The State of Venezuela Bombarded an ELN Guerrilla Camp Following US Orders
Featured image: Delcy Rodríguez. Source: AND
Recent events reveal a deepening policy of capitulation by Venezuela’s interim government to the interests of Yankee imperialism. Reports say Venezuelan forces bombed an ELN camp near the Colombian border on October 30, killing at least 19 people. An anonymous military source stated that US intelligence agencies “helped plan the operation” and that Washington ordered it, A Nova Democracia (AND) reports.
The strike marks a shift in military subjugation amid Delcy Rodríguez’s subservience to the Trump regime. That relationship has included a January meeting with CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Rodríguez’s decision to cooperate with the United States after Nicolás Maduro’s kidnapping.
The subservience is also economic. Rodríguez has identified State assets that could be offered to private companies or returned to former owners. The assets include infrastructure in energy, electricity, and mining; the government has also discussed energy contracts and mineral and oil exploration and exploitation. Changes to oil legislation have expanded opportunities for private participation, facilitating foreign capital’s exploitation of strategic resources and public assets.
Washington is also developing a plan to reorganize Venezuelan institutions and pave the way for elections in 2027. The proposed steps include changes to the Supreme Court and National Electoral Council, followed by a possible declaration that the presidency is vacant. The plan reflects US efforts to control Venezuela’s political transition as well as its economic policy.
AND concludes that, together, the military cooperation, transfer of State assets, opening of strategic sectors, and institutional changes point to a broader surrender of national sovereignty. There have also been protests against the capitulation to Yankee imperialism, as the Venezuelan people continue to face economic hardship, blackouts, and deteriorating living conditions.
