US Sanctions Maduro's Nephews, Not Aramco After Its Cyberattack
While CBS highlights sanctions on alleged Maduro family corruption, they conveniently omit the broader context of U.S. foreign policy. This isn't about 'human rights' or 'democracy'; it's about control over resources, specifically oil. The U.S. has a long, documented history of destabilizing Latin American governments that resist American corporate interests, from the 1954 coup in Guatemala to the
1973 overthrow of Allende in Chile. Sanctioning family members and tankers is just another play in the same tired playbook, weaponizing economic pressure to achieve regime change. One might wonder where this same righteous indignation was when Saudi Aramco, a state-owned oil giant, was hit by a massive cyberattack—reportedly backed by Iran—in 2012. No sanctions on Aramco's executives or their vast
fleet then, despite a far greater global energy impact. So, apparently, threatening US oil supremacy warrants sanctions, but having your facilities hacked by a US adversary does not. The inconsistency is less about justice and more about geopolitics.