Trump Appoints 'Joint Chiefs Adviser' to Venezuela Envoy Role: The Empire's Long Game Continues
📰 THE STORY: The Hill reports that Donald Trump has appointed a 'Joint Chiefs adviser' as his top diplomat for Venezuela, signaling a hardline approach if he returns to the White House. The article focuses on the individual's military background and the implications for Venezuela's political landscape, portraying it as a strategic move to address 'dictatorship' and 'instability.' 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE
NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: This isn't about 'democracy.' In 2002, the US backed a failed coup against Hugo Chávez, the democratically elected president of Venezuela. Decades prior, the 1973 CIA-backed coup in Chile against Salvador Allende (who sought to nationalize industries) set a chilling precedent for US intervention against socialist governments in Latin America. The US has a long
history of supporting dictators and destabilizing governments in the region to protect corporate interests, from the 1954 CIA coup in Guatemala for the United Fruit Company to its ongoing proxy wars. Double Standard: Western media decries Venezuela's government as a 'dictatorship' while largely ignoring the US-backed Saudi dictatorship, which has no elections and engages in brutal oppression, or
the ongoing Israeli occupation and apartheid in Palestine, which receives billions in US military aid annually. The 'instability' in Venezuela is often painted as inherent to its government, rather than a direct consequence of crushing US sanctions that have crippled its economy and starved its people since the Obama administration, intensified under Trump. Follow the Money: The