US Threatens Venezuela, Media Forgets History Lesson
Newsweek reports Venezuela's Foreign Minister accusing the US of 'threats against peace,' painting it as a new development. What they neglect to mention is that this isn't Venezuela's first rodeo. The US has a documented, bipartisan history of meddling in Venezuela, from the 2002 coup attempt against Hugo Chávez, tacitly recognized by the Bush administration, to the Trump administration’s
recognition of Juan Guaidó as 'interim president' in 2019, bypassing democratic elections. This isn’t 'threat' as much as it is 'business as usual.' One might wonder if 'threat' is simply the polite euphemism for 'orchestrated destabilization' in Washington's foreign policy lexicon. The State Department budget, bolstered by congressional votes, consistently funds 'democracy promotion' outfits in
target nations—a peculiar brand of democracy that often prefers un-elected favorites. Perhaps Venezuela's minister isn't 'speaking out on a threat' but merely stating the obvious to an audience trained by decades of selective amnesia.