Venezuela: Military Uprising May Not Be What it Seems

The alleged Venezuelan military uprising in Naguanagua, Carabobo state, is less clear-cut than it first appears. Early on Aug. 6, influential Venezuelan politician Diosdado Cabello claimed on his Twitter account that there had been an uprising at Fort Paramacay but that the uprising was put down. Joint Strategic Operational Command chief Adm. Remigio Ceballos, appointed through Cabello's influence supposedly to undercut the influence of Defense Minister Gen. Vladimir Padrino Lopez, later said that seven participants in the uprising were arrested. Two others were killed according to unconfirmed reports. Carabobo state Gov. Francisco Ameliach claimed that they had links to opposition leaders in the state as well. And after Cabello's claims, Padrino Lopez also came out in support of the government, saying that the uprising was done by "terrorists" that could not challenge the armed forces....