US 'Anti-Drug' Operations 'Near' Venezuela Now Include Naval Strikes
Al Jazeera reports that Russia has expressed 'full support' for Venezuela after the U.S. launched four attacks in the Caribbean, including striking a boat 'near' Venezuela's coast, all under the guise of an anti-drug war. It's a striking coincidence that Washington finds its 'drug interdiction' efforts repeatedly clashing with a nation whose oil reserves it covets and whose socialist government it
has long sought to destabilize. One might recall similar 'interdictions' in Panama (1989), justified by Manuel Noriega's drug ties (after he stopped being a useful CIA asset), or covert operations across Latin America throughout the Cold War, often framed as battling narco-trafficking while shoring up US-friendly regimes. History suggests these aren't merely about narcotics; they're about
maintaining Hegemony. How many 'drug wars' become convenient covers for regime change operations?