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A member of the Bolivarian National Militia brandishes a rifle during an invasion drill in Caracas, Venezuela
MILLIONS have been prepared to defend Venezuela in a “Bolivarian Shield,” with the country’s armed forces and civilian militia conducting exercises this weekend.
President Nicolas Maduro said that the two-day manoeuvres were aimed at fending off “terrorist aggression” from Washington and regional enemies seeking to undermine the Bolivarian revolution.
It was the first time that the exercises have taken place since a law change which incorporated the country’s national civilian militia into Venezuela’s official defences.
International solidarity can ensure that Trump and his machine cannot prevail without a level of political and economic cost that he will not want to pay, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
The global left must be unwavering in it is support for Venezuela as Washington increases its aggression, and clear-eyed about the West’s cynical motives for targeting it, says CLAUDIA WEBBE
