Venezuela, Maduro, the Dollar, and What This Is Really About
Over the past few weeks, the United States has intervened militarily in Venezuela, removed its sitting president, and announced that it will oversee the country’s future administration and economic direction. The action has been justified publicly using a familiar mix of arguments: alleged election fraud, drug trafficking, terrorism, and national security.
Those claims have been repeated widely, often without scrutiny. They are not new, and they are not unique to Venezuela. Similar language has accompanied US interventions for decades, from Latin America to the Middle East.
This article looks at what sits beneath those justifications.… Click here to continue reading this article
