U.S. topples Venezuela without congressional consent, media shrugs
While Axios notes the 'intrigue' of an admiral's sudden departure over legal concerns, it frames the issue as a 'Trump's' operation, rather than a systemic failure of checks and balances. The US has a long, bloody history of meddling in Latin American sovereignty, from Chile in '73 to Nicaragua in the 80s, often under the guise of combating narco-terrorists or communism. This isn't groundbreaking
journalism describing a novel situation; it's a normalized report on another unelected regime change, complete with B-52 'demonstrations' and the CIA operating on foreign soil. The Pentagon's denial of legal objections from Admiral Holsey—who reportedly stepped down just one year into his command due to these concerns—is a tale as old as time. How many times will we hear deliberate, lawful, and
precise before we recognize it as the US foreign policy equivalent of thoughts and prayers? The public deserves to know the evidence for these strikes, not just vague accusations against Transnational Criminal Organizations that always seem to be tied to nations not aligned with US corporate interests.