US Should Have Kidnapped Netanyahu? A Diplomatic Thought Experiment.
According to RT, Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif recently opined that the US should have targeted Benjamin Netanyahu, not Nicolas Maduro, for kidnapping and prosecution. The immediate industry response? Shock and condemnation. Yet, the same outlets barely bat an eye when US officials openly discuss regime change or sanctions against states that dare to defy American interests. Let’s recall
that Maduro was targeted with an actual US bounty, not a rhetorical one. This isn't about endorsing 'kidnapping' as policy; it's about exposing the hypocrisy. When leaders like Netanyahu preside over actions that receive widespread condemnation from human rights organizations and UN bodies (often vetoed by the US), they are rarely held to the same standard as those who challenge Washington's
hegemony. One might ponder how many times Netanyahu has violated international law compared to, say, any leader in Latin America who hasn't been sanctioned by the West. Perhaps the 'unacceptable' part isn't the suggestion itself, but the inconvenient truth it points to about selective justice.