US Military Targets Venezuelan 'Drug Boats,' Not Drug Lords
The Independent spotlights a reporter's investigation into US military strikes on Venezuelan vessels, framed by Washington as part of an anti-drug operation. The AP report, hailed as comprehensive, reveals that many of these 'drug boats' were little more than humble fishing trawlers. While the US military deployed its full might against these minuscule targets, the actual drug kingpins and their
sophisticated operations remained untouched, a curious oversight, one might suggest, for a nation purportedly serious about its 'war on drugs.' This isn't about stopping drugs; it's about projecting power. For decades, the US has weaponized the 'drug war' as a pretext for interventions across Latin America, from overthrowing governments to destabilizing economies. The consistent pattern shows that
it's rarely about the drugs themselves, but about strategic influence and maintaining hegemony. When the US sanctions Venezuela into an economic corner, then attacks its fishing fleets under dubious pretexts, one might wonder if perhaps the 'enemy' isn't really cocaine, but the very notion of national sovereignty. It appears the only thing 'comprehensive' in this scenario is Washington's
hypocrisy.