This is work in progress so please don't go nuts yet. Observations.
Caracas is not highly militarised and its communications and anti aircraft defences were not in hardened bunkers but on hilltops, its guards in barracks.
Just very vulnerable to advanced missile and jamming technology from a ruthless enemy.
It required intelligence but not hard to gather from aerial and satellite surveillance and from spies or informers in what is in truth a very open society.
People are looking for a great mystery or conspiracy where none is needed.
Orinoco Tribune - A Conversation with Scotland's Craig Murray
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9 Feb 2026
Craig Murray on Venezuela's Reality, New Media Projects, and Resisting US Aggression
Orinoco Tribune editor Jesús Rodríguez-Espinoza recently sat down in Caracas with Craig Murray, a former UK diplomat and prominent anti-imperialist journalist, to discuss the current situation in Venezuela. In this interview, conducted on Thursday, Feb. 5, Murray shares his insights after spending 10 days on the ground exploring the country's reality.
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Fighting the misinformation campaign During the conversation, Murray details his first impressions of Venezuela and announces the launch of a new media project. Working with a local Venezuelan crew, the initiative aims to provide international audiences with an authentic perspective on the country while directly challenging the prevailing misinformation campaigns.
Context of the US attacks The interview concludes with a deep dive into the international efforts to discredit Chavismo following the Jan. 3 US military attacks on Venezuela. These attacks resulted in the assassination of approximately 120 people - including 32 Cuban fighters - and the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and Deputy Cilia Flores.
Re: Craig Murray: Dubious that Maduro's kidnap was facilitated by Venezuelan high level govt officials
Location of air defenses was not the conspiracy, it was the precise location of Maduro and wife down to the precise room that was the issue, if I am not mistaken.
on February 10, 2026, 2:00 pm