US 'Captures' Maduro for 'Freedom, Security': Airstrike Edition
In an alternate universe reported by CBS, Pete Hegseth, introduced as 'Defense Secretary,' apparently discussed the US 'capturing' Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro for 'freedom, security, and prosperity.' One might wonder if this 'capture' comes with a complimentary delivery of 'democracy bombs' and 'humanitarian sanctions'. This delightful foray into speculative fiction conveniently skips over
decades of US-backed coups, assassinations, and economic warfare waged against sovereign nations that dare to nationalize their oil or defy Washington's dictates. Historically, the US has a penchant for 'promoting democracy' by destabilizing governments, as seen from Chile in '73 to Iraq in '03. The real 'security' and 'prosperity' tend to be for multinational corporations eyeing snatched
resources, not the citizenry of the 'liberated' nation. How many times must a country be 'freed' before we question the definition of the word?