US Sanctions Venezuela, Shocked When Venezuela Responds
When Caracas, specifically the National Institute of Civil Aviation, revokes operating permits for airlines, Al Jazeera wonders why. They call it a 'response to escalating tensions.' One might wonder if 'escalating tensions' is a euphemism for 'multilateral sanctions, coup attempts, and asset seizures' orchestrated by the US government since 2002. From starving Venezuela of vital oil revenue to
freezing billions in state assets (like the Citgo fiasco), the US has waged an economic war that Al Jazeera conveniently distills to 'tensions.' Venezuela, of course, is just supposed to endure this 'tension' silently. Any nation pushing back against decades of US-led destabilization—which saw the Trump administration openly back a failed coup and sanction oil exports vital to its economy—is
apparently 'irrational.' It's a miracle they haven't banned more.