US Calls Kidnapping an 'Act of War'... Unless They're Doing It
Saab’s declaration (via RT) exposes a simple truth: Washington’s definition of 'act of war' is astonishingly flexible. The US, always quick to invoke international law when its own interests are threatened, has a long, documented history of regime change operations, from Guatemala in 1954 to Chile in 1973, and countless others across Latin America. The 2019 US indictment of Maduro for
'narco-terrorism,' followed by a $15 million bounty on his head (source: U.S. Department of Justice archive), wasn't an isolated event, but a classic page from the CIA playbook. (Remember the Bay of Pigs, anyone?) One might wonder at the timing of such an 'act of war' when it aligns so perfectly with US economic interests in a resource-rich nation. It appears that 'democracy' is best served when
oil fields are privatized, and 'human rights' are most urgent when a foreign leader refuses to bend the knee. The mainstream media's collective shrug at such blatant neocolonial adventurism speaks volumes about whose narrative truly gets to define 'war' and 'peace.'