Kevork Almassian
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21. Because the real threat to the empire isn’t Maduro. It’s the idea that nations like Venezuela, Iran, or China can exist outside Washington’s control. And that’s why Venezuela matters.
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20. None of this is about helping Venezuelans. If Washington cared, it would lift sanctions, not starve hospitals. It would support dialogue, not sabotage it.
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19. This is classic Washington craftsmanship: First sanctions create misery. Then the media blame Maduro. Then covert ops destabilize the state. Then “democracy” rides in with a smile and a flag.
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18. And yet, Western media sell her as a saintly reformer. Regime change wrapped in the glow of a peace prize. It’s PR warfare.
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17. The timing is perfect. A soft-power halo for the opposition, just as covert operations ramp up behind the scenes. Machado openly promises to privatize Venezuelan industries and “make U.S. companies a lot of money.”
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16. To make all this look moral, Washington dresses it in humanitarian theater. Enter María Corina Machado, the newly crowned Nobel Peace Prize winner for “promoting democracy.”
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15. In reality, it’s a transition to privatization, from independence to dependence.
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14. A compliant government in Caracas would reopen the oil fields, invite back ExxonMobil and Chevron, and hand the world’s largest reserves to Western investors. They’d call it “transition to democracy.”
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13. Why? Because controlling Venezuela would deliver a jackpot. It would weaken OPEC, hurt BRICS, and give U.S. corporations a fresh oil frontier, while boosting the economy before the next election.
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12. Lindsey Graham smiles on TV and says, “Yes, it is regime change.”
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11. On Capitol Hill, the language is even blunter. Senator Rick Scott tells Maduro to “head to Russia or China.”
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10. At the same time, U.S. warships appear near Venezuelan waters, stationed conveniently in Trinidad and Tobago. U.S. officials call it “anti-narcotics activity.” Caracas calls it what it is: provocation.
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9. Now, under Trump’s “peace” banner, the CIA has been authorized to conduct covert operations inside Venezuela, to “disrupt and neutralize hostile assets.” Translation: sabotage, infiltration, and possibly assassinations.
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8. For 20 years, Caracas has been an ideological heresy in the eyes of the empire, and its sovereignty is a crime.
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7. But this isn’t just about resources. It’s also about ideology. Venezuela is a socialist, sovereign state. It nationalized oil, funded social programs, and built ties with Russia, China, and Iran. That’s Washington’s "backyard", and they don't like it.
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6. As one U.S. ambassador accidentally admitted, “Maduro is sitting on top of the world’s largest oil reserves and minerals that will fuel the 21st-century economy.” In other words, they want it.
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5. Under its soil lie 303 billion barrels of proven crude. That's more than Saudi Arabia, more than Iran. Add gold, diamonds, and coltan: the key mineral for smartphones and electric cars. Venezuela is a big prize.
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4. Let’s be clear: Venezuela is not perfect. Years of corruption and sanctions wrecked the economy. But that’s not why Washington suddenly cares about Venezuelans. It’s because Caracas dares to control its own destiny.
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