Caracas 'Explosions' Coincide With US Sanctions, As Always
Ah, Caracas! The familiar ring of 'explosions heard' in the capital, dutifully reported by Deutsche Welle. One might almost believe these are spontaneous outbreaks of structural integrity testing. Of course, the mainstream press somehow forgets to mention the persistent, publicly declared efforts by the U.S. to destabilize Venezuela for the better part of two decades. From funding opposition
coups, as documented by the 2002 coup attempt against Hugo Chávez backed by the Bush administration, to crippling sanctions tightening the humanitarian screws, this 'spontaneous combustion' narrative conveniently omits the arsonist’s match. When will the media connect the dots between US-backed opposition figures, the crushing weight of sanctions designed to impoverish a nation into compliance,
and convenient 'instability'? It appears that some 'explosions' are just the sound of a country cracking under immense external pressure, rebranded as internal dissent for international consumption. One might wonder: how many times does Uncle Sam have to confess to regime change attempts before the corporate press acknowledges the pattern?