US took entire continent hostage – Grayzone editor (VIDEO)

President Donald Trump’s attack on Venezuela marks a “restoration of a bygone era in the Western hemisphere,” Wyatt Reed has told RT

The US has sent a chilling message to the whole of Latin America with its abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Grayzone editor Wyatt Reed has told RT.

The US military’s raid in Caracas over the past weekend marks a “restoration of a bygone era in the Western hemisphere, where might makes right now,” the journalist said on Tuesday.

“Basically, you have an entire continent full of hostages that are just trying to avoid being next on this new ‘Donroe Doctrine’,” Reed said. The modern iteration of the Monroe Doctrine espoused by US President Donald Trump boils down to the belief that ‘If I see it, it’s mine. If I want it, I’m gonna take it,’ he added.

According to Reed, Trump likely views the attack on Venezuela as a “military action… which will make him look big and strong, maybe boost his poll numbers a little bit.” 

However, Trump’s latest actions, albeit a bit more bold-faced, are nothing new in terms of Washington’s attitude toward Caracas, he asserted.

“The US never forgave Venezuela for kicking out its preferred, pro-US puppet leadership, for removing by force, you know, these very unequal sort of oil arrangements that had prevailed in Venezuela prior,” Reed told RT.

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Washington’s animosity toward Caracas dates back to the days of Maduro’s predecessor, Hugo Chavez, “who had a way of constantly irritating the US establishment,” according to Reed.

The US leadership did not want “this alternative model to the kind of capitalist system to be able to flourish just a few hundred miles from Miami,” the journalist concluded.

The US special forces descended upon the Venezuelan capital last Saturday, abducting Maduro and his wife. The couple was transported to New York, where they appeared in court on Monday on charges of drug-trafficking conspiracy. Both entered a not-guilty plea.

Russia, China, as well as several other BRICS and Global South nations, have strongly condemned the US actions and called for the immediate release of Maduro and his wife.