Ex-Green Beret led failed attempt to oust Venezuela’s Maduro Archived Message Posted by MikeD on May 4, 2020, 1:02 pm 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. Along the way, they would raid military bases in the socialist country and ignite a popular rebellion that would end in President Nicolás Maduro’s arrest. What could go wrong? As it turns out, pretty much everything. The ringleader of the plot is now jailed in the U.S. on narcotics charges. Authorities in the U.S. and Colombia are asking questions about the role of his muscular American adviser, a former Green Beret. And dozens of desperate combatants who flocked to secret training camps in Colombia said they have been left to fend for themselves amid the coronavirus pandemic. https://apnews.com/79346b4e428676424c0e5669c80fc310 (H/T Offguardian post on Facebook) Message Thread: Ex-Green Beret led failed attempt to oust Venezuela’s Maduro - MikeD May 4, 2020, 1:02 pm They should make a movie out of this - Adamski May 4, 2020, 1:10 pm Dicky Branson crops up here... - Cockneymystic May 4, 2020, 1:20 pm Re: Dicky Branson crops up here... - Mary May 4, 2020, 1:21 pm Posada Carriles - ken May 4, 2020, 2:41 pm 'Military' (hah!) clown show to match Johnny Bat Guano's political clownery. Things not looking too - Rhisiart Gwilym May 4, 2020, 6:43 pm   Searching