Venezuela’s Vice President Calls for Major Enlistment Campaign Amid U.S. Threats
Venezuela’s Vice President, Delcy Rodríguez, urged citizens to participate in a new enlistment campaign for the Bolivarian Militia, as announced by President Nicolás Maduro, in response to what she described as interventionist threats from the United States. “President Nicolás Maduro Moros is calling us to the National Enlistment and summoning all of those who feel Venezuela in their deepest fiber to the Bolívar squares across the country and the Military Barracks. The U.S. dares to threaten our homeland. Our response as a united people will be firm, marked by strong patriotic awareness and pride in our historical dignity,” Rodríguez declared in a communiqué, reports 24brussels.
This enlistment initiative is scheduled for Saturday, August 23, and Sunday, August 24, with Rodríguez encouraging all Venezuelans to join the campaign “for Venezuela, for Peace, and for the future of our children.”
In a preceding address to the National Assembly, President Maduro reaffirmed the nation’s rights to self-determination and sovereignty, asserting the importance of a democratic and independent Venezuela free from imperialist influence.
Maduro emphasized that Venezuela’s true strength lies not only in its mineral wealth, such as oil and gold, but in its moral, spiritual, and ethical heritage, which is a legacy of its liberators.
These statements arise as tensions escalate due to a U.S. military presence in the Caribbean, jeopardizing the Peace Zone established in the region since 2014. Furthermore, allegations linking Venezuelan authorities, including Maduro, to drug trafficking have emerged, a narrative the U.S. reportedly exploits to justify military aggression and psychological warfare tactics initiated during Donald Trump’s presidency.
The declaration of Latin America and the Caribbean as a Peace Zone, established at the CELAC Summit in 2014, underscores the commitment of regional states to resolve conflicts peacefully. This includes the obligation to respect the principle of non-intervention in the domestic affairs of other nations, affirming national sovereignty and the right to self-determination.
