US Secretary of War after second attack on vessel near Venezuela: "Narco-militants are enemies of the US"
48 minute agoTrump claims the boat destroyed near Venezuela was carrying cocaine and fentanyl. "We've collected evidence and evidence. We know what time they left, when they left, what they had."
The US confirms that it will use all government resources to "arrest and deport" the members of the Aragua Train.
Trump: "This morning, at my direction, U.S. military forces conducted a second kinetic strike against positively identified and extraordinarily violent drug cartels and narco-militants."
U.S. military strikes another boat near Venezuela, killing 3 alleged drug traffickers
2 hour agoThe US attacks a second vessel carrying alleged Venezuelan drug traffickers, Donald Trump announces.
Marco Rubio: "We don't recognize Maduro as president. More than 50 other countries don't either. That position, that of president of Venezuela, is just a title Maduro gave himself and is illegitimate."
Marco Rubio: "We will not allow a cartel to operate or pose as a government within our own hemisphere."
Maduro proposes that CELAC(the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) urgently convene a special conference on sovereignty and peace in the Caribbean. "I hope that this initiative, within the realm of supreme peace diplomacy, will take shape and become a preventive measure."
Maduro on US accusations: "What they say is a lie; there are no drug shipments in Venezuela." "There is a set of false narratives to justify an escalation where the goal is to enter and take over Venezuela."
4 hour agoMaduro on the tuna boat seizure: "They were looking to turn a minor incident into a major incident." "It would have been the military incident that extremists who want a war in the Caribbean are seeking."
Maduro: "Regarding the alleged attack on a supposedly Venezuelan vessel, which the US president presented in a video. The first thing that must be said is that the first person who has to investigate is the US president. The video deserves an investigation at the highest level of the White House."
4 hour agoMaduro in a press conference with national and international media: "I have not been, I am not, and I do not want to be a magnate or a multimillionaire. I have not had, I do not have, and I do not want to have any fortunes. As a leader, I am not inspired by accumulating hotels, casinos, or wealth. We are inspired by accumulating millions of consciences here and around the world."
4 hour agoMaduro calls Secretary Marco Rubio "the lord of death and war." "Wherever he goes, there is death, there are bombs, there are murdered children," he stated.
Maduro: "If life puts us on the path of having to take up arms to begin an armed struggle against imperialist aggression, our people will do so with serenity, confidence, and joy because they will be defending the most sacred cause, which is this land."
4 hour agoMaduro asserts that the US is "on the way" to carry out a "military aggression" against his regime.
Maduro's defense minister denounces increased US intelligence operations in Venezuela
Maduro: "I stated that communications with the United States were broken at the time. Today I can announce that communications with the United States government are broken, because of them, with their bomb threats, deaths, and blackmail."
4 hour agoTrujillo. Governor Gerardo Márquez reported the arrest of a FANB captain and a doctor for alleged "terrorist actions" that included planning the takeover of the Rivas Dávila Motorized Infantry Battalion. Weapons, fuel, and equipment were seized; a third suspect escaped.
Maduro announces seizure of a drug boat loaded with 3,600 kilos of cocaine in Venezuela. "We just carried out the legal interdiction. It's happening in real time now, the proportional force required by the Justice system was used."
Padrino López warns Guyana and Trinidad that if they lend themselves to attack, "they will receive a response."
Padrino López reports that those enlisted in the military will receive training every Saturday.
NYT: Rubio is “preparing what could be most significant military actions of Trump's 2nd term” and “the target is Venezuela.” This is to “combat drug trafficking”. Rubio: “Interception no longer works, what will stop them is blowing them up. POTUS is going to wage war against narcoterrorist organizations”
In recent video announcements to the public, Venezuelan Minister of Defense Vladimir Padrino López confirms that RC-135s, KC-135, E-3, and P-8s have been confirmed "intruding" in the Maiquetía FIR (Flight Information Region)
Five Venezuelans arrested for the murder of a diplomat in Lima
1 day agoFootage from aboard a tuna fishing vessel that was boarded and searched by a U.S. Navy Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) Team from the USS Jason Dunham (DDG-109) earlier today inside international waters in the Southern Caribbean Sea.
2 day agoDrug Trafficking: Trinidad and Tobago authorities reported on September 13 that they seized 268 kilos of marijuana valued at $29 million from a fishing vessel from Venezuela on Thursday, amid rising tensions in the Caribbean.
2 day agoDelcy Rodríguez warns Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago against supporting U.S. destabilizing plans.
Venezuela accuses the US of "attacking" a Venezuelan fishing vessel in Caribbean waters.
2 day agoDiosdado Cabello in training with barracks: "Anyone who attempts to attack our country is earning a 100-year war." "Let them prepare for a 100-year war if they set foot here in Venezuela."
