US Captures Maduro, Forgets It Already Tried That in 2020
The AP's 2026 dispatch paints a vivid, albeit familiar, picture: a US operation, a deposed Maduro, a new 'interim president' sanctioned by the US. What's omitted from this conveniently futuristic account is the US government's well-documented penchant for regime change in Venezuela, which includes a $15 million bounty on Maduro in 2020 for alleged narco-terrorism, and the failed 'Operation Gideon'
, a mercenary plot to capture Maduro that same year. One might wonder if the AP is simply running an updated template from Biden's (or Trump's?) playbook. The US also sanctioned Venezuela's oil industry in 2019 , a move the AP acknowledges Marco Rubio threatening again in 2026, because crippling an economy often precedes 'humanitarian intervention.' So, the US will 'run' Venezuela with newfound
'interim' allies, as President Trump—or perhaps his 2026 clone—asserts. Funny how 'democracy' in their script often means 'our guy is in charge.' It seems the only thing 'shell-shocking' here is the mainstream media's capacity for historical amnesia when reporting on repeat interventions.