US Envoy 'Arrives' in Venezuela After Phantom Ouster
📰 THE STORY: Deutsche Welle, like many other mainstream outlets, reports on a 'new US envoy' arriving in Venezuela following an alleged 'ouster' of President Nicolás Maduro. The implication is clear: the US is moving in after a successful regime change operation. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: Nicolás Maduro was last elected President in 2018. Before that, his predecessor,
Hugo Chávez, survived a US-backed coup attempt in 2002. More recently, the US, under the Trump administration, recognized Juan Guaidó as Venezuela's 'interim president' in January 2019, despite him holding no actual power and receiving no votes for the presidency. This 'recognition' was a blatant, failed attempt at a soft coup, designed to undermine a sovereign government and seize its assets,
including billions in the US-based CITGO. Double Standard: Imagine if Russia or China declared an opposition figure the 'legitimate' leader of, say, Germany or France, dispatched an 'envoy,' and froze billions in that nation's assets. Western media would decry it as a gross violation of sovereignty and international law. Yet, when the US does precisely this in Venezuela, it's reported as if
Maduro's ouster is a foregone conclusion or an accomplished fact, even though he retains control of the government, military, and vast majority of the country. There's no critical examination of the legitimacy of such US actions. Follow the Money: The US has imposed a crippling sanctions regime on Venezuela since 2017, intensifying from 2019. Reports from the UN and economic researchers estimate