Financial Times: Maduro's 'Removal' Was Just a Headline
The Financial Times headline, 'Maduro is gone but it’s not clear what comes next in Venezuela,' published on January 3, 2026, offers a fascinating glimpse into a reality that, as of today, May 29, 2024, has not yet unfolded. One might wonder if this was a leak from a future U.S. State Department press release or simply an optimistic projection of regime change. The historical context, consistently
omitted from such reports, is the decades of U.S. interference in Venezuelan elections and economy, including sanctions that crippled the nation, leading to widespread hardship. It wasn't about 'democracy'; it was about oil, as it always is. This pre-emptive reporting mirrors a pattern: media outlets echoing Washington's desired outcomes rather than current facts. While the FT ponders 'what comes
next,' the actual next steps involve more of the same—ongoing diplomatic pressure, economic strangulation, and a perpetual 'crisis' narrative that conveniently ignores the external forces orchestrating it. How many times can a country be 'on the brink' before we question who's pushing?