The United States launches ‘Operation Southern Spear’. Venezuela denounces attempted invasion.

 

 

KontraInfo
November 14th 

The United States government announced on Tuesday "Operation South Spear," a military mission led by Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) and ordered by President Donald Trump, under the pretext of eliminating so-called "narco-terrorists" and "protecting the Western Hemisphere from drug trafficking networks." The operation features an unprecedented deployment, including the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford stationed in the Caribbean, accompanied by more than 4,000 marines, tactical aircraft, and warships. According to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, this operation "defends our homeland, eliminates narco-terrorists from our hemisphere, and protects our people from the drugs that are killing them."

The announcement comes amid escalating tensions with Venezuela, which Washington accuses of being a key hub for these illicit activities. The operation, part of an offensive launched in August, involves bombings of suspected vessels in the Caribbean and the Pacific Ocean, actions that have resulted in dozens of deaths. The Pentagon has reinforced its surveillance capabilities with submarines and fighter jets off the Venezuelan coast, and has also doubled the reward for the capture of President Nicolás Maduro, who is accused of leading a drug trafficking network without concrete evidence. "This deployment will strengthen our ability to detect, monitor, and disrupt illicit actors," said spokesman Sean Parnell.

At the same time, the US administration has authorized covert CIA operations in Venezuelan territory, intensifying pressure that Caracas denounces as direct interference.

From Caracas, the rejection has been immediate and forceful. President Maduro denounced the maneuver as "a smear campaign to justify a war and steal our immense oil wealth," noting that Venezuela possesses the world's largest oil reserves.

Foreign Minister Yván Gil described it as "an attempted invasion that violates all international principles," while the president of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, called on the region to defend the Caribbean as a "zone of peace" in the face of the "incalculable consequences" of an armed conflict. Venezuelan authorities argue that UN reports rule out drug trafficking from their country and that the accusations conceal geopolitical interests, including decades-long CIA conspiracies against Chavismo.

The international community has expressed concern about the escalation. Russia, through Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, warned that these actions "will lead to nothing good" and reflect the behavior of "outlaw countries."

Russia's representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzia, called them a "blatant campaign of political and military pressure." The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, condemned the bombings as "summary executions" that violate international law, echoing criticisms from Colombia, Mexico, and Brazil. Meanwhile, Venezuela is preparing legal action in multilateral forums, in a context where the operation could redefine geopolitical dynamics in Latin America. 

 

 

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Source: https://noticiasholisticas.com.ar/estados-unidos-lanza-la-operacion-lanza-del-sur-venezuela-denuncia-intento-de-invasion/