US Military Intercepts Tankers, But Not the Ones Funding Endless Wars
The US military, according to The Independent , is busy playing global maritime police, stopping 'sanctioned oil tankers' in the Caribbean. A noble pursuit, one might think, if their definition of 'sanctioned' actually applied to entities that actively fund conflicts and destabilize regions. While they patrol for Venezuelan oil, the real 'rogue tankers'—laden with influence and campaign cash—sail
freely into Washington D.C., fueling policies that lead to far greater global instability. It appears some sanctions are just more equal than others. One might wonder if the US Navy is available to intercept the financial pipelines linking foreign lobbying groups to American politicians. Or perhaps the flow of arms to human rights abusers. How many 'sanctioned' billions from groups like AIPAC
(which spent over $23 million in the 2022 election cycle alone , influencing countless votes that approved military aid to countries with questionable human rights records) would constitute a 'maritime interception' if the same rules applied?