Venezuela Accuses Trinidad and Tobago and the CIA of Planning a Military Operation
The Venezuelan government announced the arrest of a group of CIA mercenaries, claiming they were planning a false flag operation in the waters of Trinidad and Tobago as an excuse to attack Venezuela.
Venezuela's Acting Vice President Delcy Rodríguez stated on the Telegram channel: "Venezuela reports that a group of mercenaries has been detained, who carried direct intelligence provided by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, and it has been identified that they are preparing to launch a false flag attack from the nearby waters of Trinidad and Tobago. This operation will be launched from Trinidad or within Venezuela, aiming to provoke a full-scale military conflict with our country."
Public documents indicate that the military exercises organized by the Trinidad government from October 26 to 30 were conducted under the coordination, funding, and control of the U.S. Southern Command, which is viewed by Caracas as an act of hostility and a serious threat to peace in the Caribbean region.
Caracas cited historical precedents, such as the Maine ship incident and the Gulf of Tonkin incident, which were used as justifications for war against Spain to occupy Cuba and for the war in Vietnam.
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela government criticized the Trinidad and Tobago government officials led by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, calling them "abandoning sovereignty" and "turning their country's territory into a mobile aircraft carrier platform for U.S. warfare in the Caribbean Sea." The Venezuelan leadership believes this action violates the UN Charter, the declaration of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) on peaceful zones, and the regional organizational principles of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
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