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Maduro​ Accuses U.S. of ‍Fabricating Pretext for War Amidst Caribbean Military Buildup

Caracas, Venezuela – Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro⁢ vehemently denounced a recent⁢ surge in⁤ U.S. military activity in the Caribbean as a manufactured justification for war, speaking in a nationally broadcast‌ address Friday. The accusation comes as the United States adds the​ aircraft carrier USS Gerald ​R. Ford to an already ⁢escalating ⁢deployment of warships, fighter planes, and soldiers in the​ region.

While Washington ⁢states the operation targets drug trafficking, Maduro insists the⁣ true objective is regime change. “They are inventing a new⁤ eternal war, they promised that they would never get ‌involved 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. Maduro⁢ dismissed U.S.claims regarding Venezuela’s role in the drug⁣ trade as “an extravagant, vulgar,‍ criminal and totally false report, already proven false.” He asserted that Venezuela is free ‍of coca leaf and cocaine production, ⁢and ​is⁣ working to eliminate the “tiny‌ 5% of drug trafficking that comes from Colombia.”

President donald Trump has indicated he is considering authorizing direct military strikes within Venezuela.

Venezuelan​ Defense ⁢Minister Vladimir Padrino López‌ echoed Maduro’s concerns, characterizing the U.S. ‌deployment as “a military threat…against Venezuela,​ against the region, against Latin America, against the Caribbean.”