Venezuela & ALBA News # 570, 9.2.2025:
Orinoco Tribune: Majority of CELAC Members Voice Alarm Over US Military Moves in CaribbeanColombia President Petro: “The United States government, if it respects international law, has my full support, but if it violates it, we must rebuild our collaboration. Under my administration, Colombia does not collaborate with murderers.” Most member countries from the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) expressed deep concern over the recent US military deployment in the region. They also reaffirmed their commitment to combat drug trafficking within the framework of international law. The following nations expressed concern about the US military threats: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Dominica, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela. These countries’ unwillingness to sign the declaration made their submission to US imperialism quite clear: Argentina, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guyana, Jamaica, Paraguay, Peru, and Trinidad and Tobago.
TeleSur: Venezuelans Rally in Caracas in Support of President Maduro Maduro announced that he expected about 8.2 million people to join the Bolivarian National Militia in response to US threats, that 4.5 million people with proper military training make up the “powerful base” of the Bolivarian militia. That base number will be matched by a similar number of people who have recently enlisted. “For the first time in the country’s military history, the Communal Militia Units (UCM) are active in 5,336 communities to participate in comprehensive defense.”


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