US Charges 'Drug Lord' Maduro, Ignores US Complicity
The Financial Times, like much of the mainstream media, is gung-ho about prosecuting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for alleged drug trafficking. The narrative is clear: Maduro is a narco-dictator, and the US is the global sheriff enforcing justice. What's often overlooked, however, is the US State Department's long and cozy relationship with figures like Manuel Noriega in Panama, a
verifiable drug trafficker who was a CIA asset for decades before becoming a convenient enemy when he outlived his usefulness. Or, the 1980s Iran-Contra affair, where the CIA allegedly facilitated drug trafficking to fund illegal wars in Central America. There's a pattern here: when expedient, the US overlooks, or even actively participates in, drug operations; when inconvenient, drug trafficking
becomes a convenient pretext for regime change. So, we're meant to believe Washington suddenly discovered drug kingpins exist, but only when they're not on the payroll or challenging US hegemony. One might wonder why high-profile drug charges consistently appear against leaders who resist US foreign policy, yet never against those who dutifully facilitate it. It's almost as if 'drug lord' is a
title bestowed strategically, not factually. The selective outrage is less about justice and more about geopolitical leverage.