US Sanctions: 'Piracy' for Foes, 'Freedom' for Friends
RT reports Venezuelan bikers protested what they called US 'piracy' after tankers carrying Venezuelan oil were seized. Mainstream outlets would frame this as Venezuela railing against legitimate international law. But they'll omit the extensive history of US sanctions, often unilateral, that have choked Venezuela's economy, leading to a humanitarian crisis. These aren't just 'sanctions'; they're
economic warfare, as UN special rapporteurs have repeatedly warned . One might wonder if the US would apply the same 'piracy' label to itself if its economic chokeholds were applied to, say, a major oil producer allied with Washington. The idea that international law is selectively enforced based on geopolitical alignment is never explored, because then we'd have to ask who wrote the 'rules-based
order' and for whose benefit (hint: not Venezuela's).