Urgent: Call for emergency protests! Stop the U.S. war on Venezuela!

The Struggle for Socialism Party issues this urgent call:

The situation is critical. On Oct. 15, Donald Trump authorized a covert CIA operation in Venezuela. The order empowers CIA paramilitary operatives to use lethal force on Venezuelan soil and to oust President Nicolás Maduro.

An invasion force is now positioned in the Caribbean — 8 warships, 1 submarine, and 10,000 troops, B-52 strategic bombers, F-35 fighter jets and an unknown number of Special Operations units. The bounty on elected President Nicolás Maduro has been doubled to $50 million. Meanwhile, the Pentagon continues its illegal bombing of small boats, killing 28 people based on false accusations of drug trafficking.

This war has nothing to do with drug trafficking, an accusation that has been completely debunked; it has everything to do with who will control Venezuela’s vast natural resources, including oil and gold.  Will it be the people of Venezuela or the bankers and billionaires residing in New York City or London?

We call for emergency response protests if the U.S. continues launching direct attacks in the Caribbean or invades Venezuela.  We will take to the streets in our cities, campuses, and communities to demand: “Stop the U.S. war on Venezuela!”

Workers, students, and the poor in the United States have nothing to gain from a war waged for billionaires and military generals.