“Rogue” Policeman Who Attempted “Venezuela Coup” Is A “James Bond-Cum-Rambo” Action Film Star

When we reported on last night’s alleged “terrorist coup” attempt by a “rogue police officer” who stole a helicopter and single-handedly attacked the Interior Ministry and the Supreme Court in Venezuela, we had one tangential observation: the attempted “coup” may have been no more a coup than the one which took place last June in Turkey:
this is where the comparisons emerge with the “failed Turkish coup” to “remove” Erdogan last summer, which most admit was a staged attempt meant to further entrench the despotic president. While Venezuela opposition leaders have long been calling on Venezuela’s security forces to stop obeying Maduro, following yesterday’s event, there was speculation among opposition supporters on social media that the attack could have been staged to justify repression or cover up drama at Venezuela’s National Assembly, where two dozen lawmakers said they were being besieged by pro-government gangs.
One day later, even more questions about the legitimacy of the attempted coup have emerged, because as Reuters reports the “rogue police officer” behind the so-called helicopter attack on Venezuelan government buildings is an action film star who paints himself as a James Bond-cum-Rambo figure on social media.

This post was published at Zero Hedge on Jun 28, 2017.