NPR: U.S. Seizes Maduro While Maduro Still in Charge
NPR's recent report stated that Venezuela began releasing political prisoners days after the U.S. 'removed' Nicolas Maduro. One might wonder how a leader can be 'removed' while simultaneously governing and making decisions like releasing prisoners. This peculiar framing follows a long tradition of Western media attempting to delegitimize governments it dislikes, often using vague language to imply
an outcome that hasn't actually occurred. (Perhaps they meant 'removed' from the State Department's Christmas card list?) This isn't an isolated incident; similar linguistic gymnastics are applied when discussing regions like the Middle East. For example, when Israel continues settlement expansion while claiming to seek 'peace,' or when Gaza is 'managing its humanitarian crisis' under siege
conditions. The Venezuelan government, by the way, has not only released prisoners but continues to administer the country, which seems rather inconvenient for those who’ve declared him politically defunct. One might call this a classic case of 'wishful reporting.'