El libro publicado por Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial narra con una prosa elegante cómo el régimen cubano hundió sus tentáculos en Venezuela hasta controlarlo absolutamente todo. Las notarías y registros. La expedición de cédulas y pasaportes. Las Fuerzas Armadas. Los servicios de inteligencia. El software de PDVSA. Los ministerios. La Rampa 4 de Maiquetía. Lo escribe Diego Maldonado, un pseudónimo que busca proteger la identidad del autor. Pero el texto es mucho más que eso. “La invasión consentida” es la historia del monumental saqueo que hizo el régimen castrista de la enorme riqueza petrolera de Venezuela sin “disparar un tiro”. Por Gloria M. Bastidas. Texto Completo-> La GranAldea

Two former Green Berets jailed in Venezuela for last year’s botched coup are not mercenaries, may have been duped and should be shown leniency by the Maduro regime, said a prominent private negotiator seeking to win their release. “The Green Berets are innocent of the crimes they are charged with. They were not mercenaries, they were not part of an invasion,” said former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, who is working with the families of Luke Denman and Airan Berry to win their release. By K. Hall, A.M. Delgado, M.Wilner. Full Text -> McClatchydc

Here is what the opposition can do to get Venezuela out of the current crisis. By Maryhen Jimenez Morales & Laura Gamboa. Full Text -> Aljazeera

The United States’ legacy in Latin America weighs heavily on the Pentagon’s reluctance to sail major warships through Latin American waters. By David Axe. Full text-> The National Interest