The Panamanian advocacy organization Frente Amplio por la Democracia (FAD) has issued a scathing condemnation of United States foreign policy under former President Donald Trump, characterizing it as a modern-day colonization project targeting Latin America and the Caribbean. In an official statement delivered to Prensa Latina, the group articulated grave concerns regarding what they perceive as resource-driven imperialism disguised as counter-narcotics operations.
The organization specifically referenced the armed aggression against Venezuela, which reportedly resulted in approximately 80 fatalities, including 32 Cuban internationalist combatants. FAD contends that the official narrative of combating a ‘drug-trafficking dictatorship’ served merely as a pretext for seizing control of Venezuela’s extensive petroleum reserves and other natural resources. According to their assessment, this resource grab included the alleged kidnapping attempts targeting President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores.
Expanding their critique beyond Venezuela, FAD highlighted the Trump administration’s confrontational approach toward multiple nations, including Colombia, Mexico, Greenland, Canada, and Iraq. This pattern of behavior, the group argues, demonstrates a consistent doctrine of global interventionism threatening national sovereignty worldwide.
In response to these developments, FAD is demanding transparency from Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino regarding a memorandum of understanding established with Washington. The organization insists that the administration provide a full public accounting of its commitments to the U.S. government concerning the Panama Canal, emphasizing concerns about national sovereignty and potential foreign influence.
Concluding their statement, FAD reaffirmed their commitment to international law, self-determination principles, and peaceful dialogue. They issued a dual demand: the immediate cessation of U.S. interventionism in Venezuela and the unconditional release of President Maduro and his wife from what they describe as unlawful detention.