Machado escape planner feared US strike on her vessel as it fled Venezuela
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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado was secretly transported from Venezuela to Norway to receive her Nobel Prize. The 5,500-mile journey, organized by US special forces veteran Bryan Stern, involved evading Venezuelan authorities and a dangerous sea voyage. Machado, in hiding after Nicolás Maduro's disputed presidential election, wore a disguise to reach a fishing port. From there, she traveled by skiff to Curaçao, then by private jet to Oslo. Stern cited the challenges of extracting Machado due to her high profile and the risk of being mistaken for drug smugglers by US warplanes. Machado's escape was prompted by increased repression following the contested election, which independent data suggests was won by her ally, Edmundo González.
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