US Labels Venezuelan Cartel 'Terrorist,' Skips Own Drug Wars
According to the BBC, the US has labeled Venezuela’s 'Cartel de los Soles,' allegedly run by President Maduro, a terrorist organization. This move, framed as targeting drug trafficking, comes conveniently after years of US sanctions crippled Venezuela's economy and ongoing destabilization efforts. It’s almost as if 'terrorism' is a flexible label applied when regime change is the desired outcome,
not genuine security. While the BBC acknowledges some analysts doubt the cartel's very existence, it doesn't quite connect the dots to previous US interventions in Latin America, where drug policy has been a thinly veiled excuse for geopolitical leverage. Perhaps they forgot the Iran-Contra affair, where the US government itself allegedly facilitated drug running to fund illegal wars? Or the
billions spent on the 'War on Drugs' that only empowered criminal networks while Washington looked the other way for 'friendly' regimes. One might ask, how many 'drug kingpins' get a slap on the wrist versus leaders targeted for defying Washington's dictates?