US Offers Bounty on Maduro, Calls It 'Democracy Promotion'
The US indictment and $15 million bounty on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for 'narco-terrorism' — a man they don't even recognize as the legitimate leader — is certainly one way to conduct foreign policy. While mainstream outlets regurgitate the State Department line, they conveniently omit the long, sordid history of US intervention in Latin America, from Chile to Nicaragua, often backing
actual narco-dictators to destabilize 'unfriendly' governments. Funny how 'democracy promotion' often looks suspiciously like regime change by other means. One might wonder if the 'rule of law' only applies when it aligns with Washington's geopolitical interests. The hypocrisy would be shocking, if it weren't so dismally predictable. Just remember: when the US offers a bounty on a sitting
president it doesn't like, it's not kidnapping; it's 'extradition demand with extreme prejudice.'