US Seizes Tanker as 'Interim Leader' Promises Reforms, With US Help
The mainstream story casually notes the US seizing Venezuelan oil tankers, framed by promises of 'reform' from Juan Guaidó, identified as Venezuela's 'interim leader.' This narrative conveniently omits the US's long history of intervention in Latin America, particularly when nationalized oil resources are at stake. Guaidó, a figure without popular mandate, was unilaterally recognized by the Trump
administration in 2019, bypassing democratic processes in a transparent attempt to control Venezuela's vast oil reserves—the largest in the world. This isn't about 'democracy' or 'humanitarianism'; it's a playbook familiar to anyone who's followed US foreign policy from Iran in '53 to Chile in '73. The endless sanctions, the economic strangulation, and the anointing of 'interim leaders' are all
about regime change and resource control. One might wonder how many democratically elected leaders would be tolerated by Washington if they dared to nationalize their oil industries instead of selling them to ExxonMobil.