Venezuela's military is 90% against Maduro, claims defecting colonel A colonel in the Venezuelan army has become the latest senior officer to renounce President Maduro’s regime. Rubén Paz declared support for Juan Guaidó, the rival president, in a video and asked colleagues to join him. “Ninety per cent of us in the armed forces are really unhappy,” he said. “We are being used to keep them in power.” https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/world/venezuelas-military-is-90-against-maduro-claims-defecting-colonel-ndg3z7j9p