December 13, 2025

Seizure of Venezuelan Oil Tanker An Act of Piracy

https://cpusa.org/article/u-s-seizure-of-venezuelas-oil-tanker-is-piracy/

The U.S. government’s illegal seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker. Reports indicate it was en route to Cuba. This is an act of piracy and a brazen escalation of imperialist aggression against the people of Latin America.
Under the fraudulent pretext of combating “terrorism” and “drugs,” this criminal action has two clear purposes. First, it is to provoke a conflict with the people of Venezuela, green-lighting a long-sought operation in order to seize the nation’s vast oil resources for the profits of Big Oil. Secondly, this attack is also a deliberate assault on the people of Cuba, who are another target of U.S. imperialism.
By stealing oil desperately needed to sustain Cuba’s economy, the Trump administration is weaponizing the illegitimate and bankrupt “State Sponsor of Terrorism” designation to inflict maximum suffering on the Cuban people. The admission by Trump that “we keep” the stolen cargo further exposes their motives of plunder and imperial domination.