{"id":197203,"date":"2026-01-04T12:16:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T10:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=197203"},"modified":"2026-01-04T12:16:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T10:16:42","slug":"no-blood-for-oil-americans-take-to-the-streets-over-maduros-arrest-protests-scheduled-in-chicago-and-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/no-blood-for-oil-americans-take-to-the-streets-over-maduros-arrest-protests-scheduled-in-chicago-and-los-angeles\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cNO BLOOD FOR OIL\u201d: Americans take to the streets over Maduro\u2019s arrest, protests scheduled in Chicago and Los Angeles!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Across the United States, citizens have taken to the streets to protest the military operation in Venezuela and the arrest of President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro and his wife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Venezuelan migrants have had mixed reactions, many Americans are expressing frustration over the potential for war and bloodshed in order to control oil, CNN reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dozens of people gathered in front of the White House, holding banners reading \u201cNo war against Venezuela,\u201d \u201cNo blood for oil,\u201d and \u201cU.S. out of Latin America,\u201d while demonstrators chanted and waved Venezuelan flags.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In New York, a large number of citizens gathered in Times Square in front of a U.S. Army recruitment office, holding banners against the war in Venezuela.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-serbiantimes-info wp-block-embed-serbiantimes-info\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"yAORl9SFN1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/maduro-stigao-u-zatvor-ponizavajuce-fotografije-predsednika-venecuele-agenti-dea-poziraju-pored-njega-dok-sedi-vezan-foto\/\">MADURO STIGAO U ZATVOR: Poni\u017eavaju\u0107e fotografije predsednika Venecuele, agenti DEA poziraju pored njega dok sedi vezan! 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