A Marxist-Leninist organization from Puerto Rico has issued a forceful condemnation of United States foreign policy toward Venezuela, characterizing recent developments as blatant imperialist aggression. The group’s statements emerged following a solidarity march held in support of the Venezuelan people.
The organization asserted that the Trump administration has consistently demonstrated overt interest in Venezuela’s vast natural resources, including petroleum, natural gas, mineral deposits, gold, and rare earth elements. These comments directly address escalating tensions between the two nations.
According to the communist group, recent imperialist pronouncements from US officials demanding Venezuela return what they characterize as ‘stolen’ oil resources reveal a perspective of global resource ownership. The organization framed this as representative of longstanding US foreign policy approaches.
Particular criticism was directed at the US government’s offer of a $50 million reward for the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who faces narcoterrorism charges that the Puerto Rican group dismisses as pretextual. They highlighted the apparent hypocrisy in light of the recent pardon of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, convicted of smuggling hundreds of tons of cocaine into the United States.
The organization further contextualized current events within historical patterns, referencing CIA involvement in drug trafficking operations from the Vietnam War through Afghanistan and Colombia. Specific reference was made to the Iran-Contra affair and Colonel Oliver North’s role as exemplifying Washington’s complicity with drug trafficking networks.
Finally, the statement connected US domestic policy with international aggression, noting how drug distribution has historically targeted African American and Latino communities while simultaneously employing anti-immigrant rhetoric that promotes racism and xenophobia as justification for resource extraction from sovereign nations.