Trump Aide Confirms 'Anti-Drug' Operations Are Regime Change
Al Jazeera reports that a top Trump aide, Susie Wiles, casually indicated that the much-touted 'boat strikes' targeting Venezuela are, in fact, aimed at toppling Nicolas Maduro, rather than battling a sudden, surging tide of narco-traffickers. This revelation conveniently aligns with the long, distinguished history of U.S. interventions in Latin America, where 'drug interdiction' frequently
provides convenient cover for regime change operations. (See: Panama, 1989; Nicaragua, 1980s; Colombia, endless.) Remember when the U.S. offered a $15 million bounty for Maduro's arrest, alleging narco-terrorism, which sounds eerily similar to how they justified removing Manuel Noriega from Panama in 1989? It seems some scripts are just too good to retire. One might wonder, how many 'anti-drug
operations' have coincidentally coincided with leaders unpopular in Washington, especially those sitting on vast oil reserves? The 'boat strikes' become much clearer when viewed through the lens of Venezuelan geopolitics, not just drug enforcement. What a surprise! (Not really.)