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Venezuela’s ‘chief torturer’ takes over the military

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For a decade, Gustavo González López oversaw Venezuela’s torture dungeons and spy networks. His secret police became a cudgel for strongman Nicolás Maduro. Opponents disappeared, protesters rounded up and González was sanctioned by the US, EU and UK.

Now, in a bid to shore up power, the US-backed interim president Delcy Rodríguez has promoted the baby-faced 65-year-old to defence minister.

The move, analysts say, encapsulates the changes to Venezuela’s government since the US whisked Maduro to a Brooklyn jail in January: the same brutal regime, with faces that are friendlier to Washington.

https://archive.ph/0fmNC#selection-1961.0-1973.71

https://www.ft.com/content/c52604ac-c7aa-4d59-86ba-fa164c285608?syn-25a6b1a6=1

As long as those nice friendly faces keep on kissing a certain portion of Trump's anatomy, he and all the folks here who professed such strong concern for the welfare of the Venezuelan people, will somehow manage to keep that strong concern to themselves.

So, is he a good choice for keeping the job? No real analysis of how he is suited for his new role.

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23 minutes ago, Purdey said:

So, is he a good choice for keeping the job? No real analysis of how he is suited for his new role.

The article states quite clearly that what helped him get the job:

"Ejecting Padrino removed a potential threat to Rodríguez, and may also curry favour with her most important backer — US President Donald Trump. Where Padrino prioritised relations with Russia and Iran, González is believed to have a network of contacts in the US. When CIA director John Ratcliffe visited Caracas, he was greeted by González."

Gonzalez comes with the CIA stamp of approval.

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