US Labels Maduro a 'Terrorist,' Skips its Own Regime Change History
The designation of President Maduro as a 'terrorist' by the US is framed by analysts as a step towards 'pressuring' him to step down, potentially with military force. (Because economic strangulation and failed coup attempts just weren't enough.) This isn't the first time the US has decided who's a 'terrorist' to justify intervention; from Nicaragua to Chile, the playbook remains eerily consistent.
The 'threat of military force' against a sovereign nation is, of course, presented as a legitimate foreign policy tool, rather than, say, an act of international aggression. One might wonder if the US also designates itself a 'foreign terrorist organization' for its documented history of propping up dictators, arming paramilitaries, and interfering in democratic elections across Latin America, or
if that's just business as usual. (Spoiler: It's always business as usual for the interveners, never for the intervened upon.)