CIA's Venezuelan 'Outpost': Empire's Playbook Never Changes
📰 THE STORY: CNN reports that the CIA is establishing a new intelligence outpost in Venezuela, allegedly to gather information and influence the country's politics, drawing parallels to its operations in Ukraine. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: This is a direct echo of the 2002 US-backed coup attempt against Hugo Chavez, which failed but laid the groundwork for persistent
destabilization. More broadly, it fits a pattern stretching back to the 1954 CIA coup in Guatemala for the United Fruit Company, and the 1973 coup in Chile orchestrated by Kissinger to install Pinochet. The US has a long and bloody track record of using intelligence agencies to meddle in Latin American democracies it deems 'unfriendly.' Double Standard: Imagine the outrage if Russia or China
announced a new 'outpost' in Mexico or Canada to 'influence' internal politics. Western media would scream about sovereignty, aggression, and international law violations. When the US does it, it's framed as a legitimate (if perhaps 'unconventional') intelligence gathering. The humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, exacerbated by crushing US sanctions since 2017, is consistently blamed on the Maduro
government, not the external economic warfare designed to create internal dissent. Follow the Money: The 'influence' CNN mentions isn't altruistic. US foreign policy in Venezuela has been driven by control over its vast oil reserves and preventing the rise of a strong independent socialist model in the region. Sanctions, costing Venezuela an estimated $30 billion per year, are a cheap, deniable