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2 former Green Berets sentenced to 20 years in prison for plot to topple Venezuela leader
August 8, 2020 / 11:23 AM / AP
World
2 former Green Berets sentenced to 20 years in prison for plot to topple Venezuela leader
August 8, 2020 / 11:23 AM / AP
A Venezuelan court has sentenced two former U.S. special forces soldiers to 20 years in prison for their part in a failed beach attack aimed at overthrowing President Nicolás Maduro, prosecutors announced. Former Green Berets Luke Denman and Airan Berry admitted to taking part in the May 4 operation orchestrated by a third ex-U.S. soldier who remains in the United States, Venezuelan's chief prosecutor Tarek William Saab announced on Twitter on Friday.
"THEY ADMITTED THEIR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FACTS," Saab wrote, adding that the case will continue for dozens of other defendants. He did not offer details.
1) #AHORA lista la 1era audiencia preliminar CASO GEDEĂ“N ( mercenarios d Silvercorp ) los ciudadanos Luke Denman y Airan Berry fueron acusados por Fiscales d la causa por graves #delitos .. #HOY LUEGO D ANTERIOR AUDIENCIA D DELACIĂ“N: ADMITIERON SU RESPONSABILIDAD EN LOS HECHOS pic.twitter.com/ntbpqY7Nz9
— Tarek William Saab (@TarekWiliamSaab) August 8, 2020
"Operation Gideon" was launched from makeshift training camps in neighboring Colombia and left at least eight rebel soldiers dead while a total of 66 were jailed. Former Green Beret Jordan Goudreau, who operated a private, Florida-based security firm called Silvercorp USA, claimed responsibility for the failed attack.
Venezuelan prosecutors announced that Denman and Berry, both decorated former U.S. service members, were found guilty of conspiracy, trafficking in illegal arms and terrorism.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ex-green-berets-luke-denman-airan-berry-sentenced-venezuela/
Ex-US diplomat Richardson to urge Maduro to free Americans
By JOSHUA GOODMANJuly 13, 2020
MIAMI (AP) — Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson plans to travel this week to Venezuela to urge President Nicolás Maduro to free several jailed Americans as a goodwill gesture aimed at easing tensions with the U.S.
The Richardson Center, which seeks freedom for Americans held by hostile foreign governments and criminal organizations, announced Monday the planned meeting with Maduro on social media.
Richardson didn’t say on whose behalf he was traveling to Caracas or what day he would meet with Maduro, who was recently indicted on U.S. drug trafficking charges.
But among the U.S. citizens jailed in Venezuela are two former Green Berets — Luke Denman and Airan Berry — arrested in May while participating in a botched raid organized from neighboring Colombia to oust Maduro.
https://apnews.com/article/caribbean-venezuela-latin-america-colombia-bill-richardson-1990f4cd9a02711616880991aab0eb52
Gustavo Petro: Colombia elects ex-rebel as first left-wing president
Published
20 June
Gustavo PetroImage source, Reuters
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Gustavo Petro is a former guerrilla and mayor of the capital city of Bogota
By Matt Murphy
BBC News
Gustavo Petro, the former mayor of Bogota and ex-rebel fighter, has become Colombia's first left-wing president
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-61860887
Brazil: Peaceful Protests Attract Tens of Thousands Rejecting Corrupt Socialist President-Elect
Frances Martel3 Nov 202271
7:05
Tens of thousands of people in nearly every major city in Brazil took to the streets on Wednesday to protest the election of hardline socialist and ex-convict Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to the presidency, expressing support for conservative President Jair Bolsonaro and demanding a federal intervention to block Lula.
The protests were heavily populated and reports on the ground describe them all as having an atmosphere of “euphoria,” “partying,” celebration, and whimsy. Several protests featured mass prayers for the country. Police have not documented a single instance of violence, according to Brazilian media, at the protests Tuesday that occurred in plazas and other legal areas.
https://www.breitbart.com/latin-america/2022/11/03/brazil-peaceful-protests-attract-tens-of-thousands-rejecting-corrupt-socialist-president-elect/
U.S. Election Fraud is Real—And It Is Being Ignored
Oct 27, 2020 9 min read
COMMENTARY BY
Hans A. von Spakovsky
@HvonSpakovsky
https://www.heritage.org/election-integrity/commentary/us-election-fraud-real-and-it-being-ignored