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rampartd

(5,040 posts)
Sun Oct 12, 2025, 06:47 AM Oct 2025

who are these guys? americans released by venezuela in el salvador exchange.

castaneda is named. the others ? i'd find their stories fascinating .....photo at link. no ids.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/prisoner-swap-us-venezuela-el-salvador/

edit: npr reports that lucas hunter is released.

https://www.freelucas.com/

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who are these guys? americans released by venezuela in el salvador exchange. (Original Post) rampartd Oct 2025 OP
What Was a Former Navy SEAL doing Deep State Witch Oct 2025 #1
Was he sent on a covert mission, perhaps? Polybius Oct 2025 #2
that is usually my thought when odd people show up behind bars in dangerous places. rampartd Oct 2025 #3

Deep State Witch

(12,756 posts)
1. What Was a Former Navy SEAL doing
Sun Oct 12, 2025, 11:26 AM
Oct 2025

That close to the VZ border? Something doesn't pass the smell test here.

A former Navy SEAL, Wilbert Joseph Castaneda, is among the Americans released, three sources told CBS News. Castaneda was detained in Venezuela last year while on personal travel.

rampartd

(5,040 posts)
3. that is usually my thought when odd people show up behind bars in dangerous places.
Sun Oct 12, 2025, 11:52 AM
Oct 2025

hiking in iran or sightseeing in sudan or holiday in n korea........

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