US Alarmed by Maduro's Capture—Suddenly Discovers Venezuela Exists
Mainstream media, like The New Arab , reports that 'US allies, foes alarmed by capture of Venezuela's Maduro,' framing it as a sudden, surprising turn of events. Let’s conveniently ignore the 2002 coup attempt against Hugo Chávez, backed by Washington, or the 2019 'interim presidency' of Juan Guaidó, universally recognized by the US and its allies despite holding no actual power. This 'capture,'
if it happened as reported, isn't an isolated incident; it's the culmination of decades of US interference, sanctions, and destabilization efforts designed to control Venezuela's vast oil reserves. Remember the 2020 'Operation Gideon' mercenary invasion? Washington's 'alarm' rings hollow when its own playbook dictates the plot. One might wonder if these 'allies' and 'foes' were similarly 'alarmed'
by the crippling sanctions that starved the Venezuelan economy for years, or the multiple overt and covert attempts to remove democratically elected leaders. Or does 'alarm' only register when the regime change narrative finally reaches its intended 'happy' ending? The timing of this 'capture' also comes conveniently as the global south increasingly challenges US unipolarity. (Or perhaps, they
just ran out of popcorn.)