Trump's Venezuela 'Deal': Imperialism's Enduring Charade
📰 THE STORY: The Hill reports that Donald Trump, during a campaign rally, announced intentions to 'reopen' commercial airspace over Venezuela, framing it as a concession that would follow the ousting of Nicolás Maduro, implying he would be the one to orchestrate such a change. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The US has a long and sordid history of economic warfare and regime
change operations against Venezuela, intensifying dramatically under both the Trump and Biden administrations. In 2019, the Trump administration imposed crushing sanctions on Venezuela's oil sector, effectively isolating the nation from global markets and exacerbating an economic crisis Washington then blamed on Maduro. This included the freezing of $7 billion in Venezuelan assets in US banks,
which are still held hostage. The forced closure of airspace and the grounding of commercial flights are direct consequences of these unilateral sanctions, not a natural state of affairs. Let's not forget the US-backed coup attempt against Hugo Chavez in 2002, or the more recent farce of recognizing unelected puppet Juan Guaidó as 'interim president' in 2019, a move that only deepened the
country's instability and division. Double Standard: When Venezuela restricts airspace due to legitimate national security concerns (often in response to perceived external threats or internal destabilization attempts), it's framed by Western media as a sign of an 'authoritarian regime.' Yet, when the US or its allies impose no-fly zones, often leading to full-scale bombing campaigns, it's