An open forum in support of the Bolivarian Revolution took place on Saturday at the headquarters of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) in Las Tunas, with the presence of Osbel Lorenzo Rodríguez, first secretary of the Cuban Communist Party (PCC) in the territory, and Juana Yamilka Viñals Suárez, vice governor.

Las Tunas, Cuba.- Representatives of Las Tunas civil society denounced the Trump Administration's aggressive intentions against the South American nation, under the false pretext of fighting drug trafficking. The solidarity messages of the citizens on the Balcón de Oriente with Hugo Chávez's homeland joined those issued in recent days by the Cuban Foreign Ministry and President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, along with those of several governments in the region and other continents.

The rhetoric of freedom and democracy serves as a spearhead against the will of the people of Bolívar and Chávez to build a project contrary to the logic of imperialism, as expressed by young Alex Daniel Pacheco. “From this platform, we strongly reject the escalating interventionism of the United States government and its lackeys. We condemn the US military presence on the coasts near Venezuela, which violates Latin America and the Caribbean's status as a Peace Zone. We will never allow those images of Yankee sailors desecrating the dignity of the people to return,” he emphasized.

Maura Rodríguez, an ICAP worker, affirmed that solidarity, more than a concept, is a real experience that has strengthened the fight for justice in Cuba and the world, driven by the love and unity of the people, and sustained by the selfless support of friendly nations like Venezuela.

Finally, university professor Albernis Poulot warned that recent events corroborate the existence of a covert military threat against Caracas. He stated that the White House is using the anti-drug deployment as a pretext to hide broader national security objectives that could lead to military aggression against the legitimate government of Venezuela, following a similar scenario to those in Iraq, Libya, or Syria.

The academic also strongly criticized the accusations linking President Maduro to international drug trafficking, calling them unsubstantiated lies. He said they are part of a public opinion matrix designed to demonize the Venezuelan government. "The constant repetition of these accusations is, in reality, a psychological warfare operation designed to manipulate public opinion, castrate critical thinking, and create a pretext or letter of marque to justify a possible invasion or blackmail," he concluded.