2025-03-18
19 分钟It was the afternoon of January 31st.
I was trying to stay away from.
The news because I was on vacation.
And I get a text message from a source saying, have you seen the news in Venezuela?
I'm hearing that maybe some of the American prisoners could be coming home.
Six Americans detained in Venezuela are heading back home to the US this week.
And lo and behold, that is what happens.
Just a few hours later, a Special.
Missions envoy accompanying the six posted pictures to social media showing the group on the airplane bound for the U.S. i.
Immediately recognized one of the guys in the photo.
I knew he was an American.
I knew his name
because I had actually been speaking to one of his relatives for a story about American detainees in Venezuela.
But nobody that I was talking to.
Knew when these prisoners were going to be released.
And I wanted to know what is going on.
I'm Julie Turkowitz.
I'm the Andes Beer chief for the.
Times, and I cover and write a lot about Venezuela.
This story begins in September when I. Started to notice that the Venezuelan government.