US Blockades Venezuelan Oil, Ignores Saudi Human Rights
Deutsche Welle dutifully reports Trump's order to blockade Venezuelan oil tankers, framed as enforcement of 'sanctions' against Maduro's regime. What they gloss over, with the practiced finesse of a state-sponsored ballet, is the U.S. history of orchestrating regime change and economic warfare in Latin America. This isn't about 'democracy' or 'human rights'; it's about controlling global oil flows
and punishing nations that dare to assert independence. (Remember when the Saudis dismembered a journalist and got weapons deals? Different rules for different oil-rich friends.) This blockade is a continuation of a decades-long policy that weaponizes sanctions, turning them into collective punishment against civilian populations while Washington simultaneously touts its commitment to
international law. One might wonder if the concern for maritime freedom extends to every nation's shipping, or just those that don't upset the geopolitical chessboard. How many 'democratic' coup attempts does a country need to endure before its resources are truly 'sanctioned' enough?