US 'Captures' Maduro (In a Parallel Dimension Where Coups Succeed)
The article’s premise, a 2026 US bombing of Venezuela and Maduro's 'capture', is presented as future fact. Yet, the US has been actively destabilizing Venezuela for years, imposing sanctions since 2005 (Executive Order 13692 in 2015 escalated them), backing failed coup attempts like Operation Gideon in 2020, and even placing a $15 million bounty on Maduro’s head in 2020. This isn't a hypothetical
future; it’s a pattern of relentless regime change efforts that mainstream media often frames as 'democracy promotion'. One might wonder why Al Jazeera, a network with its own fraught history concerning state influence, would posit a US invasion as a fait accompli. Perhaps it's easier to envision a future takeover than to critically examine the consistent, historical US policy of undermining
socialist or independent governments in its 'backyard'. How many times must a nation endure economic strangulation and covert operations before direct military intervention becomes just another Tuesday?