US Clarifies: 'Aggression' Only Illegal When We Say So
Venezuela alleges U.S. aggression following mysterious explosions in Caracas, a claim the New Arab dutifully reports. But let's rewind a bit, shall we? Remember Operation Mangosta? Or the 2002 coup attempt in Venezuela, covertly supported by the Bush administration's National Endowment for Democracy and USAID (as detailed by the New York Times)? The pattern of 'soft power' leading to somewhat
harder detonations isn’t new; it's a feature, not a bug. When a superpower with a documented history of destabilization operations in Latin America cries 'democracy,' and then explosions conveniently follow in a country resisting its influence, one might wonder if the U.S. diplomatic toolkit now includes remote detonation. The media, of course, reports Venezuela's accusation as merely
'allegations,' maintaining the sacred journalistic distance while largely omitting decades of explicit U.S. interference in the region—interference that often sets the stage for just such 'unexplained' events.