{"id":58786,"date":"2026-01-04T16:24:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T12:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zardis.net\/news\/?p=58786"},"modified":"2026-01-04T16:24:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T12:54:35","slug":"protests-erupt-across-us-over-aggression-againstvenezuela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zardis.net\/news\/en\/58786\/protests-erupt-across-us-over-aggression-againstvenezuela\/","title":{"rendered":"Protests erupt across US over aggression against\nVenezuela"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From the West Coast to the East Coast, protesters gathered on Sunday to voice anger over what they described as an unlawful and reckless act of aggression that risks plunging the US into yet another war.<\/p>\n

In Seattle, demonstrators assembled near the city\u2019s waterfront, chanting, \u201cThe people united will never be defeated.\u201d Many carried placards and joined call-and-response chants, saying the invasion violated both international norms and domestic law.<\/p>\n

In Philadelphia, hundreds marched from City Hall to a US Armed Forces recruitment center on Spring Garden Street, protesting Washington\u2019s actions toward Venezuela and the growing role of the military in foreign policy.<\/p>\n

\u201cCongress needs to take back its power \u2026 They are supposed to represent the people. We are the ones who are supposed to decide whether or not to go to war,\u201d said David Gibson, co-director of Peace, Justice, Sustainability NOW! and one of the protest organizers, according to Press TV.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Outside the White House in Washington, demonstrators chanted \u201cViva, Viva, Venezuela,\u201d while holding signs reading \u201cNo War on Venezuela,\u201d \u201cEnd US Imperialism,\u201d and \u201cNo Blood for Oil.\u201d<\/p>\n

Protesters said the assault exposed Washington\u2019s true priorities and its continued willingness to use force to impose its will abroad.<\/p>\n

In Illinois, a rally held under the banner \u201cNo War on Venezuela\u201d drew participants who said the attack violated the US Constitution, endangered American lives, and amounted to foreign interference driven by oil interests rather than democratic values.<\/p>\n

Despite heavy rain, hundreds gathered in downtown Los Angeles, insisting their voices be heard as they condemned the overnight military action.<\/p>\n

Organizers said the operation had nothing to do with democracy and everything to do with control over Venezuela\u2019s energy resources.<\/p>\n

In Chicago, demonstrators strongly denounced the US attacks on Venezuela and the kidnapping of a sovereign nation\u2019s leader.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhether it is Saddam Hussein in Iraq or the Taliban in Afghanistan, Panama, Libya, you name it \u2026 whenever the US attacks another country like this, it is the people of those countries who suffer the most,\u201d said Andy Thayer of the Chicago Committee Against War and Racism.<\/p>\n

Beyond the streets, lawmakers, journalists, and analysts worldwide described the operation as illegal, imperialist, and a dangerous escalation that threatens to destabilize the entire region.<\/p>\n

US armed forces launched missile and drone strikes on major Venezuelan cities, particularly the capital, Caracas, in the early hours of Saturday.<\/p>\n

Hours later, US President Donald Trump wrote on the social media platform Truth Social that Maduro and his wife had been captured by US Delta Force.<\/p>\n

US media outlets have reported that Maduro and Flores are being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York.<\/p>\n

MNA<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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