Venezuelan Opposition's 'Human Rights' Charade: Another US-Backed Playbook Unfolds
📰 THE STORY: BBC World reports on the release of Rafael Tudares, son-in-law of Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González, implying an arbitrary arrest related to political campaigning, framing it as a human rights issue. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: In 2002, the US-backed an attempted coup against democratically elected President Hugo Chávez. This was not an
isolated incident; declassified documents repeatedly show US interference in Venezuela, including funding opposition groups and efforts to isolate the country economically and diplomatically since the late 1990s, accelerating under successive US administrations. Juan GuaidĂł, a US-anointed 'interim president' in 2019, received direct financial and political backing from Washington, costing
Venezuelan taxpayers billions while seizing Venezuela's assets abroad, like CITGO. Double Standard: Western media quick to decry 'political prisoners' in Venezuela remain silent or downplay the systemic detentions and extrajudicial killings of activists and journalists in US-aligned states like Colombia or right-wing regimes installed by US intervention throughout Latin America. When protesters in
Chile were brutally suppressed during the 2019 uprising, the language used by the same outlets was significantly softer, often framing it as 'clashes' rather than state-sponsored violence against dissent. Follow the Money: The US National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and USAID have channeled hundreds of millions of dollars into Venezuelan opposition groups and 'civil society' organizations for