The article reviews publicly disclosed CIA involvement in Venezuela, including recent acknowledgements of covert action authority and a reported CIA strike, and compares those disclosures to declassified campaigns in Guatemala and Chile to show how documentation and transparency differ over time.

According to the official, the CIA had a small team operating covertly on the ground in Venezuela since August, and was able to provide “extraordinary insights” into Maduro’s life patterns.

Months of preparation and intelligence gathering went into the mission to seize Venezuela’s president in Caracas.

In an unusual move, President Donald Trump announced a covert strike in Venezuela. It's not the first time he has publicly touted covert operations.

The CIA carried out a drone strike earlier this month on a port facility on the coast of Venezuela, sources familiar with the matter told CNN, marking the first known US attack on a target inside that country.

A CIA drone strike reportedly targeted a Venezuelan port facility used by the Tren de Aragua gang for drug storage and transport. The operation, which saw no casualties, aimed to disrupt narcotics trafficking.

President Donald Trump confirmed Wednesday that he has authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations inside Venezuela and said he was weighing carrying out land operations in the country.The acknowledgement of covert action in Venezuela by the U.S. spy ...

As the CIA has waged war through covert actions across the globe, the consequences have blown back on American shores with deadly consequences. Last month’s killing of two West Virginia National Guard members in Washington,