larry johnson may have some inside info here on venezuela;

I learned today from a reliable source that a member of Maduro’s inner circle betrayed him and facilitated the US military operation that led to the abduction of Nicholas Maduro and his wife… It was not Delcy Rodriguez. Subsequent to receiving that information from my source, one of my readers recommended I watch a video allegedly published by a Mr. Scott Lucas. The following transcript of that video made my ears perk up:

On January 2nd, 2026, Dr. Lee Wei, a senior executive from China National Petroleum Corporation, was forcibly removed from his hotel in downtown Caracas. The Venezuelan government claimed he was involved in illegal financial activities. The Chinese government called it kidnapping. The arrest wasn’t clean. It wasn’t diplomatic.

According to eyewitness accounts, Venezuelan intelligence agents stormed the Marriott Hotel at 3:47 a.m. using electronic jammers to cut off all communications in a six block radius. Lee Wei’s security detail, three former Chinese military officers, were tasered and detained. His encrypted laptop was seized along with documents that reportedly contained financial codes for accessing 15 billion dollars in emergency Chinese credit lines. The operation had all the hallmarks of American intelligence planning. Venezuelan forces used equipment that hadn’t been seen in South America before… Israeli made cell phone jammers, German manufactured restraint systems, and most tellingly, tactical communication devices that operated on NATO frequencies.

I do not know Mr. Lucas and cannot vouch for the accuracy of his claim. .......more.........