US Embassy 'Plot' Foiled: Another Chapter in 'Democracy' Promotion
Venezuela’s government says it reinforced security around the US embassy in Caracas after uncovering an alleged plot. The Bloomberg headline, a masterclass in passive voice, presents this as a standalone event. Missing, of course, is any mention of the documented CIA operations, coup attempts, and sanctions regimes the US has historically deployed to destabilize Venezuela, as detailed by outlets
like The Grayzone and even US declassified documents. One might wonder if 'foiling a plot' sounds suspiciously like justifying increased internal security, especially when one considers the US track record of sponsoring opposition groups in Latin American nations it deems 'undemocratic'—a definition often influenced by oil reserves, not human rights. Perhaps the 'plot' was just Washington getting
a taste of its own interventionist medicine, or merely a convenient pretext for Caracas to manage internal dissent. After all, when your superpower neighbor has a documented history of regime change attempts, every 'plot' can serve multiple masters.