The US naval blockade, which prevents Venezuela from exporting any oil at all without US permission, has put the Venezuelan government in a very weak position, and forced it to make big concessions. Has it conceded too much? Two views:
A New Venezuela? - Venezuelanalysis<https://venezuelanalysis.com/columns/a-new-venezuela/> Jessica Dos Santos: "The spectacle of a Trump administration official getting the red carpet treatment, six weeks after that same administration bombed Caracas and kidnapped the Venezuelan president, was puzzling for many of us, to put it mildly. "We are told that Delcy Rodríguez has a gun to her head, and I totally agree. But she smiles while this gun is cocked and I find it hard to completely ignore what I see and hear." Tactical Retreats: Why Venezuela’s Revolution Still Stands – Orinoco Tribune – News and opinion pieces about Venezuela and beyond<https://orinocotribune.com/tactical-retreats-why-venezuelas-revolution-still-stands/> Manolo de los Santos: "A close look at the facts will prove that what we are witnessing is not surrender but a tactical retreat in the face of overwhelming force for which there are clear analogies in revolutionary history." ________________________________ Meanwhile, Venezuelans continue to demand freedom for Nicolas Maduro and Cilia Flores: Two Months After President Maduro’s Kidnapping by the US: Venezuelans Flood Streets in Nationwide Show of Sovereignty – Orinoco Tribune – News and opinion pieces about Venezuela and beyond<https://orinocotribune.com/two-month-aftermath-of-maduros-kidnapping-venezuelans-flood-streets-in-nationwide-show-of-sovereignty/?doing_wp_cron=1772670379.4640510082244873046875> Hundreds of thousands across Venezuela flooded the streets on Tuesday in the Great March for Peace, Freedom, and Sovereignty to demand the release of First Lady Cilia Flores and President Nicolás Maduro. The mobilization marks exactly two months since their kidnapping on Jan. 3 by US imperialism, a day when US military forces carried out multiple bombings that killed more than 100 people and wounded dozens more. In Caracas, the march covered<https://www.laiguana.tv/articulos/1481027-caracas-movilizacion-nicolas/> more than two kilometers, beginning at Alí Primera Park in Catia and proceeding along the emblematic Sucre Avenue.... Similar mass mobilizations took place<https://ultimasnoticias.com.ve/actualidad/pueblo-exige-liberacion-del-presidente-maduro-a-dos-meses-de-su-secuestro/> in Petare, east of Caracas, and across states including Monagas, Cojedes, Mérida, Delta Amacuro<https://www.instagram.com/p/DVbe1WEji2p>, and Táchira. Demonstrations were also reported internationally; in Brussels, Belgium, protesters marched<https://x.com/misionven_ue/status/2028920291448217634> in support of Flores and Maduro, who remain kidnapped by the Donald Trump regime. Another protest was scheduled<https://x.com/peoplesassembl_/status/2028873008266297669> in New York City, where the presidential couple is being held. Solidarity in Australia: Protesters demand Australia recognise Cuba and Venezuela sovereignty<https://www.greenleft.org.au/2026/1448/news/protesters-demand-australia-recognise-cuba-and-venezuela-sovereignty> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#40934): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/40934 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/118145856/21656 -=-=- 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]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
