Operation Gideon operation
also: Bay of Piglets, G-I-D-E-O-N, Gideon, the invasion, the plot, the raid, the scheme
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Claims (12)
Venezuelan Opposition Government carried_out_attack
Operation Gideon documented
“Matos told Goodman. Though Goodman declined to speak on the record, Operation Gideon came to life within hours of the report's May 1st publication. Goodrow, day in the sun, finally arrived in early morning hours of May 3rd when Venezuela's …”
▶ The Colonels Corner Corporate Coup Venezuela Part 14 @ 43:10
Jordan Goudreau carried_out_attack
Operation Gideon documented
“revealing the existence of a covert plan to ignite a popular rebellion in Venezuela that would culminate with the arrest of President Maduro. The plot dubbed Operation Gideon was to be carried out by 300 volunteer combatants, many of them V…”
▶ The Colonels Corner Corporate Coup Venezuela Part 14 @ 38:04
Mike Pompeo denied_involvement
Operation Gideon documented
“The Trump administration said they had nothing to do with it. Mike Pompeo denied any knowledge. If we had been involved, it would have gone differently, Mike Pompeo said. Yeah, I'm not so sure. Who knows? We've had a lot more failures in co…”
▶ The Colonels Corner Corporate Coup Venezuela Part 14 @ 1:03:52
Operation Gideon targeted_for_regime_change
Venezuela book_quoted
“Often dubbed the Bay of Piglets in reference to a bungled CIA invasion, attempted invasion of Cuba, Operation Gideon reminded ordinary Venezuelans of the threat they faced as the U.S. actively sought their government's overthrow. It also ra…”
▶ The Colonels Corner Corporate Coup Venezuela Part 14 @ 32:06
Venezuelan Opposition Government covered_up
Operation Gideon documented
“According to the Venezuelan intelligence, they had been monitoring Operation Gideon from across the border. AP press was told we knew everything, some of their meetings, everything. Goudreau himself contended that Operation Gideon had been …”
▶ The Colonels Corner Corporate Coup Venezuela Part 14 @ 54:36
Cliver Alcalá member_of
Operation Gideon host_asserted
“His character climaxed weeks before details of Operation Gideon even surfaced in the media. On March 23, 2020, Colombian authorities intercepted a truck carrying arms that appeared destined for the Venezuela border. While authorities initia…”
▶ The Colonels Corner Corporate Coup Venezuela Part 14 @ 1:12:15
Efraín Antonio Guevara member_of
Operation Gideon host_asserted
“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…”
▶ The Colonels Corner Corporate Coup Venezuela Part 14 @ 1:24:34
Juan Guaidó member_of
Operation Gideon host_asserted
“On his ex-account from his apartment in Colombia, Alcala proceeded to announce his involvement in a military operation against the Maduro government, which he claimed to have planned alongside Guaido and Rendon, which seems very odd. You do…”
▶ The Colonels Corner Corporate Coup Venezuela Part 14 @ 1:12:46
Jordan Goudreau funded
Operation Gideon guest_asserted
“You're rid of. I have never seen the level of backstabbing and complete disregard for men in the field, Goudreau went on. Mercenaries get paid. No one paid me and my team a cent. Claiming he ultimately crowdfunded the operation by solicitin…”
▶ The Colonels Corner Corporate Coup Venezuela Part 14 @ 52:13
Juan Guaidó funded
Operation Gideon guest_asserted
“the Colombian border with Venezuela, evading local police to carry out Operation Gideon. You had 60 Venezuelans who were hungry, still training, thinking about liberation. His men's dire conditions was the fault of Guaido and his allies, wh…”
▶ The Colonels Corner Corporate Coup Venezuela Part 14 @ 51:14
Leopoldo Lopez briefed_on
Operation Gideon guest_asserted
“become involved, but Leopardo Lopez, the ringleader of Venezuela's U.S.-backed opposition, had been briefed on the operation as well. I mean, otherwise, how would he even know his name? Goudreau's honesty was immediately questioned. His law…”
▶ The Colonels Corner Corporate Coup Venezuela Part 14 @ 1:09:51
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 (25)
▶ 28:13
Next area, I'm going to try to get through the whole thing, so you'll have to bear with me because this one's very important. It's called Operation Gideon, G-I-D-E-O-N. We've talked about gold. We've talked about oil. Venezuela is also know…
▶ 31:34
The raid was part of Venezuela's response to what is known as Operation Gideon, a foiled plot to capture or kill President Maduro, led by former U.S. Green Beret named Jordan, I don't know how you pronounce his last name, Godreau, G-O-U-D-R…
▶ 32:06
Often dubbed the Bay of Piglets in reference to a bungled CIA invasion, attempted invasion of Cuba, Operation Gideon reminded ordinary Venezuelans of the threat they faced as the U.S. actively sought their government's overthrow. It also ra…
▶ 38:04
revealing the existence of a covert plan to ignite a popular rebellion in Venezuela that would culminate with the arrest of President Maduro. The plot dubbed Operation Gideon was to be carried out by 300 volunteer combatants, many of them V…
▶ 38:33
toward their cause and marched towards Caracas in pursuit of the president. At the center of the blueprint was his private security company, Silver Corp USA, which had reportedly been contracted to oversee training and weapons procurement f…
▶ 40:33
So we're going with a bunch of losers. But this time, it's not going to work either. Hoping to capitalize on the Trump administration's growing interest in toppling Maduro, Goodman explained to Goudreau and Akala, and they hatched a plan to…
▶ 41:37
one of a security team by the name of Keith Schiller, S-C-H-I-L-L-E-R, through industry contacts, and won a single silver court contract to provide security for President Trump in November 2018. Still no evidence ever materialized to prove …
▶ 43:10
Matos told Goodman. Though Goodman declined to speak on the record, Operation Gideon came to life within hours of the report's May 1st publication. Goodrow, day in the sun, finally arrived in early morning hours of May 3rd when Venezuela's …
▶ 44:46
activated in the southwest and east of Venezuelan, Goudreau said, declaring with confidence before he turned to his partner, who proceeded to deliver the Spanish equivalent, announcing Operation Gideon. The number one objective is the captu…
▶ 49:17
talking about the gold trinket, samurai swords, and Buddha shrine, all that makes up his house. Throughout 2019, the condo in the upscale district provided the backdrop for planning for Operation Gideon. The political consultant's involveme…
▶ 49:45
turned to the media to blame the plot's failure on Rendon and his colleagues in Guaido's shadow government. Around the time that Goudreau took responsibility for the attack via X, he hopped online for an interview with a Miami-based YouTube…
▶ 50:15
Goudreau shared his side of Operation Gideon for the first time, explaining that while he initially refused an offer with the AP to discuss his contract with Venezuelan opposition out of professionalism, he decided it was time to publicize …
▶ 50:46
He appeared to be in the same mystery outdoor location as well with early evening sun and the foliage behind him. The contract later partially published online established a general service agreement to help liberate Venezuela. The former G…
▶ 51:14
the Colombian border with Venezuela, evading local police to carry out Operation Gideon. You had 60 Venezuelans who were hungry, still training, thinking about liberation. His men's dire conditions was the fault of Guaido and his allies, wh…
▶ 52:46
On May 4th, a second group of Gaudreau's men attempted to invade Venezuela via a remote northern coastal town. That's the people we were talking about at the beginning. These were the ones apprehended by the local fishermen, militia, and po…
▶ 54:36
According to the Venezuelan intelligence, they had been monitoring Operation Gideon from across the border. AP press was told we knew everything, some of their meetings, everything. Goudreau himself contended that Operation Gideon had been …
▶ 55:07
who had infiltrated the plot. Goudreau's claim to an alleged contract with Guaido and his advisors placed Rendon's on the defensive. With the responsibility for dead men and captured ex-Venezuelans placed directly on his high-rent doorstep,…
▶ 56:59
Rendon insisted that he and others within Guaido's circle, including the interim president, the fake president, eventually grew suspicious, you think, and began to doubt key elements of the plan. Rendon told the Post that as of November 201…
▶ 57:33
ex-Green Beret's statements. Hush! Hold on a second. My husband's coming back from his meeting. Though Gaudreau had published a contract that included Guaido's signature, Rendon insisted Venezuelan coup leader never signed the agreement and…
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Even this admission undermined Guaido's official statement on Operation Gideon, which not only asserted he didn't sign the contract, but that he had no idea it was even going on. In response to Guaido's cries of innocence, Goodrow published…
▶ 58:40
Sign the agreement. I do have concerns, but we are doing the right thing for our country. The voice that's Guido's said. Who was telling the truth? Anya tried to call as many as the characters involved in Operation Gideon while she was writ…
▶ 59:14
hardly a day since Venezuelan authorities first responded to Operation Gideon, and hours after they had detained a second group of Gaudreau's men, including two U.S. citizens. He admitted that they were his guys. In light of the open disdai…
▶ 1:00:13
The following afternoon, AP revealed the U.S. government had opened a federal investigation into the former Green Beret for arms trafficking, a move that virtually muzzled him from any future media events. Though she was interested in his d…
▶ 1:01:44
Because he had founded a private security company, not a mercenary firm. Like many of Goudreau's friends and allies, White said he declined his colleague's proposal to participate in Operation Gideon. White has now had left the company and …
▶ 1:02:19
Reflecting on Goudreau's pitch for Operation Gideon, White recalled, my gut check was like, I don't want to be part of this. White explained the original, when he was originally contacted and offered to participate in what Goudreau called a…