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Two Green Berets who were behind botched coup to overthrow Venezuelan leader Nicholas Maduro in operation dubbed the 'Bay of Piglets' are given 20 years in prison
2020-08-08
  • Former Green Berets Luke Denman and Airan Berry were sentenced on Friday

  • Tarek Saab, Venezuela's attorney general, announced the 20 year sentence

  • Saab said the two Americans had admitted their role in the failed May coup

  • The pair were arrested on May 4 and charged with terrorism and conspiracy
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Posted by:Skidmark

#4  The original purpose of the Special Forces was to organize and lead the resistance behind enemy lines. That's still their purpose but the emphasis on spec ops has led to them being thought of as some kind of super troopers like Rangers only better.
They're good, but that's not their role. they're patterned after the OSS and Jedburgh teams of WW II.
So, given their training, experience, and possible successes, they may have thought they could manipulate events and groups and so forth.
Posted by: Richard Aubrey   2020-08-08 21:54  

#3  even a blind piglet turns up an acorn now n then
Posted by: Croluse Slerert1314   2020-08-08 20:08  

#2  Very, very lucky young lads.
Posted by: Besoeker   2020-08-08 17:35  

#1  What was their motive for this action, fame and fortune? Or not liking South American dictators.
Posted by: jpal   2020-08-08 13:08  

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