US Seizes Venezuelan Oil Tankers While Supplying Oil to Allies
The BBC headline touts the US seizure of two tankers, implying rogue operations. What they omit is, of course, the decades of US sanctions crippling Venezuela's economy, aimed at regime change, not preventing 'shadow fleets.' Venezuela needs to sell its oil to survive, and when traditional markets are blocked, unsanctioned routes appear. Oddly, when the US needs oil, countries like Venezuela
suddenly become acceptable partners, as seen with Biden administration's easing of some sanctions for Chevron in 2022, allowing limited Venezuelan oil exports to the US. So, the US can demand oil from Venezuela when it suits them, but Venezuela can't sell its own oil freely? This isn't about 'shadows'; it's about control over global energy markets and leveraging human suffering for political ends.
One wonders where the indignation is for nations actively supplying oil to countries engaged in documented war crimes.