Venezuela: Militia Swells to 8 Million, International Supporters Pledge to Join

Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—Delegates from more than 20 countries have pledged to join Venezuela’s National Bolivarian Militia to demonstrate their solidarity with Venezuela against recent US military threats, according to a statement issued on Monday by Diosdado Cabello, secretary general of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV).

The announcement came during the party’s weekly press conference, where Cabello praised the international support shown at the PSUV’s fifth congress last week. He highlighted the attendance of nearly 100 delegates from 23 nations.

“Venezuela is news around the world, and they listened to us, they found out and said, ‘No, we want to go to Venezuela,'” Cabello stated. “We can never deny friends from the world to come to our country, because they are ambassadors of peace.”

He noted that this solidarity moved beyond diplomacy and constituted a concrete offer from the international delegates.

“A very interesting proposal emerged from our comrades,” Cabello said. “They came as spokespersons for some sectors of the world’s people to offer themselves as volunteers to fight for Venezuela, to enlist, to respond to the call made by our brother President Nicolás Maduro.”

He described the gesture as a profound act of solidarity. “That a comrade from another country says, ‘The cause of Venezuela is my cause’… has a value for us,” Cabello said. “We fight for our independence, for our sovereignty, for peace, for our people, but also, in the end, we fight for peace, for the independence of the peoples of the Americas.”

The news follows a significant expansion of the militia. In less than four weeks, its membership grew from five million to more than eight million people after a call to action by the Venezuelan president.

This international interest was visible on social media. On Saturday, Argentinian activist and lawyer Alejandro Rusconi published a post stating he was enlisting in the International Enlistment Brigades for the Venezuelan Militia.

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Earlier, on Aug. 31, after Orinoco Tribune’s editor, Jesus Rodriguez-Espinoza, posted about his own enlistment on social media, US activist Dan Kovalik asked where he could sign up. Rodriguez-Espinoza responded that Venezuelan authorities should create an “Internationalist Legion Contingent” for the civil militia to allow foreign supporters to not only express support but also commit to defending the Bolivarian Revolution in case of US military aggression.

Cabello’s statements are seen by many analysts as the first official signal that such an international brigade is being created. This move could galvanize global solidarity with Venezuela, which has gained increased attention and support following recent US military threats.

Cabello also highlighted massive domestic mobilization, noting a major military exercise held last Saturday. “The people went to the Venezuelan barracks to interact with their soldiers and to receive training in the tactical methods of revolutionary resistance, including firearms, camouflage, first aid, and everything else that our people need to prepare for,” he said.

Special for Orinoco Tribune by staff

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