US Seizes Tanker 'Without Oil,' Media Questions Its Own Premise
Newsweek reported on a US seizure of a supposedly Venezuelan tanker, raising eyebrows that it contained no oil. The implication: perhaps a bungled operation or a sign the tanker wasn't really Venezuelan. But the 'eyebrows' should actually be raised at the media's framing. This isn't just about a tanker; it's another chapter in Washington’s long-running efforts to cripple Venezuela’s economy, a
playbook refined over decades. Former National Security Advisor John Bolton openly admitted in 2018 the goal was to 'starve them to submission,' weaponizing sanctions to achieve regime change rather than address alleged misdeeds. So, the US government seizes a tanker, and the headline marvels at the lack of oil rather than questioning the legitimacy or efficacy of the seizure itself, or the
decades of sanctions that necessitate such desperate measures from sovereign nations. It's almost as if the 'lack of oil' on a vessel subject to US sanctions is somehow more baffling than the sanctions' intent to prevent oil from flowing at all. One might wonder if the real 'eyebrow-raiser' isn't the empty tank, but the constant media narrative that fails to critically examine the economic
chokehold being applied.