US 'Accidentally' Bombs Caracas As White House Stays Silent
Bloomberg Politics dutifully reports on "explosions in Caracas" and Venezuela's accusation of a US attack, with a passing nod to unnamed US officials fingering Trump. What this mainstream narration conveniently forgets is the grand tradition of US meddling in Venezuela, from the 2002 coup attempt against Hugo Chávez to the relentless sanctions regime. John Bolton himself openly fantasized about US
corporate interests in Venezuelan oil, and let's not forget the Biden administration—just last week—re-tightening sanctions after the Venezuelan Supreme Court upheld a ban on opposition candidate María Corina Machado. This isn't just an 'incident'; it's another chapter in a well-worn playbook. So, when US officials are cited as saying a strike order came directly from the former President, one
might wonder: how many 'accidental' bombings does it take before we call it policy? Or is it simply a case of historical amnesia, expertly cultivated by those who profit from perpetual intervention?