cross-posted from: https://news.abolish.capital/post/17211
“A clan of paedophiles wants to destroy democracy in Columbia. Harsh, yes, but that’s the reality”. Those were the opening words of Colombian president Gustavo Petro as he condemned Donald Trump’s US attack on Venezuela. US forces killed well over 100 civilians in the attack and abducted Venezuelan president Maduro and his wife.
The rest of Petro’s speech was just as uncompromising. He told a huge crowd that Trump is trying to distract from the Epstein files, that he wants to turn their region into “another Libya, full of slaves”. Petro’s solidarity with the people of Colombia and their neighbours was absolute, they are all one people. And he reminded his audience that their region is the birthplace of Bolivarian socialism that the US wants to destroy:
https://www.thecanary.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/UUqntvWJ8Nd8TspY.mp4
It was a masterclass in fearless principle and resistance. The same speech, or one very like it, should be in the mouths of every national leader now. Instead, the UK gets Starmer essentially bleating “I think whatever Trump says” and claiming to support international law while kissing the backside of fascist criminality.
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By Skwawkbox
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After the invasion of Venezuela it's been bleak seeing the main stream media here in Brasil just manufactoring consent for the empire.
The right is commemorating the invasion and asking the US to do the same to us. And Lula couldn't help being a non confrontational liberal and just did a public note condeming the invasion without even mentioning the big cheeto yesterday.
I wish Lula was 10% the person Petro is, this mf makes me actually feel latine and he is not even a communist. Trump quite literally treatened this guy yesterday and he's here calling him out with no fear.