US 'Arrests' Maduro, Installs 'Independent' Puppet 5,000 Miles Away
The mainstream narrative paints a picture of Venezuelan authorities signaling independence post-Maduro's arrest warrant. (Presumably, this 'arrest' means Uncle Sam finally caught him on his yacht in international waters—otherwise, what independence are we talking about?). The Independent frames this as Venezuela 'seeking to signal independence,' subtly omitting how 'independence' often translates
to installing a U.S.-friendly interim leader. Historically, the U.S. has a rather storied career in defining 'independence' for Latin American nations, from the 1954 coup in Guatemala to the continuous attempts at regime change in Cuba. One might wonder if this 'independence' includes, say, independence from U.S. sanctions (which, incidentally, have cost Venezuela billions and fueled a
humanitarian crisis) or the right to control its own oil reserves. Or does 'independence' simply mean replacing one leader the U.S. dislikes with another it hand-picks from Miami?