US Threatens Venezuela's 'New Leaders' with Force
📰 THE STORY: Senator Marco Rubio, speaking on behalf of the Trump administration, warned that the U.S. is prepared to use military force against Venezuela if its 'interim leaders' — a U.S.-backed opposition — stray from Washington's expectations, following a recent attempted capture of former President Nicolás Maduro. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: This is a direct echo of
the 2002 U.S.-backed coup attempt against Hugo Chávez in Venezuela, which failed due to popular resistance. The U.S. has a long and bloody history of interfering in Latin American sovereign nations, from the 1954 CIA coup in Guatemala for the United Fruit Company to the 1973 CIA-backed coup in Chile against Salvador Allende. The Monroe Doctrine, declared in 1823, consecrated Latin America as a
U.S. 'backyard' for imperial plunder and political manipulation. Double Standard: Imagine if Russia or China declared they were 'prepared to use force' to ensure a neighboring nation's leadership 'cooperated' with their foreign policy goals. Such a statement would rightly be condemned as a gross violation of sovereignty and an act of aggression. Yet, when U.S. officials make these threats against
Venezuela, it's framed by mainstream media as a legitimate, even necessary, foreign policy deliberation. Follow the Money: Key figures pushing for intervention in Venezuela, like Marco Rubio, benefit directly or indirectly from the military-industrial complex. While specific donations for this exact action are complex, the pattern is clear: a revolving door between defense contractors, think