'Laura Dogu: The American Coup Expert Appointed by Trump as Top US Envoy in Venezuela'
"Laura Dogu, newly appointed US envoy to Venezuela, is described by the Los Angeles Times as an appropriate choice because she 'navigated crises' in Nicaragua and Honduras during periods of 'social and political volatility.' What the LA Times fails to add is that it was precisely Dogu’s job to create crisis and volatility in both countries."
"In Latin America she is widely regarded, for good reason, as the 'US ambassador of interventions and coups.' "
"The LA Times appears entirely relaxed about a US diplomat’s job being to meddle in the internal politics of a country whose president the US has just kidnapped in an operation resulting in the murder over 100 people and involving the bombing of key public buildings and health facilities."
"Dogu enters the fray 'leveraging her experience with authoritarian regimes' and her 'deep Latin American expertise.' The LA Times implies that her job is likely to be proactive, looking for ways to ease out the Chavista government and replace it with one more to Washington’s liking, even if that takes a while."
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