Cuban doctor and writer Aleida Guevara, daughter of revolutionary commander Ernesto “Che” Guevara, analyzed the recent US military aggression against Venezuela in an extensive interview with Al Mayadeen, calling the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro a crime and urging unity among people and decisive international action.
Guevara explained what she considers the historical model of Washington’s foreign policy, highlighting the need for a coordinated response from the Global South to halt what she called waning imperial arrogance.
Analysis of the Aggression: A Historical Model with Economic Objectives
Aleida Guevara began her statement by expressing widespread outrage in Latin America, where “the United States has once again demonstrated its policy of coercion,” highlighting Washington’s inability to engage in dialogue on the basis of equality.
The Cuban intellectual dismantled the accusations used to justify the action, emphasizing the complete lack of evidence against President Maduro:
“Who told the United States government that they are international policemen?” she asked.
With a historical perspective, Aleida Guevara drew a parallel between the aggression against Venezuela and previous operations, such as the invasion of Panama to control the canal, or the invasion of Iraq for oil and its geographic location.
“Every invasion has a real economic objective. Venezuela deals with oil, water, and strategic minerals. They attack when governments don’t give in,” said the daughter of Ernesto Che Guevara.
Solidarity with Cuba and emphasis on popular unity
Faced with what she considered a slow and insufficient reaction from the international community, Guevara has gone beyond condemnation and proposed concrete measures.
Her most important proposal was a global energy boycott:
“What if we don’t sell a single drop of oil to the United States government until they reinstate the president?”
Aleida Guevara specified that this should not depend solely on Russia or China, but on all producing countries. She strongly criticized the role of the United Nations, whose headquarters in New York and financial dependence on the United States, according to her statement, compromise its capacity, proposing to move it to the “heart of Africa” and the elimination of the Security Council’s veto power for true democratization.
“The United Nations must be supported by money from all major countries and the entire world, not just the United States.” “With emotion, Guevara recalled the deaths of 32 Cubans during the January 3rd attack, demanding justice for them and their families, and reaffirming Cuba’s willingness to resist any threat.
“Do you know what Fidel once said? When an energetic and courageous people weep, injustice trembles. And we are waiting for that injustice to truly tremble, because it cost us dearly. It cost us the lives of wonderful and remarkable men who were fulfilling their internationalist duty,” she said.
Confidence in the Global South and the Role of Truthful Communication
Aleida Guevara has expressed her confidence in the emerging power of the Global South, which possesses the world’s most important natural resources.
“The United States is in decline, and therefore dangerous, like a cornered animal,” she observed, expressing her belief that uniting peoples through blocs like BRICS can change the balance of global power.
Finally, she emphasized the crucial role of honest journalism in this fight:
“A journalist who respects themselves must tell the truth,” she said, warning against those who become puppets serving interests contrary to their own people.
Aleida Guevara urged communicators to be vehicles of truth to awaken the collective conscience necessary to demand rights and stop injustices.
IMAGE CREDIT: In an exclusive interview, the Cuban doctor and daughter of Ernesto Che Guevara condemned the US aggression, demanded justice for the fallen, and called on people to unite and take concrete action. Photo: Facebook
[ SOURCE: AL MAYADEEN SPANISH ]
