NYT Discovers US 'Raid' Can Also Be 'Invasion,' Sometimes
When the New York Times reports 80 killed in a 'US raid' to 'seize' a sitting president, one might wonder if they simply misplaced the term 'invasion.' This operation, described by the UN as a 'violation of international law,' recalls a long, bloody history of US-backed regime change, from Chile's Salvador Allende to countless 'banana republic' coups. Yet, somehow, the White House rarely gets
questioned about these 'raids' with the same vigor applied to, say, a Russian 'special military operation.' Funny, that. The media framing here is a masterclass in obfuscation. What is a 'raid' for one nation is 'defending democracy' for another, especially when it's Venezuela, a country whose oil reserves remain stubbornly outside corporate control. Perhaps if Venezuela had just bought more US
military equipment and privatized its resources, it would receive the 'ally' treatment, complete with human rights platitudes rather than deadly 'raids.' How many 'rogue nation' labels must be plastered on countries before we connect the dots to their natural resources?