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Judi Lynn

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Fri May 8, 2020, 09:59 AM May 2020

Ex-Green Beret behind Venezuela raid suspected of plagiarism


Joshua Goodman, Associated Press Writer
Updated 10:13 pm CDT, Thursday, May 7, 2020

MIAMI (AP) — The former Green Beret behind a failed military incursion in Venezuela can add another infraction to his growing list of potential screw ups — cut and paste plagiarism.

The website for Jordan Goudreau’s Silvercorp USA appears to have lifted entire passages from the website of the Department of Homeland Security and as well as one run by a crisis management firm. There are also pages found on the website, without active hyperlinks, with wording nearly identical to online texts from inspirational speaker Tony Robbins, a more-established competitor in the private security industry and the fine print of online educational website MasterClass.

Goudreau has claimed responsibility for a failed military incursion Sunday to capture socialist leader Nicolás Maduro that resulted in the detention in Venezuela of two of his former special forces colleagues. The Trump administration has denied any responsibility for the armed raid.

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“When a crisis arises, the first thing people often look for is a leader: the person who knows how to solve the problem and will take the necessary steps to do so,” reads the homepage of SilvercorpUSA.com, which features images of Goudreau firing machine guns in battle, running shirtless up a pyramid and flying on a private jet.

More:
https://www.chron.com/news/article/Ex-Green-Beret-behind-Venezuela-raid-suspected-of-15255327.php

Also posted in LBN:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142489452
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Ex-Green Beret behind Venezuela raid suspected of plagiarism (Original Post) Judi Lynn May 2020 OP
Bizarre headline. A bit like "Infamous cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer suspected of parking violations" hlthe2b May 2020 #1
Indeed. dixiegrrrrl May 2020 #2
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