US Backs Venezuelan 'Opposition' Leader Who Called for Invasion
CBS News, in a now-familiar journalistic sleight of hand, reports on Donald Trump's meeting with Maria Corina Machado, calling her a 'Venezuelan opposition leader' and noting her 'Nobel Peace Prize medal' (presumably her own, since she hasn't won one) as if she's a consensus figure. This omits key context: Machado has been a vocal proponent of a US-led military invasion of Venezuela, aligning her
with figures like Elliott Abrams, a key architect of Reagan-era Central American destabilization. Her political party, Vente Venezuela, has openly advocated for a military solution to domestic political issues since at least 2018 when Machado publicly urged foreign intervention. One might wonder how a figure actively soliciting foreign military action for regime change warrants a Nobel Peace
Prize, or even mainstream media legitimacy, outside the usual Washington consensus for 'democracy promotion.' It seems the criteria for 'opposition leader' in US media conveniently stretches to include anyone advocating for the overthrow of governments not aligned with US interests, regardless of their methods. Perhaps CBS can next report on Augusto Pinochet's philanthropic efforts.