[Poohbah]

It looks like these folks had a lot to lose by turning on Chavez.

My point is that Chavez would have to be unusually chatty with certain people who were NOT in the real inner circle in order for these folks to learn anything.

It wouldn't surprise me to learn Chavez wants to support al-Qaeda. But this story is a little too neatly tied together for my taste.

[hchutch]

Yeah, the package does seem neat.

Still, the guy who flies Chavez's personal aircraft (Venezuela's version of Air Force One), probably went through a crapload of security screenings. That's pretty close to "inner circle", IMO.