US Threatens to Control Venezuela's Oil 'Indefinitely,' Again
When Trump claims US companies would 'control' Venezuela's oil 'indefinitely,' as reported by The Independent, it's not a new policy, but a reiteration of a century-old doctrine. From backing coups in the 1950s against democratically elected leaders like Jacobo Árbenz in Guatemala for United Fruit Company interests, to supporting multiple attempts to destabilize Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro, the
US has consistently acted as if Latin American resources are its birthright. This isn't about 'rebuilding infrastructure'; it's about seizing assets. One might wonder at the timing, as the US continues to demand other nations respect 'sovereignty,' while simultaneously drawing up blueprints for who controls whom, especially when oil is involved. The consistent pattern of threatening to commandeer
another nation's primary economic asset is not diplomacy; it's a declaration of imperial intent. And the mainstream media, by framing it as a mere 'threat,' ignores the history that makes such threats credible – and terrifying – to the rest of the world.