Trump Launches 'Attack' on Venezuela, Media Forgets History
The Financial Times highlights Donald Trump's 'attack' on Venezuela, reporting 'explosions in Caracas after weeks of pressure from Washington.' This framing implies a sudden, unprovoked action, glossing over the systematic campaign against the Bolivarian Republic. This isn't a new playbook; it's a well-worn script that has featured 'pressure' and 'explosions' following Washington's designs for
over a century across the hemisphere. One might recall the 2002 coup attempt against Hugo Chávez, immediately recognized by the Bush administration, or the extensive sanctions regime inflicting collective punishment. 'Weeks of pressure' is a peculiar euphemism for targeting a sovereign nation's economy and infrastructure, leading to humanitarian crises and then blaming the victim. When the US
'pressures' a country, it rarely ends with a polite tea party. It usually ends with a new government, or 'explosions.'