I can't imagine what was going through the Venezuelan captain's head trying to do this. These regimes see threats behind every curtain and under every plant po

I can't imagine what was going through the Venezuelan captain's head trying to do this. These regimes see threats behind every curtain and under every plant pot. It’s possible he really believed, or had convinced himself at least, that as the article says it was full of mercenaries planning to overthrow the regime.