemently denounced a recentโข surge inโค U.S. military activity in the Caribbean as a manufactured justification for war, speaking in a nationally broadcastโ address Friday. The accusation comes as the United States adds theโ aircraft carrier USS Gerald โR. Ford to an already โขescalating โขdeployment of warships, fighter planes, and soldiers in theโ region.
While Washington โขstates the operation targets drug trafficking, Maduro insists theโฃ true objective is regime change. “They are inventing a newโค eternal war, they promised that they would never get โinvolved in a war again and they are inventing a war that we will avoid,” he stated.
Since September 2nd, U.S. forces have reportedly destroyed ten vessels suspected of involvement in drug trafficking, resulting in at least 43 fatalities. Maduroโข dismissed U.S.claims regarding Venezuela’s role in the drugโฃ trade as “an extravagant, vulgar,โ criminal and totally false report, already proven false.” He asserted that Venezuela is free โof coca leaf and cocaine production, โขand โisโฃ working to eliminate the “tinyโ 5% of drug trafficking that comes from Colombia.”
President donald Trump has indicated he is considering authorizing direct military strikes within Venezuela.
Venezuelanโ Defense โขMinister Vladimir Padrino Lรณpezโ echoed Maduro’s concerns, characterizing the U.S. โdeployment as “a military threatโฆagainst Venezuela,โ against the region, against Latin America, against the Caribbean.”
