Admiral Overseeing Venezuela 'Boat Strikes' Retires, Media Says Nothing
Admiral Alvin Holsey, who presided over the US Navy's curiously termed 'boat strikes' off Venezuela, has retired, according to the NYT. This phrasing, 'boat strikes,' raises questions for any critically thinking person, given Venezuela is not a war zone. One might wonder if 'boat strikes' is the new euphemism for aggressive military posturing or, perhaps, direct naval actions against a sovereign
nation's vessels. The media's silence on the specifics of these 'strikes' and their legality within international waters is deafening. This is a masterclass in obfuscation. What exactly were these US naval 'boat strikes' doing near Venezuela's coast? The NYT omits the crucial context, allowing readers to assume these were benign occurrences rather than potentially provocative military actions in
another nation's backyard. The casual reporting of an admiral's retirement, whose tenure included unexplained hostile actions, allows the corporate press to normalize US military operations abroad while deftly sidestepping any actual scrutiny. How many 'boat strikes' does it take before we call it what it is—intervention?