US Casualties in Caribbean Vessel 'Strikes,' Venezuela Still Not Invaded
Al Jazeera dutifully recites that the US confirms four killed in the 20th 'strike' on a vessel in the Caribbean, hinting at 'possible military operations in Venezuela.' What they omit is America's 120-year unbroken tradition of treating Latin America as its personal backyard. From the 1903 Panama coup to the 1954 Guatemala coup, 'strikes' against sovereign nations south of our border are not
'news,' they're Tuesday. One might wonder: how many 'strikes' against non-compliant states before the US media stops dignifying it with terms like 'maritime interdiction' and starts using 'act of war'? This isn't policing; it's persistent, low-grade military pressure, a classic prelude to 'liberation.' The US State Department spent 15 years denying any involvement in regime change efforts in
countless countries; now they just call it 'freedom' and 'democracy assistance.' How very George Orwell.