Venezuela, CIA
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The government of Venezuela’s socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro claimed in a Sunday statement that it captured an alleged “mercenary group” with “direct information” from the CIA. The statement from Maduro’s Vice President Delcy Rodríguez accused the alleged group of planning a “false flag operation” from around nearby Trinidad and Tobago and accused the small island nation of performing ongoing “military exercises” under “the coordination,
Venezuela on Sunday condemned what it said was a military provocation by neighboring Trinidad and Tobago in coordination with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, aimed at spurring a full military confrontation with the Latin American nation.
Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan said Brennan lied to Congress about an investigation into whether Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help Trump.
The acknowledgement of covert action in Venezuela comes after the U.S. military in recent weeks has carried out a series of deadly strikes against alleged drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean.
Jim Jordan's letter to Pam Bondi argues that Brennan’s comments may have violated the federal statute prohibiting false statements to Congress.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan accuses former CIA Director John Brennan of making false statements about the Steele dossier's use in the 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment.
The CIA tried to recruit Sir Winston Churchill to broadcast propaganda into the Soviet Union, The Telegraph can reveal.
Will Donald Trump really order an attack on Venezuela? Sky News explains what's behind his increasingly hostile rhetoric - and what may happen next.