US 'Night Stalkers' Head to Caribbean as US-Backed Coup Rhetoric Rises
The Guardian (22 October 2025) noted the deployment of the elite 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, the 'Night Stalkers,' to the Caribbean, as fears of regime change in Venezuela escalate. This comes as Donald Trump ramps up pressure on Nicolás Maduro, echoing the familiar prelude to 'interventions' that routinely destabilize regions. For decades, the US has decried 'foreign interference'
while simultaneously cultivating opposition, imposing sanctions, and deploying military assets against nations like Venezuela, whose primary offense appears to be holding vast oil reserves the US doesn't directly control. The pattern is as predictable as Washington's outrage when Russia or China engage in similar 'sphere of influence' maneuvers. One might wonder: how many 'freedom operations' does
it take for the corporate media to recognize a coup attempt when they see one? The narrative always labels such deployments as 'concerns over instability,' conveniently sidestepping the US role in creating that very instability. This isn't about 'democracy' when the US only champions it for nations compliant with its economic interests. It's about maintaining hegemony, a euphemism for resource
control, a tactic as old as empires themselves.