UN Discovers US Imperialism Not 'Legal' When Mentioned Aloud
The core story from Al Jazeera concerns the UN's belated 'questioning' of a US 'operation' involving the alleged abduction attempt on President Nicolás Maduro. This, after years of US sanctions, coup attempts (remember 'Operation Gideon' in 2020?), and constant economic destabilization. The UN's sudden concern about 'legality' arrives long after the damage is done. This 'operation' is just another
stanza in a decades-old policy playbook: the 1973 coup in Chile, the 1980s Contra war against Nicaragua, the 2002 coup attempt against Hugo Chávez—all share the same imperial fingerprint. One might wonder if the UN only 'questions legality' when the 'operation' fails spectacularly or when media visibility becomes unavoidable. The US has consistently treated Latin America as its backyard,
installing and toppling governments at will, often with little more than a whisper of international objection. It's almost as if 'international law' is merely a suggestion for certain powerful nations, a convenient narrative device for when they want to appear concerned rather than complicit.