A Child's View of the Attack on Venezuela -- And a Peace Flotilla by David Swanson, World BEYOND War
A Child's View of the Attack on Venezuela -- And a Peace Flotilla By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, February 22, 2026 I’m on the third day of a peace delegation from the U.S. and other countries to Venezuela. I posted about the second day here and first day here . Now day 3: Below is a photo of me with two boys in a neighborhood of Caracas that was attacked by the U.S. military on January 3rd. At left is Antoniel, at right Fabricio. They have stories to tell. Life is very communal in the neighborhoods of Caracas, and word gets around. When we were being told about the January 3rd attacks, very quickly a boy showed up who could tell us what he saw. Fabricio, who turns 12 next month, said his apartment building shook, and looking out the window he saw a missile headed toward a nearby telecommunications station. Then he saw a helicopter fly past, he said. Fabricio said that he and his family went out of their building and saw many people also going outside, ...