| ID | 180766 |
| Title Proper | Checkmate maduro" strategy as the basis for operation gideon |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Manoilo, A ; K. Strigunov, A. Manoilo ; Strigunov, K. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | IN A previous article,1 we wrote that Venezuelan and possibly Cuban security services might have successfully thwarted Operation Gideon thanks to an information leak from the entourage of Juan Guaidó. On May 3, 2020, Venezuelan troops, security services, and civilians prevented a coup attempt by Venezuelan deserters and American mercenaries hired by the private military company Silvercorp USA, owned by Jordan Goudreau, who incidentally did not take part in that terrorist attack. Two American terrorist mercenaries, Luke Denman and Airan Berry, and at least 47 Venezuelan deserters were taken prisoner. We surmised at that time that the Venezuelan authorities had been tipped off about Operation Gideon by Cuban intelligence agents in the United States, mainly in Florida, where there are comparatively large Cuban and other Latin American immigrant communities. Guaidó had visited Florida accompanied by supporters, who might have a leaked the Operation Gideon plan either accidentally or deliberately, as there might have been people in Guaidó's entourage who had been recruited as agents by Caracas and/or Havana. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Affairs (Moscow) Vol. 67, No.3; Jun 2021: p.109-122 |
| Journal Source | International Affairs (Moscow) Vol: 67 No 3 |
| Key Words | Intelligence ; United States ; Venezuela ; Coup ; Operation Gideon ; Checkmate Maduro Strategy ; Sosa Azpúrua ; Guaidó ; Silvercorp |