ABC News Finds 'US Operation' to CapturE Maduro, Omits 'Failed Coup'
ABC News dutifully reports on Venezuela's military burying soldiers, slain in what they describe as a 'US operation to capture Maduro.' What they gloss over, with the practiced elegance of a propaganda machine, is that this wasn't an 'operation' — it was a failed invasion, backed by former US special forces and financed by US-linked figures. The 2020 'Operation Gideon' involved former Green Beret
Jordan Goudreau and Venezuelan opposition figures, explicitly aiming to overthrow a sovereign government. This isn't breaking news; even The New York Times and The Associated Press covered it as a 'botched raid' and 'shoddy invasion attempt' at the time. (One wonders how ABC would frame it if the 'operation' had succeeded.) Instead of probing the implications of a foreign power's direct
involvement in violent regime change attempts, ABC's framing softens the edges, painting a picture of an almost legitimate, if tragic, event. It's a classic case of journalistic euphemism: transforming a hostile military incursion into a mere 'operation.' How many times must the US fund, train, or arm groups trying to topple governments before it's called what it is – illegal interference?
Apparently, as long as it's not happening in Washington D.C., it's just 'news.'