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The text is a transcript of a video report by Vice News about Operation Gideon, a failed coup attempt to overthrow the Venezuelan government in May 2020. The report reveals how a group of mercenaries, led by ex-Green Beret Jordan Goudreau, planned and executed the operation with the help of Venezuelan defectors and political strategists. The report also explores the possible involvement or knowledge of the US government, the Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, and the Maduro regime. The report features interviews with some of the key players and sources involved in the operation, as well as exclusive footage of the training and execution of the mission. The report shows how the operation was doomed from the start, as it was infiltrated, exposed, and poorly resourced. The report ends with the fate of the captured and killed soldiers, and the uncertain future of Venezuela.
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1. A criminal enterprise's primary goal is to stay in power.
2. JJ Rendon is an anti-communist political strategist with decades of experience in Latin American politics.
3. Rendon has been opposing the Venezuelan government for 23 years.
4. Operation Gideon was a failed coup attempt launched from Colombia in May 2020 to overthrow Venezuela's socialist government.
5. The operation involved three ex-Green Berets and 60 soldiers, with months of planning.
6. The Venezuelan government detained two former U.S. special forces soldiers accused of involvement in the coup attempt.
7. At least six soldiers died, and dozens were detained during Operation Gideon, including the two Americans, Luke Denman and Aaron Berry.
8. A Canadian-American mercenary was central to the operation and used social media to publicize it even as it failed.
9. Venezuela's constitution mandates citizens to overthrow any dictatorship to regain democracy and rule of law.
10. Juan Guaido was named president by Venezuela's national assembly in winter 2019, recognized by the international community including the Trump administration.
11. Maduro maintained control of the military and security forces despite attempts to overthrow him.
12. The Venezuelan opposition created a strategic committee to investigate ways of ousting Maduro, with Rendon as its top strategist.
13. Jordan Goudreau, an ex-Green Beret, proposed re-engineering Venezuela's armed forces post-liberation.
14. Goudreau's company Silvercorp could gain financially from a successful coup, backed by Venezuelan oil.
15. Operation Gideon was infiltrated by Maduro's government before its launch.
16. The mission ended in disaster with several soldiers killed and others captured or detained.
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