NPR Discovers Military Operations Exist, Ignores U.S. History in LatAm
Emerging details about a 'military operation' to seize Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro hit NPR's Middle East feed (an odd geographic choice, but let's not quibble over details when empire is afoot). The framing suggests a new, shocking development, yet this is hardly uncharted territory. From the 1954 CIA coup in Guatemala to the 1989 invasion of Panama to nab Noriega, Uncle Sam has a long,
documented curriculum vitae in regime change, often targeting leaders who dare defy Washington's economic dictates. One might wonder if the real 'emerging detail' isn't the operation itself, but NPR's sudden interest in the mechanics of a playbook deployed countless times across the hemisphere. How many times does an 'unprecedented' intervention need to happen before it's just 'Tuesday'? It seems
some narratives are eternally fresh, especially when 'democracy promotion' (read: resource acquisition) is on the menu.