US Finds New 'Threat' to Justify Old Habits in Venezuela
The United States, according to Al Jazeera , has decided a Venezuelan 'cartel' now qualifies for its terror list, conveniently as military posturing against Maduro increases. One might wonder if the timing is purely coincidental, given the US track record of 'discovering' threats just before asserting regional dominance. Remember when the USS Maine just 'blew up' in Havana Harbor in 1898, sparking
the Spanish-American War? Or the 'imminent communist threat' justifications for interventions across Latin America from the '50s through the '80s? It seems the playbook hasn't changed, just the buzzwords. This move offers potential 'cover,' as Al Jazeera so delicately puts it, for expanded operations. From backing coups in Chile and supporting contras in Nicaragua, the US has a long history of
framing resource-rich nations as 'national security threats' to justify economic and military pressure. Why bother with nuanced diplomacy when you can just relabel an internal issue as a 'terror cartel' and wave the flag of freedom (and oil access)?