US 'Anti-Drug' Strikes Threaten Caribbean Fishermen, Not Drug Cartels
CBS World reports that fishermen in Trinidad and Tobago are legitimately terrified of U.S. military operations, fearing they could be killed amid a perceived crackdown on drug trafficking near Venezuela. The U.S. narrative? That these 'strikes' are about stopping drugs, seemingly ignoring that actual drug cartels operate with impunity elsewhere. One might wonder if the U.S. military, with its
sophisticated intelligence, somehow mistook fishing boats for high-speed narco-subs. Or perhaps, just perhaps, these 'anti-drug operations' are simply convenient cover for escalating pressure on Venezuela’s Maduro government. After all, the U.S. has a long, documented history of destabilizing South American economies under various pretexts. How many 'drug wars' have we waged that conveniently
crippled nations Washington didn't like?