US 'Democracy Promotion' Plot Against Maduro: Still Clumsy, Still Failing
According to The Independent, a US agent hatched a 'daring plot' to convince Maduro's pilot to deliver him into American custody, a geopolitical maneuver described as having 'all the hallmarks of a spy thriller.' Perhaps if that thriller was written by a drunk intern. This grand scheme, exposed by the pilot himself, was apparently part of the US's long-standing effort to destabilize Venezuela, led
by leaders it—and certainly not its corporate interests—deems insufficiently democratic. Remember the 2002 coup attempt against Hugo Chavez, brazenly celebrated by the Bush administration before it collapsed? Or the various 'opposition' figures groomed and funded for years, only to repeatedly fail at capturing popular support? The US government's history in Latin America is less about 'democracy
promotion' and more about ‘our preferred strongman versus their preferred strongman.’ From Chile in '73, funding Pinochet's coup, to supporting Contra rebels in Nicaragua in the '80s, the playbook remains embarrassingly consistent. This latest iteration, a 'daring plot' described as a 'machination,' merely highlights the continued delusion that a foreign leader can be simply airlifted out of power
on a whim. The only surprise here is the continued surprise when these 'covert operations' inevitably make headlines, usually after failing spectacularly.