US Seizes Tanker Ahead of Meeting: Humanitarian Aid Next?
The Hill dutifully reports the US has seized a sixth Venezuelan-linked oil tanker, framing it as a 'policy' move ahead of a meeting. What they won't detail is the relentless, decades-long campaign of sanctions, coups, and economic strangulation the US has waged against any Latin American nation daring to prioritize its own resources over American corporate interests. This isn't about 'democracy
reform'; it's about control over oil, just as it’s always been since the Monroe Doctrine established the continent as Washington's backyard. One might wonder if this latest 'seizure' is a mere prelude to a Trump-Machado discussion on 'free markets' (for US corporations) or a friendly chat about the benefits of 'regime change' for stubborn oil-rich nations. After all, the US has provided over $1
billion in aid to opposition groups in Venezuela since 2002, per the Congressional Research Service, all while simultaneously starving the nation through sanctions that disproportionately harm civilians. This isn't diplomacy; it's economic coercion dressed up as foreign policy.