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</font><h1 class="gmail-reader-title">Guaido's Strategist (Juan Rendon)
Received 300 Million from DEA to Pay the Mercenaries But Only Paid Out
50 Thousand<br></h1>May 19, 2020</div>
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<div class="gmail-moz-reader-content gmail-line-height4 gmail-reader-show-element"><div id="gmail-readability-page-1" class="gmail-page"><div><p>This
Monday, Venezuelan minister for communications Jorge Rodríguez,
presented new audios and videos with testimonies of participants of the
failed Operation Gideon, who on May 3 attempted a mercenary invasion
organized by a US firm on the Venezuelan coasts to try a coup d’etat
against President Nicolás Maduro. In the testimonies, the Futuro
Presente Foundation, directed by Yon Goicoechea, was denounced for being
used as a facade to attract resources for the logistics of the camps in
Riohacha, as well as for the maintenance of the mercenaries.</p><p>In
his press conference, Rodríguez showed testimonies of Antonio Sequea,
one of the leaders of Operation Gideón, captured on May 4 in the town of
Chuao, Aragua state. Sequea stressed that <strong>the Futuro Presente Foundation, an arm to attract young people from Voluntad Popular and Primero Justicia,</strong> raised resources to activate an attack plan against Venezuela on May 3.</p><p>Antonio
Sequea explains in the video that after arriving in the city of
Riohacha, in the department of La Guajira (Colombia), where they were
training mercenaries for the attack against Venezuela, he met lawyer
Juan Torres, who explained that <strong>these camps were financed through the NGO, Fundación Futuro Presente</strong>, of which he was a legal figure.</p><p>“It is a structure that <strong>is used as a facade to camouflage the payments</strong> and so that they could <strong>sign the contracts for the different living quarters</strong>, ” Sequea confirmed. It is coordinated directly by Juan Guaidó, and it <strong>is the same NGO used to finance the ‘humanitarian aid’ </strong><a href="https://albaciudad.org/2019/02/intentan-usar-el-incendio-de-camiones-en-puente-entre-colombia-y-venezuela-para-justificar-una-intervencion-militar/">that they intended to bring into</a> the country <a href="https://albaciudad.org/2019/02/en-fotos-42-personas-heridas-tras-disturbios-de-la-oposicion-en-tachira-para-intentar-ingresar-falsa-ayuda-humanitaria-por-la-fuerza/">on February 23, 2019</a> and to <a href="https://albaciudad.org/2019/03/militares-venezolanos-que-desertaron-a-colombia-denuncian-que-guaido-los-dejo-a-la-deriva-y-acnur-les-exige-irse/">financially support the military who deserted that day in Cúcuta</a>.</p><p>“Later we found out that it <a href="https://albaciudad.org/2019/03/militares-venezolanos-que-desertaron-a-colombia-denuncian-que-guaido-los-dejo-a-la-deriva-y-acnur-les-exige-irse/">was a failure</a> and that the funds had been diverted from that end,” he said.</p><p>The investigations of the continued plan revealed that <a href="https://albaciudad.org/2018/08/emiten-orden-de-captura-contra-siete-implicados-en-magnicidio-frustrado-contra-maduro/">Rayder Russo, alias “Pico” and self-proclaimed lieutenant</a>, <strong>manages the foundation and is the one who coordinates the rental of equipment and rental of weapons,</strong> which include those <a href="https://albaciudad.org/2018/08/atentado-contra-nicolas-maduro-usando-drones/">for the assassination attempt against President Nicolás ripe on August 4, 2018</a>, using armed drones.</p><p>Minister Rodríguez, who has exposed the relationship between Guaidó and <strong>actors of the Venezuelan right, such as Yon Goicoechea, who owns the NGO,</strong>
which serves as a link between Sequea and the deputy Guaidó to pay for
the logistics in Riohacha, as well as the maintenance of the
mercenaries.</p><p>The operation also set up the entry of US troops into
Venezuelan territory, according to Sequea’s testimony. “Antonio
Sequea’s testimony said that the uniforms with the American flag were
not for the raiders, but rather <strong>for US troops that would try to enter Venezuela later</strong>.”</p><h3>Pimienta Salazar confirms use of the NGO</h3><p>These
statements are ratified by another one of those captured, the deserter
Víctor Alejandro Pimienta Salazar, alias “Captain Pimienta”, in his
confession to the Venezuelan authorities, availing himself of the right
of denunciation to achieve procedural benefits. Pepper noted that upon
arriving in Riohacha, <strong>he learned of the existence of the non-governmental organization Futuro Presente,</strong> whose resources from <strong>companies and politicians acting from abroad,</strong> were managed by alias “Pico.”</p><p>“After my arrival, citizen Rayder Russo, alias “Pico”, retired and I was in charge of the administration of the resources, <strong>which were granted to me by Clíver Alcalá,</strong> specifically in the amount of 1,500 dollars a week, sometimes they were in cash, other times they were sent through the <em>Western Union</em> remittance house,” he said in his statements.</p><p><a href="https://orinocotribune.com/us-amb-2-0-james-story-involved-in-mercenary-operation-gideon-cia-and-deputy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">RELATED CONTENT: US Amb 2.0 (James Story) Involved in Mercenary Operation Gideon (+CIA and Deputy)</a></p><p>Antonio
Sequea and Víctor Alejandro Pimienta Salazar, were captured on May 4 on
the shores of Chuao, Aragua state. They planned to kidnap or
assassinate President Maduro, and other government officials, according
to a contract signed between the SilverCorp company – for which they
worked – and the deputy Juan Guaidó.</p><p><a href="https://i2.wp.com/albaciudad.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/02_jrzl1650_jz_1589831066-scaled.jpg?ssl=1" rel="lightbox[205610]"><img src="https://i1.wp.com/albaciudad.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/02_jrzl1650_jz_1589831066-680x453.jpg?resize=680%2C453&ssl=1" alt="Guaido's Strategist (Juan Rendon) Received 300 Million from DEA to Pay the Mercenaries But Only Paid Out 50 Thousand" style="margin-right: 0px;" width="452" height="301"></a></p><h3>Hernán Alemán involved</h3><p>Rodríguez also showed a new audio on Monday that links <strong>Venezuelan deputy Hernán Alemán</strong> with the failed Operation Gideon.</p><p>In
a recording presented by Rodríguez, Alemán indicates to an unidentified
interlocutor that he had connections with Clíver Alcalá, who was in
charge of the raid, and acknowledges that he was in the camps in
Riohacha, where they trained the participants. Likewise, the deputy <strong>mentioned the participation of the US military, called “Aguilas,” in the operation. “</strong>Everything
is ready. The “aguilas” are around here some ready too. I already see
everything in the operational phase,” says Alemán.</p><p>In another audio, <strong>where Alemán talks to Alcalá Cordones</strong>,
it is explained that the contract signed between Juan Guaido, the
parliamentarian Sergio Vergara, the political adviser Juan José Rendón,
and ex-green beret Jordán Goudreau, to enter Venezuela, is valid for 18
months . “<strong>It is valid for us</strong> , but not for Guaidó.
Let’s say, Guaidó did not comply. Not that he broke it. He never came
through,” Alemán said. However, he adds: “There is a scope, you have to
sign (to make the wheels move).”</p><p>In the conversation, it is stated
that the objective is to dissolve the Bolivarian National Armed Forces
(FANB), and that of every 100 officers, only three will remain, as the
rest would be <strong>“neutralized” or “eliminated”</strong> .</p><p>In
another audio between the two, Clíver Alcalá points out that he will not
rest until he sees Nicolás Maduro, Diosdado Cabello and Leopoldo López
imprisoned, to which Hernán Alemán responds: <strong>“Or fucking dead.” </strong>Alcalá
replies that he did not want to say it, but “they tried to escape and
they died, they drowned in the flight”, which is known as the “law of
escaping” (murdering a prisoner by manipulating the scene to make it
look like if it happened during an escape attempt).</p><p>Alcalá Cordones also said that Juan Jose Rendón (formerly Guaido’s chief strategist) received, from investors and the DEA, <strong>300 million dollars to execute this plan,</strong> so it is not explained what happened to the payment that was due to be made to the Goudreau mercenary company.</p><p>On
the other hand, Rodríguez revealed other evidence that shows how the
plans are linked to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) through “James
Story, Ambassador of the United States of Narnia to Guaidó.”</p><p>In
this regard, an audio was presented to the media in which Hernán Alemán,
Deputy of Democratic Action for the state of Zulia, talks about the
meeting held with Story in the city of Miami. “He was at his residence,
in a toast, and he made him speak to representatives of the CIA, they
talked about this plan and Hernán surely received instructions about
this plan,” Rodríguez said, while inviting Story to deny Alemán’s words.</p><p><a href="https://orinocotribune.com/latest-on-iranian-tankers-heading-to-venezuela-to-alleviate-fuel-scarcity-due-to-us-criminal-sanctions-latest-position/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">RELATED
CONTENT: Latest on Iranian Tankers Heading to Venezuela to Alleviate
Fuel Scarcity Due to US Criminal Sanctions (Latest Position)</a></p><p>Hernán Alemán was a deputy for the opposition party Acción Democrática (AD) and has been a <strong>fugitive from justice since the end of 2019</strong>,
when the National Constituent Assembly (ANC) lifted his parliamentary
immunity for “treason to the homeland, public instigation of the
disobedience of the laws and continued hatred, rebellion, usurpation of
functions and conspiracy to commit crimes.”</p><p><a href="https://i1.wp.com/albaciudad.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/07_eg_5821_1589831068-scaled.jpg?ssl=1" rel="lightbox[205610]"><img src="https://i1.wp.com/albaciudad.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/07_eg_5821_1589831068-680x453.jpg?resize=680%2C453&ssl=1" alt="Guaido's Strategist (Juan Rendon) Received 300 Million from DEA to Pay the Mercenaries But Only Paid Out 50 Thousand" style="margin-right: 0px;" width="452" height="301"></a></p><h3>They were going to assault the General Directorate of Military Counterintelligence and the Sebin</h3><p>Jorge
Rodriguez also showed the notebooks of the paramilitaries who
participated in Operation Gideon, which show the objectives of the
so-called “Jupiter Plan”, which sought to assault the General
Directorate of Military Counterintelligence (Dgcim) and the Bolivarian
Intelligence Service (Sebin).</p><p>“They talk about how they would
assassinate the agents of the Sebin who opposed the assault, targets on
the ground (…) taking of ground and murder of the Sebin and Dgcim,” he
added.</p><p>The plan contemplated releasing the detainees there and
using the weapons found to attack the Miraflores Presidential Honor
Guard Regiment: “440 estimated and neutralized enemies,” the texts say.</p><p>As
an element that still needs to be corroborated, as part of this
mercenary incursion, Rodriguez stressed that it was determined to
“’knock on’ Aruba, between 19:00 and 05:00 hours. “We do not know if
they were referring to the escape plan or a contact they made on the
neighboring island before the raid.”</p><p>Rodríguez noted that “there
in Aruba they would have five vehicles plus 24 people on arrival, a safe
house, planning, a change of clothes, preparation and departure when
ready,” he said.</p><p>It is necessary to remember that on May 3 at
night, a few hours after the first events occurred after the failed
Operation Gideon, Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez <a href="https://albaciudad.org/2020/05/delcy-rodriguez-se-reunio-con-el-embajador-de-paises-bajos-para-alertarlo-sobre-el-uso-de-aruba-para-prestar-apoyo-a-grupos-terroristas/">met with the ambassador of the Netherlands in Venezuela</a> to alert him about the use of the island from Aruba to “support terrorist groups”.</p><p><a href="https://i2.wp.com/albaciudad.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/03_jrzl1619_jz_1589831067-scaled.jpg?ssl=1" rel="lightbox[205610]"><img src="https://i0.wp.com/albaciudad.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/03_jrzl1619_jz_1589831067-680x453.jpg?resize=680%2C453&is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1" alt="Guaido's Strategist (Juan Rendon) Received 300 Million from DEA to Pay the Mercenaries But Only Paid Out 50 Thousand" style="margin-right: 0px;" width="452" height="301"></a></p><h3>“Criminal triangle”</h3><p>Rodríguez
stressed Monday that the plans form a criminal triangle in which the
administration of the United States, the Venezuelan extremist opposition
groups and drug trafficking are linked.</p><ul><li>At one of the
corners of this triangle are the President of the United States, Donald
Trump, along with Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Mike
Pompeo, Special Envoy Elliot Abrams, the Department of Justice, the Drug
Enforcement Agency (DEA), and American security companies such as
Silvercorp.</li><li>At another vertex is the Venezuelan extremist
opposition, among whom he mentioned deputy Hernán Alemán, the founders
of the Future Present Foundation, Yon Goicoechea and Juan Torres, as
well as the Popular Will party.</li><li>Finally, at the other extreme is
Colombian drug trafficking, which includes former military man Clíver
Alcalá, who is married to the daughter of the famous Colombian drug
trafficker Elkin Javier López Torres, alias “Doble rueda” and Joel
Palmar, who had instructions from the DEA and they will take care of the
logistics for the terrorist incursions into Venezuela.</li></ul><p>According
to the confession of Sequea, who had daily contact with Jordán Goudreau
– a North American contractor and owner of Silvercorp -, the plan was
endorsed and signed by the deputy Juan Guaidó, and in turn endorsed by
his sponsor, the president of the United States, Donald Trump.</p><h3>Double Wheel</h3><p>The communication minister showed videos with the voluntary testimonies of the American mercenaries Airan Berry and Luke Denman</p><p>Berry
pointed out that “for him the participation of the drug trafficker
‘Double Wheel’ (Elkin Javier López Torres) in this incursion against
Venezuela was clear.” For his part, Luke Denman confesses that “the main
objective was to capture President Nicolás Maduro, secure the La
Carlota airport, the Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía
and put Maduro on a plane (…) that would be sent by US special forces
who were already ready in a place in the Caribbean to enter and take
President Maduro and the other ‘kidnapping’ objectives.”</p><p>In this
sense, Rodríguez maintained that “it is very difficult for anyone to
doubt the participation of the administration of the government of
Colombia and the United States in attacks against Venezuela.”</p><p><em>Featured image: Courtesy of Prensa Presidencial</em></p><p><a href="https://albaciudad.org/2020/05/fundacion-de-yon-goicoechea-capto-recursos-para-la-fallida-operacion-gedeon/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Source URL: Alba Ciudad</a></p><p>Translated by JRE/EF</p><div><p><br></p></div></div></div></div>
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