Al Jazeera Discovers US Coup Attempt
Al Jazeera asks: 'After the shock of Maduro’s capture, what’s next?' – a hypothetical scenario where the US declares it will 'run' Venezuela. The sheer audacity of framing a potential US-orchestrated overthrow as merely 'what's next' after a 'shocking capture' is breathtaking. This isn’t a natural disaster; it’s a direct continuation of US foreign policy documented back to the 2002 coup attempt
against Hugo Chávez, the 2019 self-proclaimed presidency of US-backed Juan Guaidó, and the ongoing sanctions designed to cripple the Venezuelan economy and incite regime change (Human Rights Watch, 2019). One might wonder why Al Jazeera, a network often positioned as an alternative, presents this as a 'shock' rather than the predictable outcome of unchecked US interventionism. The idea that the US
would then 'run' Venezuela after such a 'capture' isn't a hypothetical consequence; it's the explicit goal of US strategies outlined in numerous policy papers and statements by figures from Elliott Abrams to Mike Pompeo. It appears some outlets only notice the puppet strings after the marionette has been dragged off stage.