US Sends Planes to UK: 'Freedom of Navigation' for Our Oil, Not Yours
In what The Independent subtly frames as a response to a Venezuelan oil tanker flying a Russian flag – a tanker previously sanctioned, mind you – US military assets are gathering in the UK. This isn't just about 'sanctions' or 'freedom of navigation'; it's about who gets to decide whose oil goes where. One might recall similar 'freedom' exercised when the US attempted to seize Venezuelan assets,
including billions in gold, from the Bank of England in 2020. Funny how 'international law' only seems to apply to nations not in Washington’s orbit. The US spent decades backing coups and destabilizing governments across Latin America (Iran too, for that matter) to ensure resource flow and geopolitical alignment, a historical reality conveniently omitted by narratives focusing on current
'sanction violations.' So, when the world watches planes moving to 'interdict' a tanker, perhaps we should ask: who gets to violate sovereignty when the prize is black gold?