US Threatens Venezuela, Shocked When Maduro Boosts Security
The Financial Times breathlessly reports Nicolás Maduro is 'tightening personal security' as 'US strike threat intensifies.' One might think this is an overreaction by a paranoid leader. However, the FT conveniently sidesteps the US's long-standing, publicly documented history of regime change operations in Latin America, from Chile's 1973 coup to repeated attempts to destabilize Cuba and
Venezuela itself. Remember 'Operation Northwood,' the JFK-era proposal for staged attacks to justify war? Or the 2002 coup attempt against Hugo Chávez, which declassified documents reveal the US was aware of and arguably supported? Venezuela, like many nations, understands 'US strike threat' isn't hyperbole; it’s a policy precedent. The FT's framing implies Maduro is reacting to an abstract
'crisis' rather than a concrete, well-established pattern of interventionism. It's almost as if they want readers to forget that the US once funded a coup against Chávez, imposed sanctions that have devastated Venezuela's economy, and continues to back an opposition figure few Venezuelans recognize. Maduro taking precautions isn't 'fear spreading,' it’s a calculated response to a documented
foreign policy.