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2020-08-08 Caribbean-Latin America

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

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Posted by Skidmark 2020-08-08 09:22|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
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#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|| 2020-08-08 13:08|| Front Page Top

#2 Very, very lucky young lads.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-08-08 17:35|| 2020-08-08 17:35|| Front Page Top

#3 even a blind piglet turns up an acorn now n then

Posted by Croluse Slerert1314 2020-08-08 20:08|| 2020-08-08 20:08|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2020-08-08 21:54|| Front Page Top

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