Venezuela Defence Minister Vows Any CIA Operation Against Country ‘Will Fail’

President Trump Authorizes CIA To Conduct Lethal Covert Action in Venezuela

The Trump administration has authorized the CIA to take covert action inside Venezuela, including lethal operations, The New York Times reported on Wednesday, as the administration’s push toward regime change heats up. President Trump later confirmed that he authorized the covert action and said the US was considering attacks on Venezuelan territory. “We are certainly looking at land now, because we’ve got the sea very well under control,” he sa…

Venezuela's Defense Minister: CIA's Attempts to Destabilize the Country Will Fail

Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López declared that any attempt by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to destabilize Venezuela will fail. “No attempt to destabilize the Venezuelan nation will succeed here. They can send as many CIA operatives as they want on covert operations to any flank of the country, and every attempt will fail, just as it has so far,” Padrino López said during the launch of the Coast Independence 200 mili…

Venezuela defense minister vows any CIA operation ‘will fail’

Venezuela’s defense minister warned Thursday that any CIA operation targeting the country “will fail,” as U.S. President Donald Trump authorized...

Venezuela defence minister vows any CIA operation against country ‘will fail’

Venezuela’s defence minister said Thursday any CIA operation against his country “will fail,” after U.S. President Donald Trump authorized covert action against the South American nation.