James Story person
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Claims (7)
James Story recruited
Juan Guaidó book_quoted
“Oh, this is Mike Pompeo. In the weeks prior to switching our recognition, about half of the parties of the National Assembly didn't recognize Guaido as the country's legitimate leader, said Mike Pompeo in his memoir. Thankfully, our capable…”
▶ The Colonels Corner Corporate Coup (Venezuela) Part 6 @ 8:18
James Story member_of
U.S. State Department host_asserted
“if it hasn't already. At the center of the State Department operation in Venezuela was James Story. James Story, that name keeps coming up. He's a career Foreign Service officer from South Carolina who took over Washington's Caracas, charge…”
▶ The Colonels Corner Corporate Coup Venezuela Part 14 @ 1:17:50
James Story member_of
Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs host_asserted
“Mosabek in Afghanistan, which is where I ran across him first, the diplomat's fluency in Spanish and Portuguese eventually grounded him in Latin America. Story held a variety of posts in the region before moving to Caracas, including Rio, B…”
▶ The Colonels Corner Corporate Coup Venezuela Part 14 @ 1:18:53
James Story member_of
Georgetown University Institute for the Study of Diplomacy host_asserted
“Or down in the pill and up in the Megatron. Cool. Oh. I did want to mention something else about Story. Not only is he on Twitter, he's affiliated with institutions with Georgetown University's Institute for the Study of Diplomacy. Which is…”
▶ The Colonels Corner Corporate Coup Venezuela Part 14 @ 1:35:07
Mike Pompeo appointed
James Story book_quoted
“of the embattled U.S. embassy in Caracas. Story arrived in Venezuela just five months before the U.S. recognition of the Guaido regime. In his memoirs, Pompeo personally credited Story with spearheading the campaign to whip up Venezuelan op…”
▶ The Colonels Corner Corporate Coup Venezuela Part 14 @ 1:18:21
James Story targeted_for_regime_change
Venezuela host_asserted
“After a brief return to the state, Story established a virtual U.S. embassy in Venezuela to Venezuela, housed in a Washington diplomatic office in Bogota. So he went back to Colombia. From there, he managed a command post for Venezuela U.S.…”
▶ The Colonels Corner Corporate Coup Venezuela Part 14 @ 1:22:27
James Story member_of
Operation Gideon speculative
“What gave Goudreau the impression that he was working on a State Department contract? Could it have been the State Department representative in the fake Venezuelan embassy in Bogota? Did Story have any knowledge of Operation Gideon? Then th…”
▶ The Colonels Corner Corporate Coup Venezuela Part 14 @ 1:25:09
Mentions (21)
▶ 1:17:50
if it hasn't already. At the center of the State Department operation in Venezuela was James Story. James Story, that name keeps coming up. He's a career Foreign Service officer from South Carolina who took over Washington's Caracas, charge…
▶ 1:18:21
of the embattled U.S. embassy in Caracas. Story arrived in Venezuela just five months before the U.S. recognition of the Guaido regime. In his memoirs, Pompeo personally credited Story with spearheading the campaign to whip up Venezuelan op…
▶ 1:18:53
Mosabek in Afghanistan, which is where I ran across him first, the diplomat's fluency in Spanish and Portuguese eventually grounded him in Latin America. Story held a variety of posts in the region before moving to Caracas, including Rio, B…
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of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Office for Foreign Western Hemisphere, as well as assignments directing INI operations in Colombia. Founded in 1978, INL was a division of the State Department that monitored internati…
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in Bogota. Story oversaw the U.S. government's controversial fumigation program in Colombia, which we've talked about, which was supposed to get rid of the coca plants, but actually was getting rid of crops that farmers were using because t…
▶ 1:20:22
Because they didn't pay any attention to any of the peasants that were in the area. So that was what Story oversaw. Upon landing in Caracas years later, Story's strong command of the Spanish language and Southern charm enabled him to ingrat…
▶ 1:20:57
the opposition forces. You're supposed to be there working with the government, not their opposition. In a Facebook post from March 3rd, 2019, he shared a photo of himself hiking with a former opposition presidential candidate and said the …
▶ 1:21:27
When Guaido returned to Venezuela from a regional tour the following afternoon, Story was on the freshly minted coup leader's heels almost immediately. Venezuela's fake president is back. He actually called him an interim president. On Face…
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You're not supposed to just be walking around with the opposition. You're supposed to at least pretend you're there to work on behalf of the U.S. government with the actual government. Venezuelan's government kicked Story out of the country…
▶ 1:22:27
After a brief return to the state, Story established a virtual U.S. embassy in Venezuela to Venezuela, housed in a Washington diplomatic office in Bogota. So he went back to Colombia. From there, he managed a command post for Venezuela U.S.…
▶ 1:22:58
In February of 2021, Venezuelan opposition leaders, including Leopardo Lopez and Vecchio, traveled to Colombia's capital to attend a closed-door summit at a local Marriott. There, over the course of several days, they enjoyed valuable face …
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The secret meetings agenda was subsequently leaked to Venezuelan's government and published online. According to the leaked details, the summit kicked off with a barbecue at Story's private home. Story later confirmed the party took place, …
▶ 1:24:00
The government actually running Venezuela. When a military coup ousted Bolivian President Evo Morales in 2019, Story took to his Facebook book in celebration. You know, the guy that got rid of the coca plants being illegally trafficked over…
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overthrowing the democratically elected president, and then went on to say Venezuela will also one day be free of tyranny. Several months following Story's forecast of regime change in Venezuela, Goudreau's ragtag ban made its way to the co…
▶ 1:25:09
What gave Goudreau the impression that he was working on a State Department contract? Could it have been the State Department representative in the fake Venezuelan embassy in Bogota? Did Story have any knowledge of Operation Gideon? Then th…
▶ 1:26:12
I've asked my team to update our plans to reopen the U.S. embassy in Caracas so we're able to go, be ready. As soon as Maduro steps aside, I am confident that we will raise the flag again in Caracas, like literally days before this mission …
▶ 1:26:43
Story was going to go back to Caracas. Considering Story's past work in the State Department Narcotics Division, did he have any role in the decision to offer $15 million rewards for information leading to Maduro's capture day before Gideon…
▶ 1:27:22
President Trump upgraded stories. His title at the time was charge de l'affaire for Venezuela because they don't actually have an ambassador because they're not actually in Venezuela. But he was nominated to be the ambassador of Venezuela l…
▶ 1:33:28
which means to me somebody leaked it. Second, there's still a Twitter presence of James Story. He's on Twitter now for anybody that wants to tag him if you want to. I've posted it in the pill. But given that and given where we see in my thi…
▶ 1:35:07
Or down in the pill and up in the Megatron. Cool. Oh. I did want to mention something else about Story. Not only is he on Twitter, he's affiliated with institutions with Georgetown University's Institute for the Study of Diplomacy. Which is…
▶ 8:18
Oh, this is Mike Pompeo. In the weeks prior to switching our recognition, about half of the parties of the National Assembly didn't recognize Guaido as the country's legitimate leader, said Mike Pompeo in his memoir. Thankfully, our capable…