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The New York Times (3/31/20) jumped at the opportunity to furnish the Trump administrationâs plan with a varnish of reasonability. âThe proposalâŚoffers to ease American sanctions intended to pressure President NicolĂĄs Maduro and his loyalists over the past year,â Lara Jakes wrote, misconstruing the unilateral measures destroying Venezuelaâs economy as well-intentioned steps to bring about âfair elections.â
At no point did the paper of record mention Washingtonâs threat to ramp up illegal sanctions if Maduro refuses the âofferâ to replace his government with a five-person junta, in flagrant violation of Venezuelaâs constitution. Other Western media likewise covered up the US blackmail, praising Donald Trumpâs bayonet-hoisted ultimatum as a âroadmap to reliefâ (Washington Post, 3/31/20), a âmore toned-down approachâ (Reuters, 3/31/20) and a âconciliatory frameworkâ (Economist, 4/2/20).
Having dutifully whitewashed US sanctions, the Times and its counterparts were free to cast war criminal Elliott Abrams, rehabilitated last year as Trumpâs Venezuela envoy (CounterSpin, 3/1/19), as an honest broker committed to good-faith dialogue:
The same people that say Trump is the bad guy are supporting his policy.
At no point did the paper of record mention Washingtonâs threat to ramp up illegal sanctions if Maduro refuses the âofferâ to replace his government with a five-person junta, in flagrant violation of Venezuelaâs constitution. Other Western media likewise covered up the US blackmail, praising Donald Trumpâs bayonet-hoisted ultimatum as a âroadmap to reliefâ (Washington Post, 3/31/20), a âmore toned-down approachâ (Reuters, 3/31/20) and a âconciliatory frameworkâ (Economist, 4/2/20).
Having dutifully whitewashed US sanctions, the Times and its counterparts were free to cast war criminal Elliott Abrams, rehabilitated last year as Trumpâs Venezuela envoy (CounterSpin, 3/1/19), as an honest broker committed to good-faith dialogue:
Corporate Media Cover for US Mob Threats Against Venezuela - FAIR
The Trump administration unveiled on March 31 a âdemocratic transitionâ plan to remove Venezuelan President NicolĂĄs Maduro from office. Washingtonâs stenographers in the corporate press were quick to present the initiative as âsanctions relief.â
fair.org
The same people that say Trump is the bad guy are supporting his policy.