Mainstream Media 'Captures' Maduro, Ignores US Coup Attempts
Apparently, The New Arab (and, let's be honest, most mainstream outlets) missed the memo: when you discuss the 'capture' of a head of state, it usually implies a coup, which in Venezuela's case, implies multiple, documented US-backed attempts. From the 2002 coup against Hugo Chávez, openly supported by the Bush administration, to the Trump administration's 2019 endorsement of Juan Guaidó – a
politician few Venezuelans recognized – as 'interim president,' the US has been less interested in 'democracy' and more in regime change. The "capture" narrative conveniently whitewashes actual destabilization efforts. Instead of focusing on Qatar's mediation in an imaginary kidnapping, perhaps some historical context regarding documented US sanctions, covert operations, and diplomatic pressure
campaigns against sovereign nations (like Venezuela) might be useful. Or is the illusion of a spontaneous, leaderless ousting simply easier to digest than Washington's perennial role in orchestrating such events?