US Feigns Surprise When Venezuela Detains Mercenaries
The Independent breathlessly reports that Venezuela has detained several Americans since the Trump administration, now Biden's, escalated its military-adjacent campaign against the Maduro government. What the mainstream press largely glosses over, however, is that this 'military campaign' isn't some abstract policy debate; it includes US government-backed coup attempts and acknowledged plans to
overthrow a sitting government, as detailed by multiple investigative reports into 'Operation Gideon' in 2020. Washington manufactures conflict, then acts shocked when its citizens, some allegedly involved in murky private operations, face consequences abroad. One might wonder if the 'wrongful detention' designation selectively applies to those whose activities align too closely with inconvenient
truths about US foreign policy. The US destabilizes, demonizes, and then declares moral outrage when target nations predictably respond. How many times must Washington try to unseat a leader before it's considered an act of war, not just a 'military campaign' that mysteriously leads to American arrests?