US Seizes Venezuelan Oil, Calls It 'Rule of Law,' Not Piracy
The Independent details how Venezuela's allies condemned the Trump administration's seizure of its oil tankers, calling the US 'thieves.' This public outcry over alleged US piracy, framed by mainstream media as an isolated 'escalating tension,' conveniently sidesteps decades of US foreign policy. From the 1953 overthrow of Iran's Mosaddegh for nationalizing oil to ongoing sanctions against nations
unwilling to play ball, American 'rule of law' often looks suspiciously like resource control. It appears that when vital resources are at stake, the 'rules' are less about legality and more about who wields the biggest stick and the loudest megaphone. The US, with its unparalleled navy, defines 'theft' as anything that challenges its dominion over global energy markets, while its own actions are
merely 'enforcing sanctions.' One might wonder: how many times can a nation claim moral high ground while its hands are perpetually in someone else's pockets?