“We reject this dangerous escalation and call on all who stand for peace to say clearly: No to Trump’s war on Venezuela.”
By Labour Outlook
With Donald Trump increasingly threatening military attacks on Venezuela, a new emergency statement has been launched — backed by leading MPs, writers, trade unionists, and peace campaigners in Britain.
The statement has already been endorsed by MPs Jeremy Corbyn and Richard Burgon; trade union general secretaries Daniel Kebede (NEU), Maryam Eslamdoust (TSSA), and Gawain Little (GFTU); writers Tariq Ali and Victoria Brittain; Labour NEC member Jess Barnard; and Britain’s leading anti-war organisations, CND and the Stop the War Coalition, among others.
Initiated by the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign, it has also won the backing of a wide range of organisations in solidarity with Latin America.
Signatures from across the labour, peace, and progressive movements are being added all the time, and a fuller list of supporters will be released in the coming days.
Read the published statement in full below and add your name here.
EMERGENCY STATEMENT: NO TO TRUMP’S WAR ON VENEZUELA
We are deeply alarmed by the growing threat of a Trump-led war on Venezuela.
In recent weeks, a huge US naval fleet — including warships, bombers, and thousands of troops — has been deployed to the Caribbean, off Venezuela’s coast.
Trump has publicly confirmed that he has authorised the CIA to conduct covert operations in Venezuela. Already, U.S. strikes on Venezuelan small boats — under the pretext of a so-called “war on drugs” — have killed dozens of civilians. Now, Trump has ominously warned that “the land is going to be next.”
This military escalation is part of a long history of US interference in Latin America, where so-called “regime change” operations have caused immense suffering and lasting harm.
There are deep fears that US military intervention in Venezuela could be the first step in a wider regional escalation under Trump’s leadership. Leaders across Latin America have already voiced strong opposition to this military build-up and any foreign intervention.
We reject this dangerous escalation and call on all who stand for peace to say clearly: No to Trump’s war on Venezuela.
- You can add your name to the Emergency Statement: No to Trump’s War on Venezuela here.
- Signatures from across the labour, peace, and progressive movements are being added all the time, with a wider list of supporters to be released in the coming days.
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