>The United States has dismissed claims made by Venezuela that the CIA plotted to assassinate President Maduro and other top officials.
>Three US citizens, two Spaniards and one Czech national have been arrested on suspicion of plotting to destabilise the country, the Interior Minister said.
>Calling the detainees “mercenaries”, Diosdado Cabello claimed that the CIA “is leading the operation” and that hundreds of weapons had been seized.
>The US rejected the claims, which come after Washington placed 16 senior government officials under sanctions, as “categorically false”.
CamisaMalva on
Yeah, those detainees are innocent. The regime just wanted to seem tough and capable while acting as though “The American Empire” is to blame for every single one of their problems- as opposed to it just being the natural consequences of being nothing but a gang of petty crooks who thought *a government* was the best front possible.
buzzed247 on
Well, if the CIA says they didn’t do it …
autotldr on
This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czxgl2zjgzzo) reduced by 76%. (I’m a bot)
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> The United States has dismissed claims made by Venezuela that the CIA plotted to assassinate President Maduro and other top officials.
> A spokesperson for the State Department said a US military member was being held and noted "Unconfirmed reports of two additional US citizens detained in Venezuela.”
> In a news conference on Saturday Cabello said: "The CIA is leading this operation, and that does not surprise us but they, the National Intelligence Centre of Spain, have always maintained a low profile knowing that the CIA operates in this area."These two detainees even tell us about a group of mercenaries they are looking for to bring to Venezuela with very clear objectives to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro, Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, myself, and another group of comrades who are leading our party and our revolution.
Maduro making up another “coup” to rally support, not much of a shock considering the country is still in turmoil after he blatantly stole the election… again.
BubsyFanboy on
After the past Latin American experiments, I doubt USA wants to do this again, especially now in a post-Iraq War world.
MercantileReptile on
Even knowing some of the shit the Agency did, what would be the point of this one? Maduro is a figurehead. Or lightning rod, depending on your perspective.
The Military is the only faction with actual control, killing Presidente Empanada would not change that.
Thek40 on
If you want to kill a politician, you don’t need a squad of assistants, you just need one guy with a drone.
essuxs on
If the CIA wanted to kill Maduro he would be dead.
Major-Check-1953 on
This Maduro idiot making shit up.
LiveFrmTheGutter on
how are yall in the comments giving the CIA the benefit of the doubt after all we know about them in the last 80 years
mickyslim on
If the CIA or America denies it, its true
Mr_Redittor on
As if they were going to admit that tried to kill a country’s head of state. Lol
_SheepishPirate_ on
The US would never!
….forget about Panama that was a one off
viper5delta on
On the one hand, yes, the US has a history of doing this type of shit and I wouldn’t put it past them to be up to old tricks again.
On the other, Maduro has a vested interest in diverting the populations attention, and accusing the US of an assassination plot is perfect for that, precisely because it is believable and has historical precedent.
I really don’t think anyone should be making judgements based off of either of their words at this point.
EDIT: After actually reading the article, it seems that they’re also acusing Spain of being involved in the same plot. This makes it more like to be the Maduro government blowing hot air IMHO, but maybe Spain gets up to more foreign adventurism than I was aware of
Steady1 on
Unlucky. If the CIA was trying to assassinate him they would probably accidentally end up making him immortal or some shit.
Meneth32 on
“Should you or any member of your force be caught or killed, the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your action.”
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From the news:
>The United States has dismissed claims made by Venezuela that the CIA plotted to assassinate President Maduro and other top officials.
>Three US citizens, two Spaniards and one Czech national have been arrested on suspicion of plotting to destabilise the country, the Interior Minister said.
>Calling the detainees “mercenaries”, Diosdado Cabello claimed that the CIA “is leading the operation” and that hundreds of weapons had been seized.
>The US rejected the claims, which come after Washington placed 16 senior government officials under sanctions, as “categorically false”.
Yeah, those detainees are innocent. The regime just wanted to seem tough and capable while acting as though “The American Empire” is to blame for every single one of their problems- as opposed to it just being the natural consequences of being nothing but a gang of petty crooks who thought *a government* was the best front possible.
Well, if the CIA says they didn’t do it …
This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czxgl2zjgzzo) reduced by 76%. (I’m a bot)
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> The United States has dismissed claims made by Venezuela that the CIA plotted to assassinate President Maduro and other top officials.
> A spokesperson for the State Department said a US military member was being held and noted "Unconfirmed reports of two additional US citizens detained in Venezuela.”
> In a news conference on Saturday Cabello said: "The CIA is leading this operation, and that does not surprise us but they, the National Intelligence Centre of Spain, have always maintained a low profile knowing that the CIA operates in this area."These two detainees even tell us about a group of mercenaries they are looking for to bring to Venezuela with very clear objectives to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro, Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, myself, and another group of comrades who are leading our party and our revolution.
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Maduro making up another “coup” to rally support, not much of a shock considering the country is still in turmoil after he blatantly stole the election… again.
After the past Latin American experiments, I doubt USA wants to do this again, especially now in a post-Iraq War world.
Even knowing some of the shit the Agency did, what would be the point of this one? Maduro is a figurehead. Or lightning rod, depending on your perspective.
The Military is the only faction with actual control, killing Presidente Empanada would not change that.
If you want to kill a politician, you don’t need a squad of assistants, you just need one guy with a drone.
If the CIA wanted to kill Maduro he would be dead.
This Maduro idiot making shit up.
how are yall in the comments giving the CIA the benefit of the doubt after all we know about them in the last 80 years
If the CIA or America denies it, its true
As if they were going to admit that tried to kill a country’s head of state. Lol
The US would never!
….forget about Panama that was a one off
On the one hand, yes, the US has a history of doing this type of shit and I wouldn’t put it past them to be up to old tricks again.
On the other, Maduro has a vested interest in diverting the populations attention, and accusing the US of an assassination plot is perfect for that, precisely because it is believable and has historical precedent.
I really don’t think anyone should be making judgements based off of either of their words at this point.
EDIT: After actually reading the article, it seems that they’re also acusing Spain of being involved in the same plot. This makes it more like to be the Maduro government blowing hot air IMHO, but maybe Spain gets up to more foreign adventurism than I was aware of
Unlucky. If the CIA was trying to assassinate him they would probably accidentally end up making him immortal or some shit.
“Should you or any member of your force be caught or killed, the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your action.”