Raphael Machado
We are facing a classic U.S. modus operandi: lots of pyrotechnics, little substance, zero prognostication.
Shortly after the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the event was quickly disseminated as a typical "regime change" operation against its new target and enemy, Venezuela. Critics and supporters of Bolivarianism flooded social media with posts announcing the "end" of Chavismo.