An Ex-Green Beret Behind a Failed Venezuela Raid in 2020 Lashes Out at CIA and FBI
MIAMI — A former Green Beret accused of plotting an invasion of Venezuela in 2020 to try to overthrow Nicolás Maduro lashed out Friday at the CIA and FBI, claiming they sabotaged his efforts to oust the leftist leader. His lawyers asserted that he had the Trump administration’s support for the clandestine mission. Attorneys for […]
He Was the CIA Whiz Kid in ‘Charlie Wilson’s War.’ His New Book Offers Advice For the US in Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — After the last Soviet troops left Afghanistan in 1989, defeated by an insurgency equipped and guided by the U.S., a two-word cable arrived at CIA headquarters: “WE WON.” It was one of the last moments of the Cold War, credited with helping push the Soviet Union to collapse two years later. But […]