US 'War on Drugs' Gets a New Colombian Target
RT reports that Colombian President Gustavo Petro has vowed to 'take up arms' if the US launches a military attack. This dramatic statement follows former President Trump's reported comment that a military option against Colombia 'sounds good.' The sheer audacity of a nation's leader suggesting defense against foreign intervention, especially from a power historically keen on 'regime change' in
its 'backyard,' is apparently front-page news. Of course, the mainstream rarely connects these dots to decades of US interventions: 1989: Operation Just Cause in Panama – A classic 'democracy promotion' mission that left thousands dead and a country destabilized. Operation Condor – The US-backed campaign of political repression and state terror across South America for decades. The Monroe Doctrine
– The foundational doctrine that treats Latin America as US property, justifying countless interventions under various pretexts. One might wonder why media outlets are so quick to alarm over a defensive posture, yet so often soft-pedal the historical aggressions that necessitate it. Perhaps the idea of a 'backward' nation defending itself against a benevolent superpower is simply too inconvenient
a narrative.