The Hill Declares US Interventionism Needs No Approval, Venezuelan Sovereignty Be Damned
📰 THE STORY: An opinion piece in The Hill argues that former President Trump was correct in asserting he didn't need international approval for his administration's actions against Venezuela, interpreting the UN Charter to support unilateral US interventionism without UN Security Council authorization or the host nation's consent. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The US has a
documented history of destabilizing Latin American democracies, including Venezuela. In 2002, the George W. Bush administration actively supported a failed coup attempt against then-President Hugo Chávez. Declassified US documents confirm meetings between coup plotters and US officials, and the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) funded groups involved in the coup. This wasn't isolated; the
1973 CIA-backed coup in Chile against Salvador Allende, the 1954 CIA coup in Guatemala for the United Fruit Company, and ongoing efforts against Cuba all illustrate a consistent pattern of violating national sovereignty to install compliant regimes. Double Standard: Imagine The Hill publishing an opinion piece asserting that China or Russia didn't need international approval to interfere in US
elections or 'act' against a neighboring country they deemed problematic. The outrage would be deafening, with cries of 'election interference' and 'violations of international law.' Yet, when the US orchestrates regime change, imposes debilitating sanctions on Venezuela that caused its economy to contract by 75% between 2014 and 2019, and recognizes a self-appointed 'interim president' like Juan