For an empire seeking “full spectrum” dominance, strategic control of global oil resources is
critical. A prelude to a planned sustained Middle East campaign by the US/zionist forces was the
prior attack on Venezuela, possessor of the world’s largest petroleum reserves.
The US has focused imperial aggression against the Bolivarian Revolution because of
Venezuela’s regional and indeed global importance. Confronted with resolute resistance in
Venezuela and the unity of its political/military leadership, the US escalated the offensive with
the kidnapping on January 3 of Venezuela’s president.
The US government and corporate press propaganda campaign endeavors to sow disunity and
demoralization, linked to the latest overt acts of war against Venezuela and Iran. This is on top of
an illegal regime of unilateral coercive measures (“sanctions”) against both nations.
Our speakers, co-founders of the Venezuela Solidarity Network (VSN), will address the situation
in Venezuela and the need for solidarity action against an ever more aggressive US imperium.
Venezuelan-American William Camacaro is organizing for reinstatement of political prisoners
President Nicolás Maduro and “First Combatant” Cilia Flores, held in US custody. William is a
longtime national leader in the solidarity movement in support of Bolivarian Revolution and
executive director of the Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA). Roger D. Harris just
returned from an emergency brigade to Venezuela, hosted by the Simón Bolívar Institute. He is
with the Task Force on the Americas and the US Peace Council.
