The New York Times said, after consulting US officials, that the CIA could take covert action against Maduro or his executive, either unilaterally or jointly as part of a broader military operation.
The Trump administration has secretly authorized the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) to carry out covert actions in Venezuela, according to US officials, consulted by the New York Times.
“US officials have been clear, privately, that the ultimate goal is expel Maduro from power,” maintains this American media and adds that this would be the last step in the intensification of Donald Trump’s pressure campaign against the country. In recent weeks, the US has destroyed several boats in the Caribbean, which it claims are loaded with drugs.
The new authorization would allow the CIA to carry out lethal operations in Venezuela and conduct a variety of operations in the Caribbean.
They explain that “the agency could take covert measures against Maduro or his government, either unilaterally or in conjunction with a larger military operation. “It is unknown if the CIA plans operations in Venezuela or if the authorities are intended as a contingency measure.”
The United States deployed eight warships, one war submarine and has 10,000 soldiers deployed, most of them at bases in Puerto Rico, plus a contingent of Marines on amphibious assault ships. Trump assures that the operations in the Caribbean seek to fight drug trafficking to his country and the Venezuelan authorities affirm that the operation seeks to overthrow Nicolás Maduro.
The New York Times He says he spoke with several US officials on condition of anonymity.
This month, Trump ordered an end to diplomatic talks with the Maduro administration, which were led by Richard Grenell. NYT says that «due to their growing frustration over the Venezuelan leader’s failure to accede to US demands to voluntarily relinquish power and over officials’ continued insistence that they had no involvement in drug trafficking.
The CIA has long had the authority to collaborate with Latin American governments on security and intelligence sharing. This has allowed him to collaborate with Mexican officials to combat drug cartels. However, these authorizations do not allow it to carry out direct lethal operations.
«The Trump administration’s strategy on Venezuela, developed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, with the help of John Ratcliffe, the director of the CIA, “It aims to expel Maduro from power,” the newspaper insists.
The United States maintains a reward of $50 million for information that leads to the capture of Nicolás Maduro, accused by this country of being a member of the Cartel of the Suns.
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*Journalism in Venezuela is carried out in a hostile environment for the press with dozens of legal instruments in place to punish the word, especially the laws “against hate”, “against fascism” and “against the blockade.” This content was written taking into consideration the threats and limits that, consequently, have been imposed on the dissemination of information from within the country.
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