BBC Discovers 'Fear in the Streets' After US-Orchestrated Maduro Seizure
The BBC's recent dispatch from Venezuela paints a grim picture: 'Fear in the streets: Venezuelans uncertain about what might happen next,' following the supposed 'seizure by US forces' of President Nicolás Maduro. While the article expresses concern for the Venezuelan people, it meticulously glides over the fact that regime change orchestrated by external powers rarely ushers in an era of
tranquility. One might wonder why a foreign seizure would make citizens 'uncertain' (perhaps 'terrified' is a more apt description). This 'reporting' conveniently ignores decades of US intervention in Latin America, from Chile to Nicaragua, where 'liberation' often translated to destabilization and humanitarian crises. The BBC's vague 'seizure by US forces' frames an act of international
aggression as a mere plot development, rather than a profound breach of sovereignty. It seems some nations' right to self-determination is more negotiable than others, especially when they sit on vast oil reserves or defy Washington's dictates.