65 U.S. cities mobilize against war on Venezuela

Hundreds of protesters confronted the U.S. military’s Times Square recruiting office on Dec. 6, part of 65 demonstrations across the U.S. demanding: No war on Venezuela!

Among the sponsors of the anti-war mobilization were The People’s Forum; ANSWER Coalition; December 12th Movement; Palestinian Youth Movement; PAL-Awda, Palestinian Assembly for Liberation; Palaver; All-African People’s Revolutionary Party; Party for Socialism and Liberation; and Code Pink.

Many flags of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela were carried. The colorful signs and banners — as well as chants — attracted friendly attention from people passing by. Polls show that at least 70% of people in the United States oppose a war against Venezuela.

Speakers in Times Square denounced Trump’s assassination of over 100 people in the Caribbean. The continuing murder on the high seas by the Pentagon is no different than the pirates who kidnapped Africans and enslaved them.

Andre Easton, the socialist candidate in the Bronx’s 15th congressional district, called it a “criminal enterprise. … that has killed people. Shame!” Claudia de la Cruz, Executive Director of the IFCO (Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization), said that Trump and his White House predecessors “have sanctioned the people of Venezuela, stealing from the economy.”

Roger Wareham, a member of the December 12th Movement’s International Secretariat, reminded people how the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez provided free heating oil to poor people in both the United States and Haiti.

Speaking for PAL-Awda, Bill Dores pointed out that the U.S. -financed genocide in Gaza and the attacks on Venezuela were the same war.

Former New York State assemblymember and New York City councilperson Charles Barron denounced the killings and the war moves against Venezuela.

Following the rally, 1,000 people marched through the streets. Chants and drums echoed against the skyscrapers.

People on the sidewalks waved in support. Some joined in the chants. Nobody wants a war.

The march ended at Fox News headquarters in Rockefeller Center. The liars at Fox serve the Rockefellers and all the other families of Big Oil.

Venezuela has the largest oil reserves in the world. No blood for oil company profits!