Communications Minister Jorge Rodríguez called the incident an “attack” on the leader, reports The Associated Press, and said seven National Guard soldiers were injured.
In 2016, Turkey used a failed coup attempt as an excuse for a purge.
A Venezuela expert says it’s likely President Nicolas Maduro will use a suspected assassination attempt to purge disloyal officials and further clamp down on liberties.
David Smilde of the Washington Office on Latin America says the amateurish attack didn’t appear to be staged by Maduro’s government for political gain.
Smilde says it prompted embarrassing TV images of Maduro cut off mid-sentence with droves of soldiers running away in fear, making the president appear vulnerable.
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A purge yet? Reminds me of how Pinochet made his start. When he was appointed defense minister, Allende said he was the man he trusted above anyone else. Four days later…
I agree … but for different reasons.
Wow, false flag fake news death spiral here…
Trump should use the same tactic to clean out Congress of all the RINOs.
Upon consideration of this latest event, Brian’s analysis may have nailed it.
So Brian Wang said he was sure Venezuela would have a revolution before the end of the year
We are already in August