Venezuela: Former American soldiers jailed over failed coup

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Source: BBC

A Venezuelan court has sentenced two former American soldiers to 20 years in jail for trying to overthrow President Nicolás Maduro.

Luke Denman and Airan Berry were found guilty of conspiracy, illicit trafficking of weapons and terrorism.

The pair were among 13 people arrested in May as they attempted to enter Venezuela by sea from Colombia.

Attorney General Tarek William Saab said proceedings will continue against others accused of assisting the raid.

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-53686509

[jpak]

1. It sucks to be them

Idiots

What were they thinking?

[keithbvadu2]

8. What were they thinking? - - - I wanna learn Spanish.

What were they thinking? - - - I wanna learn Spanish.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/in-venezuela-trump-just-inspired-the-dumbest-coup-plot-in-latin-american-history-complete-with-a-qanon-crazy

Venezuela - mercenaries attack, get captured.

Operation Gideon.

This song is what they were thinking.

[SamKnause]

2. Good.

[TEB]

3. Idiots

[Submariner]

4. Those guys watched too many Chuck Norris movies

I guess they’ll be submitting absentee ballots for Trump now. They should mail early though this year.

[Judi Lynn]

5. Ignorant bullies. n/t

[sandensea]

6. Just like the guy who paid them

[mahina]

7. Great

Again?