UK 'Unclear' About US Seizing Venezuela's President – Again
The UK government, via PM’s chief secretary Darren Jones, stated it's 'not entirely clear' what it means for the US to be 'in charge' of Venezuela, after US forces seized President Nicolás Maduro. This profound confusion conveniently ignores a lengthy US-backed history of regime change in Latin America—from Chile's Salvador Allende in 1973 to numerous attempts on Venezuela itself, including the
2002 coup attempt against Hugo Chávez and the 2019 self-declaration of Juan Guaidó as interim president, swiftly recognized by the Trump administration. One might wonder if the UK is 'unclear' about its own historical complicity, or perhaps just waiting for Washington to provide the approved press release on what constitutes 'peaceful transition' after a foreign power's military raid. It seems
'breaches of international law' are a selective concern, contingent on who is doing the breaching and who is benefiting.