London, January 4 -- British musician Roger Waters once again found himself at the center of a controversy by posting a video in defense of Nicolás Maduro following his capture by U.S. forces, calling the act a 'savage act of aggression.' The musician maintains that the 'Bolivarian Revolution' is a successful and sovereign process that must be protected, aligning ideologically with left-wing leaders and rejecting what he calls the actions of the 'Yankee policeman.' Waters launched, 'For the love of God, stop behaving like children in a schoolyard,' before qualifying the United States as the 'Yankee policeman of the north.' This is not the first time the musician has supported the regime: Elections 2024: Waters called to vote for Maduro days before the elections denounced for fraud. Criticism of the opposition: In the past, he discredited María Corina Machado, accusing her of wanting to 'give away her country' to the Chevron corporation. A history of controversial statements Support for Maduro adds to a series of positions that have generated international repudiation. According to what the Argentine News Agency learned, Waters disseminated the recording on his social networks, without proof, assuring that his position represents the '99% of all people' in the world who deplore the detention of the Venezuelan leader. Message to Trump and Chavist precedents In the nearly two-minute video, the artist addressed Donald Trump and his government, urging them to respect Venezuelan sovereignty. In November 2023, Waters tried to justify the actions of Hamas terrorists and suggested that Israel 'invented stories' about the beheading of babies to scale up the attack. Likewise, the musician has faced concert cancellations in Germany for statements considered anti-Semitic and was criticized for accusing the president of Ukraine of being an 'extreme nationalist' responsible for the war in his country. Why does Roger Waters politically support Nicolás Maduro? Roger Waters considers Venezuela a victim of 'imperial aggression' by the United States and its corporate interests, specifically oil-related. The former leader of Pink Floyd, who had previously questioned the Hamas massacre in Israel, demanded of Washington: 'Hands off Venezuela!'
