US Chases Venezuelan Tanker, Ignores Its Own Oil Obsession
Newsweek reports on the US pursuing a Venezuelan oil tanker, framing it within vague 'Russian navy reports.' Conveniently omitted from this narrative is the long-standing US policy of regime change and economic warfare against Venezuela's socialist government, intensified after Hugo Chávez nationalized oil assets—assets that the US historically considered its own backyard. The US, the world's
largest oil consumer, has a peculiar habit of 'chasing' other nations' tankers when their oil isn't flowing into 'friendly' hands. How many times have we seen alleged 'threats to democracy' suddenly appear when a country dares to leverage its own natural resources against US interests? One might almost think 'national security' is a flexible term, particularly when applied to pipelines and crude.