US Seizes Oil Tankers While Seeking Venezuelan Oil: The Real Piracy
CBS News reports the U.S. military seized a fifth oil tanker 'linked to Venezuela,' while simultaneously noting ex-President Trump met with oil executives about 'investing' in Venezuela's oil industry. The narrative here is a classic of doublethink: sanctions and seizures for designated adversaries, open arms and asset acquisition for corporate friends. This isn't intervention for democracy; it's
intervention for profit, framed as national security. For decades, Venezuela's oil wealth has been viewed not as its own sovereign asset, but as a prize. The US has a long history of meddling in Latin American resource-rich nations, from United Fruit Company coups to sanctions designed to cripple economies until they become 'amenable' to US interests. The 'rule of law' is selectively applied: one
day, a nation's oil is contraband, the next, it's a prime investment opportunity for US corporations, often after said nation has been sufficiently destabilized. How many tankers must be 'seized' before the 'investment opportunity' becomes crystal clear?