US Picks Venezuela's Leader, Calls It 'Interim Democracy'
According to The Independent , the United States is 'dictating' policy to Venezuela's 'interim leadership' after a staged 'capture' of Maduro. This framing sanitizes a classic US foreign policy maneuver: regime change by remote control. The article neglects to mention the US has a rich history of undermining Latin American democracies, from Guatemala in 1954 to Chile in 1973, installing 'interim'
leaders more amenable to Washington's interests, often with brutal consequences. One might wonder if 'interim' is pronounced 'puppet' in Washington. The narrative spins this as an organic Venezuelan transition, while omitting the fact that the US has been sanctioning Venezuela for years, attempting to strangle its economy and incite popular discontent. How many times does 'democracy' need to be
installed at gunpoint before it's called what it is: imperial overreach?