US EditionVenezuela Says It Has Captured Alleged Cia-Linked "Mercenaries" and Denounces a "False Flag" Attack Plot.
Venezuela accuses U.S. and Trinidad and Tobago of coordinating drills to provoke conflict; nearly 10,000 U.S. troops have been deployed in the Caribbean, officials said.
- On Sunday, the Nicolás Maduro regime said it captured alleged mercenaries linked to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and accused Washington and Trinidad and Tobago of provoking armed confrontation near Caribbean waters.
- President Donald Trump launched a fast-growing U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean to combat drug cartels, with the Pentagon deploying nearly 10,000 troops and the U.S. Navy positioning at least 10 warships and a submarine, including the USS Gerald R. Ford last week.
- Observers noted that the Caracas regime did not release evidence about arrests and compared the alleged plan to the USS Maine and Gulf of Tonkin, accusing Washington of seeking `a pretext for war`.
- Caracas accused Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar of subordinating her country to U.S. interests and alleged extrajudicial executions of innocent fishermen, while Maduro warned the Venezuelan armed forces remain mobilized to defend sovereignty.
- The administration has signaled it might soon authorize ground incursions into Venezuela and granted the Central Intelligence Agency new covert powers amid task force strikes killing at least 43.
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Caracas, Venezuela. - At least four people were arrested in Venezuela linked to a CIA “false flag” plan in the midst of U.S. military exercises in Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello reported Monday.The Venezuelan government said it dismantled a supposed CIA-related “criminal cell” that sought to attack the U.S. vessel USS Gravely (DDG-107) docked in Trinidad and Tobago and incriminate the government of Nicolás Mad…
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Venezuela claims capture of CIA group, accuses US of plotting ‘false-flag’ attack
The Nicolás Maduro regime says Venezuela has captured a group of alleged mercenaries with ties to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and accused Washington and Trinidad and Tobago of coordinating military exercises intended to provoke an armed confrontation in the…
Venezuela Claims Capture of 'CIA-Linked Mercenaries' Planning False-Flag Attack
Allegedly plotting a false-flag attack meant to justify U.S. military intervention in the Caribbean, CIA-linked mercenaries were claimed to be captured by Venezuela's socialist government Sunday.
By Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN en Español The Venezuelan government on Sunday described the arrival of the USS Gravely, a USS Gravely destroyer, to Trinidad and Tobago for several days of military exercises as a “military provocation,” and claimed that it captured “mercenaries” allegedly linked to the CIA who were planning a “false flag attack.” In a statement released by Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, the government of President Nicolás Maduro denou…
Venezuela Claims Capture of CIA Group, Accuses US Of Plotting ‘False Flag’ Attack
The Venezuelan government did not release any evidence or details about the alleged arrests, such as the number of suspects, their nationalities, or when and where they were detained.
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