All human rights are violated continuously. Goudreau would get a $1.5m retainer, and later collect over $200m.Did Jordan Goudreau know the operation was compromised?
They can be venal, they are often violent, but above all they are completely polarised. "Luke told my brother this was a US government-backed mission," she says.But by now the men and one woman who endured those austere camp conditions had changed locations. Juan Guaido would assume the mandate as interim president, leading to free elections in Venezuela," remembered Hernan Aleman.Jorge Arreaza also denies Sequea was working for the Maduro government.This was a conspiracy desperately in need of cash.
The purpose of the concert was to pressure Nicolas Maduro into allowing humanitarian aid into Venezuela, where an economy in freefall, violence, hunger and the collapse of basic services had forced millions into exile in Colombia.According to a number of sources, this was a belief shared by the Venezuelans in the camps, and by the other former US soldier, Airan Berry. The FBI did not have a comment.
"That's really a joke," says Jorge Arreaza, Nicolas Maduro's minister of foreign affairs.Some important changes are coming from 1st AugustBy March 2020, the operation still had no solid financial backing. The two Alpha males joined forces.This was not true. On the fringes of the opposition, some people believe it is possible Jordan Goudreau sold out to Nicolas Maduro.Medic, marksman, veteran of Afghanistan and Iraq and recipient of three Bronze Star medals, Goudreau was way out of his depth.On 23 March, the Colombian authorities seized a lorryload of military gear, including assault rifles. "It wasn't Venezuelan agents giving us information from the camps, it was several Colombian military people, because they didn't want a war between Colombia and Venezuela.
Three days later the US Department of Justice indicted Gen Cliver Alcala, accusing him of narco-terrorism, and put a $10m price on his head. Luke called my dad and told him he was taking a job, and it was the most meaningful thing he'd ever done. But we had a lot of economic difficulties - sometimes we could only afford to provide two meals a day, not three," an exiled member of the Venezuelan parliament, Hernan Aleman, told the BBC before his death from Covid-19 earlier this month. But the Dutch plane was not needed - the Miami Coastguard had already instructed a passing tanker to pick up the two American citizens and take them to the US. "We had men getting fit, gaining knowledge.
They thought if Alcala was removed, the men in training would disperse. "Our men are continuing to fight right now… Our units have been activated in the south, west and east of Venezuela. And with Alcala gone, Antonio Sequea - a former captain in the National Guard, who had worked in counter-intelligence at the highest levels inside Venezuela - assumed leadership of the operation. Was the Silverpoint carrying weapons to Colombia when it broke down? 128.4k Followers, 104 Following, 721 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Jorge Arreaza (@jaarreaza.ve) But his cousin died in that first boat in Macuto. Search query Search Twitter.
"It was about time.
They were in a remote part of coastal Guajira on the border with Venezuela - a land of cacti, sand and desert brush.However, within days, bad blood surfaced. "We just know that Jordan called up Luke, and must have convinced him this was something important, and would really make a difference to the lives of Venezuelans.
So Guaido's supporters began to consider removing Maduro in a surgical military operation.The boat was called Silverpoint, and press reports suggest it was owned by Jordan Goudreau's company, Silvercorp USA. "That is a way for the opposition to evade their responsibilities. Jordan Goudreau demanded the $1.5m retainer. "What happened to the man who had roped them into this desperate debacle, Jordan Goudreau?Did they know Nicolas Maduro's government had intelligence about the conspiracy?
Back in the US, had already made contact with Venezuela's opposition.
Luis Lacalle Pou literally repeats the script of aggression against Venezuela”, Arreaza tweeted.“Surely, it already received congratulations from Washington.