More details about Maduro's arrest have surfaced: He once tried to rush into a safe house and was forced back by US Delta soldiers!
According to General Dan Caine of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, this operation used more than 150 types of aircraft, far exceeding the scale of conventional counter-terrorism or decapitation operations. More notably, the "Ghost Eagle" stealth helicopter appeared in the operation. This model became famous during the 2011 operation that killed Osama bin Laden, but at that time, the U.S. deliberately destroyed the crashed aircraft and long refused to publicly reveal its appearance.
The special forces boarded the infiltration helicopters, flying just 30 meters above the Caribbean Sea to avoid Venezuela's old but still partially functional radar system. Although this low-altitude penetration method was highly risky, it successfully achieved silent approach to the target building with the cooperation of electronic suppression and stealth platforms.
The White House later confirmed that the internal structure of Maduro's residence in the suburbs of Caracas was specially reinforced. The master bedroom led to a hidden room called a "safe space," with walls made of high-strength steel plates and a military-grade steel door. According to standard procedures, such safe houses can provide several hours or even longer protection time in case of an attack, enough to wait for external support or activate emergency communication.
After being awakened by the sound of an explosion early in the morning, Maduro's first reaction was to run toward the entrance of the safe house. However, the speed of the US special forces' entry far exceeded expectations — almost as soon as he touched the doorknob, the Delta assault team had already broken in from multiple directions and directly blocked his movement route with weapons. A White House official revealed: "We originally planned that if he successfully entered the safe house, we would use a thermal pressure flamethrower to melt through the steel plate. But it wasn't needed — he didn't even get inside."
This detail indicates that the U.S. intelligence was accurate and the timing was excellent. Someone close to Maduro betrayed him. The entire process had almost no effective resistance, unless the internal personnel were compromised or the system was systematically disabled, otherwise the U.S. could not have done this.
The U.S. captured the President of Venezuela
Original: toutiao.com/article/1853347263050752/
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