The United States is once again edging toward war in Latin America, and Admiral Alvin Holsey may be one of the few people who can stop it. As the head of U.S. Southern Command, he’s witnessed firsthand the growing militarization of the Caribbean: troops sent to Puerto Rico, warships off Venezuela’s coast, CIA authorizations for land strikes. Now that reports say he’s stepping down, this is the moment to call on him to speak out.
Sign this petition urging Admiral Holsey to use his conscience to tell the truth before another war begins.
Admiral Holsey,
The United States is on the brink of dragging our hemisphere into another senseless war. Troops are being sent to Puerto Rico. Warships and F-35s patrol the Caribbean. Boats are being blown up off the coast of Venezuela and Colombia, without evidence, without legality, and without accountability. And now, the CIA has reportedly been authorized to carry out land attacks inside Latin America.
You know where this path leads. You know these actions have nothing to do with “fentanyl” or “terrorism.” You know they are part of a campaign to prepare the ground for war in Venezuela, a war that will claim more innocent lives, deepen anti-U.S. hatred, and betray every principle of democracy and peace our nation claims to defend. Covert wars justified by lies have bled our hemisphere before, from the Bay of Pigs to Iran-Contra, each time leaving humiliation, death, and deep anti-U.S. resentment across the region.
Admiral Holsey, as Commander of U.S. Southern Command, you have a choice: to remember your oath, not to any President, but to the Constitution and to the people. We saw the reports that you will be stepping down. This is your moment to speak up. Expose the lies. Tell the truth. Be the whistleblower at this critical moment in history.
The people of the Americas and the world do not want another war. We need diplomacy and cooperation. You have the power to try to stop a catastrophe before it begins, not through force, but through courage. History will remember whether you walked away quietly or if you chose to stand for what was right. Please, be on the right side of history.