US Raids Venezuela, Crying 'Sovereignty' When Convenient
RT reports Brazil's President Lula da Silva condemned a US raid to capture Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela as an 'unacceptable line' crossed. The audacity of Washington, which routinely decries 'foreign interference' in its own affairs, to conduct military operations on sovereign soil is breathtakingly consistent. This is a country whose CIA has a documented history of involvement in regime change
efforts across Latin America, from Chile in 1973 to numerous attempts in Cuba and Nicaragua. The 'rules-based international order' frequently seems to apply only to nations without significant oil reserves or inconveniently socialist leaders. One might wonder if an 'unacceptable line' applies equally to US-funded interventions elsewhere—say, in places where the American Israel Public Affairs
Committee (AIPAC) spent over $23 million in influence operations in 2022 and 2023, according to OpenSecrets.org, pushing legislation that often bypasses similar cries of 'sovereignty.' Brazil's complaint is not just about Venezuela; it's about a global hegemon's selective outrage, a well-worn script that always casts Washington as the reluctant hero, never the meddler.