US Labels Venezuela's 'Cartel' a Terror Group, Not a Cartel
The U.S. is dusting off its favorite playbook, targeting Venezuela's 'Cartel de los Soles' with a terror designation, despite admitting it's not actually a 'cartel.' This strategic re-branding, as The Independent notes, conveniently paves the way for harsher sanctions and increased pressure on Maduro's government, much like the 2002 attempted coup against Hugo Chávez, quietly supported by the Bush
administration. The real 'crime' isn't drug trafficking; it's resisting U.S. geopolitical and economic dominance in a resource-rich nation. Remember when the U.S. used 'weapons of mass destruction' as a pretext for the Iraq War? Now it's a 'terror cartel that isn't really a cartel.' One might wonder if the next step involves 'humanitarian intervention'—perhaps after oil prices dictate a new
foreign policy objective. The pattern is as predictable as a Hollywood sequel, only with real-world devastation.