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The Media Refuses to Call Trump’s Venezuela Attack an Act of War (theintercept.com)

submitted 4 days ago by HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works to c/world@lemmy.world

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WHAT WOULD DONALD Trump have to do for the U.S. media to frame what he is doing in Venezuela as an act of war?

This isn’t a rhetorical question. It’s an actual inquiry, the pursuit of which can reveal a lot about how U.S. media’s default posture is state subservience and stenography. In the past few months, President Trump has committed several clear acts of war against Venezuela, including: murdering — in cold blood — scores of its citizens, hijacking its ships, stealing its resources, issuing a naval blockade, and attacking its ports. Then in a stunning escalation on early Saturday morning, the administration invaded Venezuela’s sovereign territory, bombing several buildings, killing at least 40 more of its citizens, kidnapping Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife from their bed, and announcing they will, henceforth, “run” the country.

This episode seems to indicate that the president can do almost anything in the context of foreign policy, and the media will still overwhelmingly adopt language that is flattering and sanitizing to the administration when describing what has unfolded. This dynamic reached a new low Saturday morning, when the U.S. media rushed to frame the administration’s unprovoked attack as, at worst, a “ratcheted up” (CBS News) “pressure campaign” (Wall Street Journal) and, as was more often the case, some type of limited narcotics police “operation” (CNN).

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[–] J92@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Christ, I hope my country is putting some serious effort into jailbreaking their F-35s.

[–] partofthevoice@lemmy.zip 4 points 4 days ago

So long as you’re fine with whatever consequences the US is willing to impose on you for doing so, this can’t seriously be that hard—right? IIRC, the US just controls the server that signs flight plans? So… worst case scenario, that’s managed by a chip without any write access? Reverse engineer the little chip to ask your own server for permission, no?

Given we’re talking about state-sponsored capabilities here, am I oversimplifying things? I don’t feel like I am.

[–] stiffyGlitch@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

nah bro its just a gentle love tap

[–] velindora@lemmy.cafe 7 points 4 days ago

It’s just locker room abduction.

[–] roserose56@lemmy.zip 6 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Why they would? like come on dude! do you want to be taken to el salvador ? like wake up! USA is a dead country where people are deported for what they are saying. Why The media or any media would want that?
USA started a war with Iraq and many other countries including Venezuela. We all pretend that didn't expect it, but yet we knew, and we are partners in a crime. The thing is we didn't stop it and we wont(as countries).
Sit and watch.

[–] Lembot_0006@programming.dev 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Does Venezuela see this as an act of war? Regardless of if they're going to fight or not. Ask people.

[–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago (3 children)

The Venezuelan government might. But according to some DW reporting and footage earlier today, the actual reaction of ordinary Venezuelans is mixed, and mostly concern and confusion rather than anger or fear. Maduro is generally not popular in Venezuela but I doubt many people really wanted the US to come and kidnap him. And understandably those who supported him are in the streets calling for his release.

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 3 points 4 days ago

The Venezuelan government could likely consider this to be an act of war based on international law. The question right now is if it wants to.

Technically, Trump performed this attack without declaring war and his war powers without a Congressional declaration. Per American law, the USA isn't at war with Venezuela. If Venezuela declares that this is an act of war, it gives Trump a better pretense to get war declared on Venezuela. It also vastly changes how neutral powers can treat both countries during the war.

Countries have fought wars without declaring wars before. The military action surrounding the invasion of the Falklands was done without either nation officially declaring war.

[–] Lembot_0006@programming.dev 1 points 4 days ago (9 children)

Of course Maduro government doesn't like the situation, but people's opinion is important.

Yes, the method is still not right, but for now from my Eastern-European point of view the situation become better than it was.

Let's wait for how the power transition will end.

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[–] Rhoeri@piefed.world 3 points 4 days ago

Anyone that doesn’t is on his payroll and not to be trusted.

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk -4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (6 children)

International law is very clear that the seizing of ships is not a casus bellum. Claiming it is a “clear act of war” suggests the author is more interested in rabble-rousing and news-as-a-team-sport than answering the question, which is disappointing.

It’s churnalism like this that landed us with Trump, Bolsonaro, Johnson, and all the other crap.

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