Chance (19 Oct 2025)
"The U.S. vs Venezuela - Is There More To The Story?"


 
Hello John and Doves,
 
Some interesting 'connections' have come up in recent news articles concerning the US vs Venezuela 'drug smuggling'.
 
There may be much, much more to this story that what we are seeing.  More dots that connect to Venezuela, not just drug smuggling, but election fraud.  The 'stolen' 2020 election, specifically.
 
President Trump looks very, very serious about regime change in Venezuela.
 
U.S. Strikes On Venezuelan Vessels:
 
President Trump reported that he 'authorized the CIA to go into Venezuela' - because of the drugs.
 
The Venezuelan President Maduro thinks the real reason is 'regime change'.
 
The U.S. has carried out 6 strikes on boats in Venezuelan waters since September.  For 'alleged' drug smuggling.
 
President Trump notified Congress that these strikes are necessary for self-defense of the U.S.

How many times has the US struck Venezuelan vessels? | Infographic News | Al Jazeera
 
The latest strike, October 17, was on a semi-submersible vessel.   A military hit on a "drug-carrying submarine."  The U.S. is calling those on board "terrorists".
 
"The military campaign is part of a broader effort by Trump who says he wants Venezuela's president, Nicholas Maduro, to step down, blaming Maduro for orchestrating the flow of illicit drugs coming to the U.S."
 
"Earlier this week, Trump threatened to attack Venezuela by land, confirmed ongoing cover operations inside the country and ordered bombers capable of dropping nuclear weapons to fly in circles off its coast in what appears to be an unprecedented show of force intended to pressure Maduro to step down."
 
Admiral Avlin Holsey - in charge of the military operations - "announced unexpectedly on Thursday that he is stepping down from the post."
 
"Some 10,000 U.S. troops have been deployed to Latin America this year under Trump as part of a massive buildup of military assets in the region, including eight Navy ships, F-35 fighter jets and MQ-9 Reaper drones."
 
"On Wednesday three B-52 bombers took off from Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana and flew for hours near the coast of Venezuela, according to flight tracking data, in what appears to be a major show of force by Trump."

At least 2 survivors of US attack on alleged drug smugglers in American custody - ABC News
 
Maybe Defense Sect Hegseth and Adm Holsey weren't seeing eye to eye on these operations against Venezuela.  And U.S. officials confirmed there was a special aviation operation unit conducting training exercises off the coast of Venezuela.
 
Maduro Behind Election Fraud in 2020:
 
Is there more to the 'story' than drug smuggling?  Maybe something bigger is behind all of the U.S. action against Venezuela/Maduro....
 
Looks like President Trump et al are very serious about moving Maduro along.  Venezuela use to be a wealthy country...eventually economic problems and election fraud, etc. was keeping Chavez and now Maduro in power - becoming a full dictator. 
 
The election fraud came about with computer technology called Smartmatic - it was designed to keep Chavez and now Maduro in power.  (Smartmatic started as a Venezuelan company in Caracas.  Smartmatic replaced the voting machines in Venezuela right before the 2004 elections - that Hugo Chavez 'won'.)
 
After the 2020 presidential elections, several people (like attorney Sidney Powell, Rudy Giuliani, Mike Lindell, Fox News, Newsmax, One American News (OANN) and others) questioned "Smartmatic", a voting machine company, for rigging the 2020 election.  The tables were turned when Smartmatic turned around and sued these high profile people for "defamation".  (Some of those sued 'settled' out of court, other cases are still pending.) 
 
Smartmatic Indicted - Good News:
 
"Voting-technology provider Smartmatic was charged Thursday with conspiring to bribe foreign officials and money laundering over a decade-old effort to win business in the Philippines."
 
"The Justice Department added the parent company of Smartmatic, SGO Corporation Ltd, as a defendant in the criminal case filed in Miami federal court against three Smartmatic executives."

Smartmatic Indicted Over Alleged Bribes - WSJ
 
The three executives charged are linked to Venezuela!  Two of them are Venezuelan citizens.
 
Sidney Powell believed that Smartmatic was involved with Chavez and Maduro's government.  They won 'rigged' elections because of Smartmatic.  And Smartmatic was used to manipulate votes in the 2020 election.  She couldn't prove it and lost her case.
 
We know two software companies were involved in our stolen 2020 elections - Dominion and Smartmatic.  (Dominion sued also for defamation - many of the same ones Smartmatic sued.
Smartmatic Settles With Newsmax: Here’s Where It And Dominion’s Other Lawsuits Stand Now
)
 
Good News on Dominion:
 
Dominion was recently purchased by a "former Republican election official", Scott Leiendecker.  He has a new election company called 'Liberty Vote'.
 
Dominion sued Fox News for defamation for $787 million.  Fox 'knowingly' pushed false conspiracy theories that Dominion "rigged the 2020 presidential election for Joe Biden over Donald Trump."
 
And recently, Dominion "settled defamation suits with former Trump associated lawyers Sidney Powell and Rudy Giuliani..."
 
Liberty Vote is now claiming that "Dominion is gone."

Dominion Voting Systems sold to company run by former Republican election official
 
 
And now, Smartmatic has been indicted in a foreign bribery case "possibly endangering its lawsuits against Fox News and Giuliani."  Good news!
 
"The bribery and money laundering charges against Smartmatic arose from an existing case filed last year against some of its current and former executives, including the founder."
 
"The indictment relates to an alleged $1 million bribe paid to the top election official in the Philippines to secure lucrative contracts for the country's 2016 elections."
 
"The news could be catastrophic for Smartmatic, potentially weakening its hand in pending 2020 election related defamation lawsuits against Fox News, the Fox News host turned US attorney Jeanine Pirro, ex-Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell."
 
"The charges could undermine Smartmatic's arguments that its reputation has been damaged solely by the pro Trump figures and their brazen lies about the 2020 election."

Smartmatic indicted in foreign bribery case, possibly endangering its lawsuits against Fox News and Giuliani
 
 
Conclusion:
 
Well this indictment will certainly keep Smartmatic out of future U.S. elections.   How many other countries have 'bribed' top election officials?  Smartmatic is used in Africa, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Ecuador, Italy, Mexico, the Philippines, Singapore, the UK, the US and Venezuela. 
 
And Dominion has just recently been purchased and become part of 'Liberty Vote' - owned by a Republican.  He has ownership of the voting systems in 27 states now.
 
Hopefully this will put a big kibosh on Democrat and 'out of country' no goods from tampering with US election results.
 
Dominion is a Denver, Colorado based company -  and in this state (my state) most counties now have Liberty Vote voting machines. 
 
The problem in Colorado is, as Tina Peters (former County Clerk of Mesa County, CO) showed, the SOS changed the votes after everything was tallied and sent in to the SOS office.  Until that 'theft of the vote' is eliminated, elections are still in big trouble.  (Peters is serving 9 years in prison for reporting voter fraud in Colorado.  Her trial was a sham as she wasn't allowed to bring her proof or witnesses for her defense.)
 
As noted in the title of the below article - Dominion 'being owned by a Republican' won't affect the election results in Colorado - because the Democrats know the best way to cheat - change the votes at the Secretary of State's office.  Doesn't matter what the voting machines count...

Dominion sale not expected to change Colorado elections, experts say
 
So there may be much more going on with Venezuela than 'drug smuggling'. 
 
And, hopefully, with Dominion in better hands and Smartmatic out of the U.S. elections, we can have some election integrity.  Also, Smartmatic needs to be kicked out of every country - hopefully, other governments are paying attention to the Philippine case.
 
Maybe the case against Smartmatic will 'free up' all those they are suing for 'defamation' concerning election fraud in 2020.  Bribing election officials in the Philippines can just as easily happen in the U.S.
 
'Drug smuggling' may be the cover story for the US move on Venezuela/Maduro.
 
Maranatha!
 
Chance