The U.S. organization Veterans for Peace (VFP) denounced on Wednesday that its delegation of peace activists, justice advocates, and anti-imperialist organizers was prevented from traveling to Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, to attend the People’s Assembly for Peace and Sovereignty of Our America.
The solidarity delegation sought to join the international event launched on Tuesday, December 9, which aims to build a movement among countries in defense of sovereignty and to denounce the United States’ military deployment in the region.
VFP accused the Trump Administration of orchestrating a blockade that disrupted their trip and that of thousands of other citizens. The organization claims that Trump’s “criminal intervention” and the reported GPS interference created an illegal “no-fly zone.”
This action resulted in the cancellation of 75 percent of flights and disrupted the journeys of thousands of Venezuelans trying to return home for the holidays. Veterans for Peace described this as an “illegal act of U.S. imperialist aggression” and announced that it is pursuing legal action with the help of lawyers.
The organization’s statement, released through its social media channels, concluded with a message of resistance: “While they blocked our bodies, they did not block our solidarity… The real threat to peace is US imperialism, not the Bolivarian Revolution.”
In the context of the US administration’s aggression, the Answer Coalition, under the slogan “No to war against Venezuela!”, called for a day of protests last Saturday, December 6, in at least seven cities across the country, seeking to halt a “large-scale regime change” operation in that South American nation orchestrated by Trump.
The organizers emphasized the urgency of the action, citing promises from the White House occupant, such as ground attacks “very soon.” The organizers accused Trump of violating international law with repeated military attacks in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean.
Furthermore, they allege that the Government is unconstitutionally ignoring the need for a declaration of war, using “strange and twisted” pretexts about alleged drug trafficking without providing evidence.
IMAGE CREDIT: “While they blocked our bodies, they did not block our solidarity… The real threat to peace is US imperialism, not the Bolivarian Revolution.” Photo: Veterans for Peace.
[ SOURCE: teleSUR ]
