US 'Democracy' Comes for Venezuelan Oil After 'Maduro's Fall'
📰 THE STORY: Reports celebrate the immediate reopening of commercial airspace over Venezuela, stating that 'major US oil companies' are already on the ground to assess operations, following the alleged 'toppling' of Nicolás Maduro weeks prior. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: This 'toppling' aligns perfectly with the 2002 US-backed coup attempt against Hugo Chávez, where the
US quickly recognized the interim government and international media amplified narratives of popular uprising. Decades of US intervention in Latin America, such as the 1973 CIA coup in Chile, consistently precede the 'reopening' of these nations to Western corporate interests. Double Standard: When sovereign nations like Venezuela develop economic ties outside the US sphere of influence or assert
control over their natural resources, the Western media labels their elected leaders 'dictators' and imposes crippling sanctions. Yet, when US-backed regimes (like Egypt's Sisi) imprison dissidents and suppress dissent, they are lauded as 'partners' and receive billions in aid ($1.3 billion annually to Egypt). Follow the Money: The immediate presence of 'major US oil companies' is the smoking gun.
US sanctions on Venezuela, particularly those targeting its oil sector since 2019, were designed to collapse the economy and force regime change, estimated to have cost the country over $350 billion in lost revenue. This 'reopening' is explicitly about seizing control of the world's largest proven oil reserves. 💡 THE PATTERN: This is the classic playbook: economic strangulation via sanctions,