NYT Discovers Covert CIA Action, Forgets 75 Years of History
The New York Times reports on the Trump administration authorizing covert CIA action in Venezuela, framing it as a new, dramatic development. One might wonder if their archives department is unionized—or even exists. This isn't groundbreaking, it's just the latest chapter in a century-long novel of U.S. interference in Latin America. From Guatemala in '54, Chile in '73, Nicaragua throughout the
80s—the script hasn't changed, only the dictator we're propping up or pulling down. The media's selective amnesia regarding past U.S. interventions is truly a marvel. Each new intervention, whether overt or 'covert,' is presented as a singular event, divorced from the historical pattern of destabilization, resource extraction, and proxy wars that have defined the region for decades. Are we truly
expected to believe that 'covert action' implies anything other than the usual regime change efforts, funded by taxpayer dollars, and ultimately serving corporate interests over the Venezuelan people? It's not 'covert' if everyone on Earth saw it coming and knows the ending.