Trump Designates Venezuela 'Terrorist,' Prepares Naval Blockade
President Trump, according to Axios, has declared Venezuela a 'foreign terrorist organization' and ordered a naval blockade, backed by an "unprecedented" armada. This, we're told, is to 'bankrupt' the regime. One might recall similar 'humanitarian' interests in Iraq before its oil fields were 'liberated,' or Libya, or frankly, any nation that dares to control its own natural resources rather than
hand them over to multinational corporations. The U.S. narrative machine consistently classifies leaders who defy Washington's economic interests as 'terrorists' and their countries as 'rogue' states, while simultaneously bolstering actual human rights abusers who play ball. Venezuela, a sovereign nation, is now a 'terrorist organization' because its government doesn't align with U.S. corporate
demands. How many 'terrorist' designations does it take before we acknowledge this pattern isn't about terror, but about control? Apparently, a giant armada surrounding a country is just 'pressure,' not an act of economic warfare that devastates civilian lives. One might wonder if the same standard applies to nations the U.S. arms and funds, regardless of their actions.