Once again, US imperialism resorts to its tired arguments of accusing leaders who oppose its dictates of being drug traffickers, terrorists, and dictators in order to justify aggression and invasions of other countries.

In August last year, taking advantage of the post-election conflicts in Venezuela, the US government sought to stir up trouble, not only by refusing to recognize, as expected, Nicolás Maduro's fair victory, but also by distributing money to people, through far- right parties, to take to the streets and create difficult situations.

Now, with Trump at the forefront, it is intensifying its campaign against the Venezuelan president, accusing him of leading a drug cartel, when it is well known that its real interest is to impose a regime loyal to its plans to control the world's largest oil reserves, the fourth largest gold mine on the globe, as well as diamonds and other minerals of significant commercial value in the homeland of Simón Bolívar.

The double standards of imperialism annoy even its own allies, as it remains silent or supports the atrocities committed by presidents or sectors loyal to it. This was the case in Chile in 1973, when it not only supported but orchestrated the coup d'état against Salvador Allende, who had been democratically elected by the people. In February 2004, it was Haiti's turn, when a US Special Forces commando kidnapped Jean Bertrand Aristide and forced him to resign from the presidency, only to then tell the public that he had resigned voluntarily.

The same thing happened in Honduras in 2009 with Manuel Zelaya, with a coup d'état planned in Miami; in 2010, the empire's claws reached Ecuador, when President Rafael Correa was kidnapped for several hours; in 2019, in Bolivia, Evo Morales was removed from office for alleged fraud that could never be proven; in 2022, Pedro Castillo was taken away in Peru; not to mention the attempted coups, the instigations, the provocations, the threats, the blockades, and the constant terror.It turns out that it is imperialism itself that determines who is good and who is bad; who are terrorists and who are not; which regimes are democratic and which are dictatorial; in short, against whom the guns should be aimed and whom should be "protected."

Thus, according to this perverse logic, Nicolás Maduro is a dictator, corrupt, and a drug trafficker. Yes, just like Muammar Gaddafi, Fidel Castro, Hugo Chávez, Omar Torrijos, and all those who have refused to be servile.

However, Benjamin Netanyahu, a proven criminal responsible for causing the deaths of more than 55,000 people and destroying schools, hospitals, sports fields, and buildings; described as a dictator by the Israeli people themselves, a completely dehumanized man, not only enjoys the moral support of the United States, but a high percentage of its annual budget is directed to this genocidal maniac to take human lives and cause material destruction.

So the so-called morality of the US government in its supposed fight against drug trafficking is nothing but cynicism. They are the world's largest consumers; they represent the favorite market for producers of hallucinogenic substances; their military consumes them when they are sent to war.

But they have also historically used it as an anti-subversive means to numb minds and silence critical voices that question their imperial domination and capitalist exploitation.

Therefore, their threats of invasion against the people of Venezuela are unjustified. In this regard, the Marxist-Leninist Communist Party of the Dominican Republic extends its unconditional support to the Venezuelan people against the threats of invasion by US imperialism. At the same time, it calls on all revolutionary organizations in the country, in America, and around the world to defend the Bolivarian revolution.

No to imperialist pretensions!

Long live the Bolivarian Revolution!

Long live international solidarity!

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