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Federal investigators say they found the DNA of a decorated former U.S. Green Beret on some of the 60 automatic weapons he allegedly smuggled from Florida to South America as part of a failed 2020 coup attempt against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

The plot, exposed by The Associated Press two days before the incursion, was carried out by a ragtag group of Venezuelan army deserters whom Goudreau allegedly helped arm and train in neighboring Colombia. Goudreau later claimed responsibility for the putsch, but said he was acting in concert with the Venezuelan opposition to protect democracy. He also said he was in touch with then-President Donald Trump’s administration, which made no secret of its desire to see Maduro gone, even though there’s no evidence U.S. officials blessed the invasion.

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[-] TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 58 points 2 months ago

To be clear this is the 2020 US-backed attempted coup in Venezuela, not the 2024 not-yet-confirmed US-backed attempted coup in Venezuela, right?

[-] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 26 points 2 months ago

The US and attempted coups in central/South America. Name a more iconic duo.

[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 months ago

the US and dropping bombs for Democracy of course.

[-] schloppah@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

Seriously they've been doing this shit for like 200 years when does it stop???

[-] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

when america has destroyed everything not america

[-] DancingBear@midwest.social 7 points 2 months ago

This is one of the previous coups, I think number 13 or 14, but it might be 12

[-] ephemeral_gibbon@aussie.zone -1 points 2 months ago

I think the current thing is quite likely an organic uprising. Things have been very very broken in Venezuela for a while now and the people there aren't happy. Lots of people have been fleeing to Colombia for a while now and there are solid signs the election results were made up.

[-] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

Being blasted with American sanctions does not help the economy. What a surprise people are not happy.

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