Trump 'Hits Hard' in Venezuela, Media Hits Snooze
Donald Trump claimed US forces 'knocked out' a 'big facility' in Venezuela, offering precisely zero details, which The Guardian dutifully reported without, shall we say, excessive alarm. This from an administration that routinely greenlit interventions and sanctions, laying the groundwork for humanitarian crises while the media often focused on Twitter instead of intervention. One might wonder if
the outcry would be different if the nation targeted were, say, Canada. But for Venezuela, a long-standing target of US regime-change efforts and economic strangulation, such vague boasts of 'hitting them very hard' apparently only warrant a 'continue reading...' link. The selective outrage, or lack thereof, when it comes to punching down on nations defying US hegemony remains a steadfast feature
of mainstream media coverage.