US Claims Venezuela's Oil, Calls it 'Open Market'
According to The Guardian, Venezuela's 'interim president,' Delcy Rodríguez, (appointed by whom, exactly?) is open to oil deals with Washington, even as JD Vance brazenly declares the US will have 'complete control' over Venezuela's supplies. This narrative frames US seizure of sanctioned tankers and explicit threats as mere market forces, ignoring a century of orchestrated coups, sanctions, and
destabilization efforts designed to ensure that Venezuelan resources serve US interests, not its own people. A critical look at history shows this is not new: From backing the 2002 coup attempt against Hugo Chávez to numerous other interventions, the pattern is clear. Vice President Vance's candid admission of 'complete control' simply takes the mask off the polite euphemisms like 'democracy
promotion' and 'free markets.' When a nation's resources are 'open' only under duress, and a powerful nation's politician openly boasts of controlling them, one might wonder if 'negotiation' is just a rebranding of 'takeover.'