Venezuela Update

[Firn]

Venezuela is an excellent example for the whole world about just how bad things can become when a totally corrupt regimes destroys the political, economical and social fabric and pretty much every other strand of a society. The higher elements of party and the military are extracting all the dwindling resources out of the captured state and give some crumbs to those hungry which pledge their loyalty and faith for survival.

The first lessons is not to vote for autocrats especially not this lot which just about manages to cling to power but is unable to do anything else.

 

[Feanor]

A US private security firm, Silvercorp, based out of Florida announced Operation Gideon, an attempt to enter Venezuela by groups of armed men, including Venezuelan nationals that fled the country, and some former US military personnel. The operation appears to have failed miserably, with 8 dead, and 2 captured, and the Venezuelan government and military on high alert. Allegedly 52 other fighters were involved. Goudreau, head of Silvercorp, claims that Venezuela opposition politician Guiado contracted Silvercorp for this operation, but Guaido denies this. There are unsubstantiated claims that the US DEA was involved in this, possibly due to the drug charges brought against Maduro. It appears that the team in question was so confident of their success, that they carried passports and identification with them including US military ID. There are also allegations that one of the men involved has ties to the Secret Service as of 2018. The exact level of US government involvement, if any, is unclear.

Arrests continue in Venezuela as further accomplices of this attempted coup d'etat are sought.

Two Americans captured in failed invasion attempt, Venezuela's Maduro says

In a lengthy speech Monday night, President Nicolás Maduro decried an ongoing "terrorist" assault on Venezuela that he said had led him to dispatch 25,000 reservists to the coasts.

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Уничтожение американской ДРГ в Венесуэле

Венесуэльская армия и военная контрразведка предотвратили проникновение на территорию Венесуэлы подготовленной ЦРУ ДРГ, которая должна была на катерах проникнуть на территорию Венесуэлы и действуя в контакте с оперативным центром в Колумбии, осуществить серию убийств высокопоставленных чавистов в…

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Солдаты неудачи

На венесуэльском ТВ начали публиковать документы пойманных американских террористов. Американские наемники из Silvercorp были настолько уверены в успехе, что отправились на задание с личными документами и паспортами.

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В Венесуэле поймали сотрудника Секретной Службы США

В дополнение к https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/5841799.html На заглавной фотографии сын генерала Бадэуля в лагере подготовки террористов на территории Колумбии, где он записывал ролики с угрозами Мадуро и в Венесуэле. Один из арестованных американских террористов, оказался бывшим…

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Один из организаторов переворота в Венесуэле работал охранником Трампа

Продолжают поступать чудесные подробности о провалившейся попытке государственного переворота в Венесуэле. Глава ЧВК Silvercorp Джордан Гудро, который взял на себя ответственность за переворот, фактически занимался личной охраной Дональда Трампа. С учетом того, что сам Гудро подписал контракт с…

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Провал очередного переворота в Венесуэле

Появились подробности провалившейся операции ЦРУ https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/5839149.html в Венесуэле. 1. Операция началась с массированной информационной кампании о хаосе и беспорядках в Венесуэле, которая развертывалась в условиях нарастающей экономической блокады. 2. Для…

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Venezuela: 2 Americans among those nabbed after beach raid

Venezuelan security forces arrested eight people, including two alleged U.S. citizens, following a beach invasion aimed at capturing socialist President Nicolás Maduro, according to information released Monday by authorities, as more than 25,000 troops mobilized to hunt for other rebels...

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Мне венесуэльская оппозиция напоминает старый анекдот..

Если переиначить старый анекдот, то два венесуэльских оппозиционера - это уже партизанский отряд, а три венесуэльских оппозиционера - это партизанский отряд с предателем. У венесуэльской оппозиции такие эпичные провалы выходят, несмотря на поддержку США, что раз за разом диву даешься. В этот раз…

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[swerve]

Seems to have been amazingly amateurish. Goudreau was shown on TV here. He seemed to be trapped in some self-reinforcing wish-fulfilment bubble.

 

[Feanor]

Seems to have been amazingly amateurish. Goudreau was shown on TV here. He seemed to be trapped in some self-reinforcing wish-fulfilment bubble.

I would be inclined to write it off as a poorly executed attempt by Venezuelan opposition, but there are former US service members, including one that was spotted as part of Trump's security detail at least at one point. If this was done completely without the knowledge of any US government officials, that's pretty shocking because it means that a US-based private security company is taking steps with state-level international repercussions against another country. If this was done with some knowledge, the question becomes who knew, and how high this went. And Goudreau himself has been seen at the White House.

According to one of the captured Venezuelans, Victor Piminento Salazar, the operation was planned by the US government, and Silvercorps was to train and supply the Venezuelans. Meanwhile Trump denies any US government involvement.

По следам переворота в Венесуэле

И еще в продолжение темы Джордана Гудро и Трампа https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/5843830.html Один из задержанных в Венесуэле американских наемников Люк Денман охраняет Трампа во время публичного мероприятия в ноябре 2018 года в Северной Каролине. Стоит отметить, что ранее Трамп отрицал, что…

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Трамп утверждает, что США не имеют отношения к попытке вторжения в Венесуэлу

Власти Венесуэлы накануне заявили, что предотвратили вторжение наемников, использовавших скоростные катера, со стороны Колумбии. Восемь нападавших были убиты, двоих взяли в плен.

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Here's another interesting piece on it, with more details.

Ex-Green Beret led failed attempt to oust Venezuela's Maduro

MIAMI (AP) — The plan was simple, but perilous. Some 300 heavily armed volunteers would sneak into Venezuela from the northern tip of South America.

apnews.com

 

[Sandhi Yudha]

Seems to have been amazingly amateurish. Goudreau was shown on TV here. He seemed to be trapped in some self-reinforcing wish-fulfilment bubble.

Agree, this is totally amateuristic.
"The Americans, he said, were fellow former Special Forces members he had known for years who had joined the operation as "supervisors." He said he has engaged a lawyer in Venezuela and was reaching out to the State Department to try to secure their release.

The U.S. government "should engage and try to get these guys back," Goudreau said. "They are Americans. They are ex-Green Berets. Come on."

Probably they watch too much Hollywood films, they not only think the operation will become 100% successful, they also just expect that the arrested members will be released easily.

 

[ngatimozart]

Looks like it was a pretty Mickey Mouse op with very poor OPSEC when US participants take documentation with them identifying them as US citizens and in some cases as US military personnel. Also exhibs arrogance on part of the command chain and planners, because IF there is any US govt involvement, this denies it any plausible deniability. At the moment I think that thereare two possibilities for responsibility. The first being that the Florida security company was hired by a Venezuelan opposition group. And the second that the Florida security company was hired by a group with links to Trump, but who have little or no idea how to run a clandestine operation. Even the CIA on its worst day wouldn't be so amateurish.

 

[Todjaeger]

In respects this brings to mind Operation Red Dog. I do wonder if any of the US citizens might find themselves on the wrong side of the Neutrality Act (1794). That of if there was actual involvement on the part of the US gov't, or IMO more likely certain US citizens/businesses with ties to officials in the US gov't...

 

[Volkodav]

Probably more an example of a distracted, hollowed out US government, than any deliberate or coordinated action. Could possibly be something like a Black Adder series one, couple of drunken knights over hearing the king part way through a story and acting, thinking they are doing the kings will. Chaos breeds chaos.

 

[ngatimozart]

Probably more an example of a distracted, hollowed out US government, than any deliberate or coordinated action. Could possibly be something like a Black Adder series one, couple of drunken knights over hearing the king part way through a story and acting, thinking they are doing the kings will. Chaos breeds chaos.

Baldrick would've come up with a better cunning plan.

 

[spoz]

Given the ease with which it was defeated, the possibility that it was a put up job probably can’t be ruled out.

 

[ngatimozart]

Given the ease with which it was defeated, the possibility that it was a put up job probably can’t be ruled out.

Are you suggesting a false flag OP run by the Madura govt or the Russians on their behalf? Well it does have possibilities and plausibility.

 

[spoz]

Yes, and they do have form, of a sort, for that kind of thing. Possibly not a high probability but certainly a possibility.

 

[Feanor]

Arrests continue all around Venezuela. Some of those arrested are deserters from the armed forces, while others are allegedly local collaborators.

Venezuelan air defense shot down a small private jet, that was allegedly being used to smuggle drugs.

There are rumors circulating of Russian special operations soldiers participating in Shark 2020, the operation to counter the attempted coup/invasion.

Maduro is also apparently accusing James Story, the US ambassador to Venezuela, of being involved in this attempt.

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В 50 километрах от столицы Венесуэлы военные поймали еще 8 участников провалившегося переворота. В числе пойманных были и участники известной фотографии из лагеря подготовки боевиков на территории Колумбии, где засветился сын бывшего министра обороны Бадуэля. Сейчас на территории Венесуэлы…

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Арест дезертиров

Еще три дезертира венесуэльской национальной гвардии, которые участвовали в провалившейся попытке переворота. Хайро Бетелми - лейтанент и сержанты Джонатан Франко и Эван Ринкон. Также попали на территорию Венесуэлы с территории Колумбии. А вот еще трое местных пособников, арестованных в штате…

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Операция "Акула 2020"

Коротко по развитию ситуации в Венесуэле. Операция по разгрому попытки переворота в Венесуэле называлась Акула 2020 1. Арестованным американцам Денману и Берри официально предъявлены обвинения. В первую очередь их обвиняют в терроризме, а также целом букете других преступлений. Так что…

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Операция "Акула 2020"

Коротко по развитию ситуации в Венесуэле. Операция по разгрому попытки переворота в Венесуэле называлась Акула 2020 1. Арестованным американцам Денману и Берри официально предъявлены обвинения. В первую очередь их обвиняют в терроризме, а также целом букете других преступлений. Так что…

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Maduro: No contact with US since failed raids on May 3

Venezuelan president says his administration tried to get in touch via 3 different channels but bore no fruit - Anadolu Ajansı

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Captured US mercenary appears on Venezuelan state television, telling of America's role in plot to snatch Maduro

One of two US citizens captured off the Caribbean Coast this week has appeared on camera during an interrogation, backing the Venezuelan government's theory over the failed invasion.

www.abc.net.au

Из Венесуэлы с любовью

У кого-то хорошее чувство юмора. ЦРУшникам отправили недвусмысленный привет. Одного из американских террористов Айрана Берри, который на камеру давал показания, нарядили в кофту с надписью Moscow Russia. Видимо предположения об участие спецслужб РФ во всей этой истории не лишены оснований. Как и…

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Охота на пособников

Венесуэльские военные поймали еще несколько участников провалившегося переворота. Пока их личные данные не называют, но это скорее всего какие-то местные пособники, которые должны были помогать группам прибывшим из Колумбии. А вот Рамель Мендес…

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Personally I can't help but wonder how much of this is a witch hunt, or an attempt to get rid of potential political problems inside the country.

 

[swerve]

Given the ease with which it was defeated, the possibility that it was a put up job probably can’t be ruled out.

Possibly, but even if initiated by an agent provocateur, the idiots engaged in it were still committing quite a few very serious crimes. You don't get a free pass for willingly participating in a criminal conspiracy to overthrow a government just because it was organised by a double agent.

IIRC it's said that the rebel group which the American contingent was working with was infiltrated by the Venezuelan security forces, which is consistent with it being set up by the Venezuelan state, but with comically amateurish groups like the American participants out there & eager to join in, I don't see it as being necessary. Maybe the Venezuelan would-be rebels thought it up on their own. Maybe a government infiltrator suggested it. Ultimately, I don't think it matters.

 

[Feanor]

Possibly, but even if initiated by an agent provocateur, the idiots engaged in it were still committing quite a few very serious crimes. You don't get a free pass for willingly participating in a criminal conspiracy to overthrow a government just because it was organised by a double agent.

IIRC it's said that the rebel group which the American contingent was working with was infiltrated by the Venezuelan security forces, which is consistent with it being set up by the Venezuelan state, but with comically amateurish groups like the American participants out there & eager to join in, I don't see it as being necessary. Maybe the Venezuelan would-be rebels thought it up on their own. Maybe a government infiltrator suggested it. Ultimately, I don't think it matters.

I think it does. It would speak to how much the Venezuela opposition is infiltrated by government agents, and therefore how much the US can treat them as a credible party to engage with. If they did this of their own accord they're stupid and incompetent. If they were set up by the Venezuelan government then they are unreliable in the extreme.

 

[ngatimozart]

I think it does. It would speak to how much the Venezuela opposition is infiltrated by government agents, and therefore how much the US can treat them as a credible party to engage with. If they did this of their own accord they're stupid and incompetent. If they were set up by the Venezuelan government then they are unreliable in the extreme.

Yep, I would agree and the other thing to take into account is that the Russians probably are advising the Maduro administration on counter intelligence, and they have 100 years of institutional experience in that field.

 

[swerve]

I think it does. It would speak to how much the Venezuela opposition is infiltrated by government agents, and therefore how much the US can treat them as a credible party to engage with. If they did this of their own accord they're stupid and incompetent. If they were set up by the Venezuelan government then they are unreliable in the extreme.

That's a good point. But it doesn't really affect how much the USA can treat them as credible, so much as why they're not. In either case, any engagement should be sufficiently arms length & limited to be deniable.

There may be other opposition groups with which more engagement is feasible, but if I had anything to do with any decisions I'd advise extreme caution.

 

[Todjaeger]

Honestly, I still do not rule out an amateur hour plan put together by certain foreign (to Venezuela) interests opposed to the current Venezuelan gov't, who then found an opposition group that was willing to go along.

 

[swerve]

Nor do I. I suspect that there are quite a few amateurish opposition groups. I wouldn't be surprised if it's normal for them to be infiltrated, but that doesn't mean that everything they do is initiated by the infilitrators.

 

[Feanor]

Iranian tankers are on the way to Venezuela with supplies of oil, and Iranian specialists are reportedly assisting Venezuela with getting their oil refineries running. Some the equipment reportedly comes from China.

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