CNN: US officials secretly met with Venezuelan military officers plotting a coup against Maduro
Washington (CNN)US officials met secretly with Venezuelan military officers who were plotting a coup against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, both a current and a former US official confirmed to CNN.
American officials met with the renegade Venezuelan military officers several times over the last year after the Venezuelan officers made contact, but Washington ultimately decided against supporting the coup, the two sources said.
The US did not provide the Venezuelan officers with any support and the plans for the coup ultimately fell apart, the sources said.
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WNU Editor: This is not the first time that reports of the U.S. wanting to see Venezuelan President Maduro's government gone have been made public. But this case is different .... it involves Venezuelan military officers meeting with U.S. officials and asking for help. According to the New York Times, the coup plotters wanted encrypted radios from the U.S., but the White House decided to not go ahead. I would love to know who made that decision, and why. My guess is that it was President Trump. As this blog has mentioned before. If you break it, you own it. A U.S. supported coup in Venezuela would mean U.S. aid and support would have to follow. But with the country now in a total shambles .... owing tens of billions of dollars to foreign governments (China and Russia), and an infrastructure that has all but collapsed. The prospect of then become financially responsible for this disaster (an amount that is easily over hundred billion) is simply asking too much. Bottom line. This is something that the Venezuelan people themselves will need to sort out, with help from their neighbors.
More News On Reports That The U.S. Turned Down A Request From Venezuelan Officers Who Wanted Assistance To Launch A Coup Against Venezuelan President Maduro
Trump Administration Discussed Coup Plans With Rebel Venezuelan Officers -- The New York Times
Trump officials secretly met with Venezuelan officers to discuss overthrow of Maduro: report -- The Hill
Trump officials secretly met with Venezuelan officers who were plotting a coup against President Maduro -- Daily Mail
Trump Administration Met Venezuela Military Coup Plotters, Report Says -- Bloomberg
Trump Administration Held Secret Meetings, Planned Coup to Help Overthrow Venezuelan President: Report -- Newsweek
Trump Admin. Reportedly Met With Venezuelans Plotting Coup Against Maduro -- Sputnik