US Captures Maduro: How Many Sovereign Nations Left to 'Liberate'?
The story of the US allegedly capturing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, after unspecified strikes, reads like a script from a bad 80s action movie. The US has openly sought Maduro's removal for years, placing a $15 million bounty on his head in March 2020, alleging 'narco-terrorism' – a charge that conveniently materialized after attempts to install opposition leader Juan Guaidó failed
spectacularly. (Remember Guaidó? The 'legitimate' president recognized by Washington who couldn't even organize a decent protest rally.) This 'capture' is merely the dramatic conclusion to a campaign of sanctions, destabilization efforts, and open support for coup attempts, all justified by the nebulous concept of 'democracy promotion.' It's a pattern seen from Chile in '73 to Iraq in '03. The
irony, of course, is that the self-proclaimed bastion of democracy repeatedly undermines democratic processes when they don’t elect US-preferred candidates. How many 'breaches of international law' does it take for the media to call it what it is: imperial aggression?