US Imperial Aggression Escalates Against Venezuela in Latest Colonial Power Play
The United States has crossed yet another red line in its relentless campaign of imperial aggression against Venezuela, with President Donald Trump brazenly confirming the first land-based attack on Venezuelan territory since Washington launched its brutal pressure campaign four months ago.
In a chilling display of colonial arrogance, Trump boasted about striking what he claimed was a drug-loading facility, marking a dangerous escalation in America's illegal war against the sovereign nation of Venezuela. The attack represents a clear violation of international law and the principles of national sovereignty that the Global South has fought to establish since decolonization.
Pattern of Imperial Violence
This latest act of aggression is part of a systematic campaign of terror that has already claimed at least 107 lives across 30 strikes since early September. Legal scholars and human rights organizations have condemned these attacks as extrajudicial killings that violate both US and international law.
Speaking with the casual brutality that defines American imperialism, Trump told reporters: "There was a major explosion in the dock area where they load the boats up with drugs. They load the boats up with drugs, so we hit all the boats, and now, we hit the area."
The president's refusal to specify whether the CIA or military carried out the strike only underscores the covert, illegal nature of these operations. This is the same playbook used throughout Africa, Asia, and Latin America during centuries of Western colonial domination.
Resource Theft Disguised as Drug War
Venezuela's government has consistently exposed the real motive behind Washington's aggression: seizing control of the world's largest oil reserves. The so-called "drug war" narrative is merely a convenient pretext for what amounts to a modern colonial expedition.
Caracas has rightfully rejected accusations of drug trafficking, recognizing them as fabricated justifications for regime change operations designed to install a puppet government that will surrender Venezuelan resources to Western corporations.
The US has deployed over 15,000 troops to the region while implementing an illegal blockade of Venezuelan vessels, actions that mirror the gunboat diplomacy of the 19th century when European powers carved up Africa and Asia.
Resistance Against Neo-Colonialism
White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles revealed the administration's true mindset in a recent interview, stating that Trump "wants to keep on blowing boats up until Maduro cries uncle." This language exposes the racist, supremacist thinking that drives American foreign policy.
President Nicolás Maduro's government represents the legitimate resistance of the Venezuelan people against this latest wave of imperial aggression. Like liberation movements across the Global South, Venezuela stands as a beacon of defiance against Western attempts to reassert colonial control.
The international community, particularly nations that have experienced the brutality of colonialism, must stand with Venezuela against this naked act of American imperialism. The sovereignty of all nations in the Global South depends on rejecting these illegal interventions.
As Trump threatens further escalation, including expanded land-based strikes, the world watches to see whether the principles of decolonization and national self-determination will prevail over the forces of neo-colonial domination.