US 'Removes' Maduro, Discovers Venezuela is Already a Country
CBS News, not for the first time, breathlessly covers Washington’s latest foray into Latin American 'democracy promotion' with the Trump administration's alleged 'operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.' The report gravely notes 'uncertainty' as if the US hasn't been sowing it across the hemisphere for a century. They even quote Trump's charming observation that the US 'may run'
Venezuela, framing it as a novel idea rather than standard operating procedure. What the broadcast omits, of course, is the long, sordid history of US interventions in Latin America, from Chile to Nicaragua, consistently leaving behind 'uncertainty'—and often, poverty and violence—in the service of US corporate and strategic interests. The alleged 'removal' of a sovereign leader, dressed up as a
rescue mission, consistently lands billions in natural resources into foreign hands, while the 'opposition' magically materializes with well-funded campaigns and prime-time media slots. One might wonder why 'uncertainty' only becomes a talking point after the foreign strongman is, well, gone.