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🔈 Episode 45 of the VA Podcast is live! US-based organizers Michela Martinazzi and Austin Cole joined the VA podcast to discuss the role and importance of international solidarity. youtube.com/watch?v=QqSPsv-l…
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Trump officials say they are in contact with Delcy Rodríguez’s team “multiple times a day” as Washington pushes changes to Venezuela’s oil and mining framework. A new US delegation is expected to discuss conditions for multinational energy firms. shorturl.at/mHMzk
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Venezuela’s armed forces have launched a large-scale operation in Bolívar state, targeting areas with illegal gold mining activity and the presence of armed groups. Authorities have yet to provide official details on objectives, arrests, or casualties. venezuelanalysis.com/news/ve…
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"The operation took place under cooperation and intelligence sharing mechanisms." Congratulations to all involved and a reiterated commitment to "fighting organized crime." We don't need to overstate the serious and unprecedented nature of US forces operating in Vzlan territory
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And here's confirmation from the Venezuelan gov't. In an official statement, Caracas reported a "joint operation between Vzlan and US security bodies to dismantle organized crime structures in Southeast Bolívar state." Héctor "Niño" Guerrero was reportedly killed in clashes
COMUNICADO El Gobierno de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela informa que, en el marco de una operación combinada entre organismos de seguridad de Venezuela y de los Estados Unidos en el sureste del estado Bolívar, fueron desarticuladas estructuras de delincuencia organizada que operaban en la zona. Durante el desarrollo de la operación se produjeron enfrentamientos con integrantes de estas estructuras criminales, en los que resultó neutralizado Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, alias “Niño Guerrero”, cabecilla de una organización criminal. La operación contó con apoyo tecnológico especializado y se desarrolló mediante mecanismos de cooperación e intercambio de información de inteligencia entre las autoridades de ambos países. Felicitamos la labor de todos los funcionarios y organismos de seguridad e instituciones que participaron en esta exitosa operación. La República Bolivariana de Venezuela reafirma su compromiso con la lucha contra la delincuencia organizada y continuará adoptando las medidas necesarias para garantizar la paz, la tranquilidad y la protección de nuestro pueblo. Caracas, 12 de junio 2026
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Here's confirmation from SecWar Pete Hegseth, who had announced an announcement days ago. The lethal strike against an alleged Tren de Aragua compound reportedly took place "earlier this week", still not clear where, in "full collaboration with Venezuelan security forces"
Earlier this week, the @DeptofWar — in full collaboration with Venezuelan security forces — conducted a kinetic strike on a Tren de Aragua (TdA) compound in Venezuela. TdA founder & leader Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, aka “Niño Guerrero,” was confirmed killed during the strike. The operation underscores the shared U.S. and Venezuelan commitment to take the fight to narco-terrorists and deny them any safe haven in our hemisphere. We will continue to work closely with security partners, like Venezuela — and counties in the Americas Counter Cartel Coalition (A3C) partners — to take the fight to our enemies.
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The Trump administration has announced that, in coordination with Venezuelan authorities, it conducted a "lethal kinetic strike" to eliminate an alleged leader of Tren de Aragua. The murder spree is no longer only in international waters, it has now spread to Venezuelan territory
President Donald J. Trump has announced on Truth Social that, at his direction, U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) has carried out a lethal kinetic strike on Niño Guerrero, the alleged leader of Tren de Argua, in coordination with the Venezuelan authorities.
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On June 11, 2009, former President Hugo Chávez held a 4-hour televised broadcast that would become a historic document. In the so-called "Aló Presidente Teórico #1," Chávez laid out the proposal for the commune and the Venezuelan transition to socialism venezuelanalysis.com/analysi…
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Vitol and Trafigura, two commodity traders picked to lift and re-sell Venezuelan crude (proceeds go to the US Treasury and eventually get returned) are taking advantage of the US imperialist war in Iran to secure new customers in Asia businesstimes.com.sg/compani…
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When the US seized control of Venezuelan oil exports (at gunpoint) following the Jan. 3 bombings, Trafigura was one of the companies getting Venezuelan crude and then re-selling it. There has been no update on whether this arrangement continues. It probably does. And Trafigura also wants to get in on the lucrative mineral opportunities
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After Schlumberger and Shell, today it was Trafigura, one of the world's largest and shadiest commodity traders, getting the red carpet welcome at Miraflores Palace. Company executives, including its CEO met w/ Acting President Rodríguez Vzlan officials bancaynegocios.com/delcy-rod…
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More tidbits from the deals signed with Shell yesterday. Looks like both Shell and BP will be involved in the offshore Loran field. The UK-based energy conglomerate will also run the Dragon field, thus taking control of most natural gas operations reuters.com/business/energy/…
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Alí Primera was a legendary Venezuelan folk artist in the 1970s and 80s. To this day, his songs remain synonymous with popular struggles youtube.com/watch?v=1EoBn0pP…
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Under murderous US sanctions, the Venezuelan gov't resorted to bonus-over-wage policies that made work more precarious and cheapened labor costs for employers. Now, business sectors are pushing for even bigger reforms to labor legislation youtu.be/rJJLUiLj2NQ
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And here's confirmation from the Venezuelan gov't. In an official statement, Caracas reported a "joint operation between Vzlan and US security bodies to dismantle organized crime structures in Southeast Bolívar state." Héctor "Niño" Guerrero was reportedly killed in clashes
COMUNICADO El Gobierno de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela informa que, en el marco de una operación combinada entre organismos de seguridad de Venezuela y de los Estados Unidos en el sureste del estado Bolívar, fueron desarticuladas estructuras de delincuencia organizada que operaban en la zona. Durante el desarrollo de la operación se produjeron enfrentamientos con integrantes de estas estructuras criminales, en los que resultó neutralizado Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, alias “Niño Guerrero”, cabecilla de una organización criminal. La operación contó con apoyo tecnológico especializado y se desarrolló mediante mecanismos de cooperación e intercambio de información de inteligencia entre las autoridades de ambos países. Felicitamos la labor de todos los funcionarios y organismos de seguridad e instituciones que participaron en esta exitosa operación. La República Bolivariana de Venezuela reafirma su compromiso con la lucha contra la delincuencia organizada y continuará adoptando las medidas necesarias para garantizar la paz, la tranquilidad y la protección de nuestro pueblo. Caracas, 12 de junio 2026
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"The operation took place under cooperation and intelligence sharing mechanisms." Congratulations to all involved and a reiterated commitment to "fighting organized crime." We don't need to overstate the serious and unprecedented nature of US forces operating in Vzlan territory
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