📍Rick de la Torre, former Chief of Station in Venezuela, joins David Rutherford to expose the hidden intelligence networks, communist expansion, and foreign power operations that turned Venezuela into a criminal state — and a global launchpad for America’s enemies.
From Cuban intelligence control of Maduro, to Russia, China, Iran, Hamas, and Hezbollah using Venezuela as a base, this conversation reveals the real shadow war shaping the Western Hemisphere.
Rick explains:
• How Cuba actually runs Venezuela
• Why communism resurged across Latin America
• How oil became a weapon of global power
• Why the U.S. lost focus on the hemisphere
• And why a new geopolitical shift is underway right now
Next Steps:
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Who Were Maduro’s 32 Bodyguards?
03:16 - Cuba, Communism & The Venezuelan Shadow Empire
13:47 - Did The US Just Destroy Communism In South America?
16:39 - The Battle For The Western Hemisphere
21:49 - How The Venezuela Op Changed Global Power Structures
23:44 - Marco Rubio & What Comes Next
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