Kidnapping and an act of war. That’s the only way to describe the attack on Venezuela and President Nicolás Maduro’s removal by U.S. military forces. It’s unjust, illegal, and it’s yet another act of state terror against not only Venezuela but any country that refuses to submit to the Trump Doctrine.

All of this comes from an administration that not only sees itself as above the law but has been granted carte blanche, or immunity, from prosecution by the fascist-minded “Justices” of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Let’s be clear: The bombings and special forces operations — like the oil tanker seizures before them — have nothing to do with alleged drug trafficking but everything to do with the vast oil reserves that lie beneath Venezuela’s soil. And make no mistake, the oil corporations of the U.S. and other imperialist countries aim to seize that, too.

Yesterday it was Nigeria, today it’s Venezuela, and, if we’re not actively resisting, tomorrow it’ll be Cuba or Brazil.

Trump’s criminality will be rightly condemned, not only in the U.S. but all around the world. But at the end of the day, the path toward justice rests with us. And the first step is mass public protest. It’s time again to demonstrate, sit in, occupy, and put on our marching shoes. It’s also time to get ready to vote.

Trump and MAGA are growing weaker by the day. The administration, riven by splits and defections, has entered Lame Duck territory. But that makes it all the more dangerous.

But don’t despair, there’s a way towards justice. They might temporarily jail the Maduros, but you can’t jail the Venezuelan revolution. Nor can our right to put the U.S. on a different path be blocked.

Call Congress, hit the streets, protest in every way possible, today, tomorrow, until justice is done. Free the Maduros, end the U.S. intervention in Venezuela, impeach Donald Trump and his enablers now!”

Image: Trump attacks Venezuela by cpusa.org (Creative Commons).