I agree with the joint statement when it says: "That is why we call for a broad united campaign with all those who oppose imperialism’s attacks on Venezuela and Latin America. So far, there has been no anti-imperialist mobilization against Trump’s intervention that meets the magnitude of the existing threat. It is very important and urgent to change this and move forward in unity of action in view of the seriousness of the situation."
However, I disagree with some other comments. The joint statement claims that: "Trump has rejected Maduro’s proposal to hand over all the country’s oil and minerals in exchange for remaining in power, as reported by the New York Times." The New York Times is not a reliable source of information about Venezuela. Maduro made no such offer. The joint statement says that "the US transnational Chevron continues to operate in Venezuela and is the main exploiter and exporter of Venezuelan oil." It is true that Chevron operates in Venezuela, as part of a joint venture with the state oil company PDVSA. However Chevron is not the "main" exporter. These days most of Venezuela's oil exports go to China. Chris Slee ________________________________ From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of RKOB via groups.io <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, 29 December 2025 9:36 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: [marxmail] Down with U.S. aggression! Defend Venezuela! (Joint Statement) Down with U.S. aggression! Defend Venezuela! The grave threats facing Venezuela urgently require mass unity of action from anti-imperialist groups Joint statement by the International Workers' League (IWL), the International Workers' Union (IWU) and Revolutionary Communist International Tendency (RCIT), December 28, 2025 The US government, led by the far-right Donald Trump, is advancing its warmongering and interventionist offensive in the Caribbean, particularly against Venezuela. In December, it declared a total blockade on oil tankers entering or leaving the country, after arbitrarily seizing several ships from Venezuela and appropriating tonnes of Venezuelan oil. This comes after having perpetrated nearly three dozen attacks against ships in the Caribbean and Pacific seas, leaving a hundred dead, under the false pretext of ‘combating drug trafficking.’ Read more at https://www.thecommunists.net/worldwide/latin-america/joint-statement-down-with-u-s-aggression-defend-venezuela/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#39969): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/39969 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/116982259/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
