Are Venezuelan Forces Overwhelmed by a Military Operation?
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Washington, Jan 10 (NationPress) An intriguing online account from a Venezuelan security guard loyal to President Nicolás Maduro has garnered significant attention after being amplified by the White House.
This account, shared on social media and framed as an interview, recounts a surprising military operation that allegedly left Venezuelan forces unable to mount a defense.
The interview gained traction after it was reshared on X by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, who urged followers, “Stop what you are doing and read this…”
The original post came from verified X user Mike Netter, who describes himself as a veteran in distribution, sales, and marketing and is listed as vice chair of Rebuild California.
According to the security guard, the operation commenced without any forewarning.
“On the day of the operation, we didn’t hear anything coming,” he stated. “We were on guard, but suddenly all our radar systems shut down without any explanation.”
He reported that drones quickly appeared overhead.
“The next thing we saw were drones, a lot of drones, flying over our positions,” he recounted. “We didn’t know how to react.”
Shortly thereafter, helicopters arrived, although he described their numbers as minimal.
“Some helicopters arrived, but there were very few,” he stated. “I think barely eight helicopters.”
He noted that soldiers descended from the helicopters.
“From those helicopters, soldiers came down, but a very small number,” he said. “Maybe twenty men.”
Even with their limited numbers, he described the soldiers as strikingly advanced.
“But those men were technologically very advanced,” he commented. “They didn’t look like anything we’ve fought against before.”
When asked about the aftermath, the guard said the encounter was short and overwhelmingly one-sided.
“Yes, but it was a massacre,” he declared. “We were hundreds, but we had no chance.”
The guard noted the soldiers fired with remarkable speed and accuracy.
“They were shooting with such precision and speed,” he explained. “It seemed like each soldier was firing 300 rounds per minute.”
He lamented that Venezuelan weapons were ineffective.
“No help at all,” he remarked. “Because it wasn’t just the weapons.”
The guard then described an unfamiliar device that was employed during the encounter.
“At one point, they launched something,” he said. “I don’t know how to describe it. It was like a very intense sound wave.”
The effects were immediate and severe.
“I felt like my head was exploding from the inside,” he recalled. “We all started bleeding from the nose. Some were vomiting blood.”
He mentioned that many fell incapacitated.
“We fell to the ground, unable to move,” he said.
When questioned about the possibility of resistance, the guard emphatically stated it was impossible.
“No, not at all,” he asserted. “Those twenty men, without a single casualty, killed hundreds of us.”
He maintained that their technology rendered any resistance futile.
“We had no way to compete with their technology, with their weapons,” he said. “I’ve never seen anything like it.”
The account concludes with a caution directed beyond Venezuela.
“I’m sending a warning to anyone who thinks they can fight the United States,” the guard said. “They have no idea what they’re capable of.”
He noted that the incident has already shifted perspectives in the region.
“Everyone is already talking about this,” he said. “No one wants to go through what we went through.”
He also referenced comments made by former President Donald Trump.
“Now everyone thinks twice,” he noted, after Trump remarked that Mexico was “on the list.” “What happened here is going to change a lot of things.”