Updated 14.05.12 – Following my earlier post regarding chavista thugs recognizing the significance of online reputation management in a potential post-Chavez era, I’ve been able to identify who might be orchestrating the clumsy intimidation tactics against me: introduce Majed Khalil Majzoud, a so-called ‘internet savvy’ chavista.
Mr. Khalil Majzoud, born on April 23, 1970, with Venezuelan ID 13526338, has lived quite an intriguing life. Like many other Boligarchs—individuals who have amassed immense wealth under the shadow of Hugo Chavez’s socialist revolution—Majed Khalil Majzoud has risen from obscurity to:
having a stake in Serfoca, a partner of Venezuela’s CVG, tasked with developing an «industrial project (Orinoco Paper Mill Project) for the comprehensive processing of [500,000 hectares of] Caribbean pine wood»;
being the majority shareholder in a TV channel (Sun Channel TV);
serving as CEO of a telecommunications firm (Hardwell Technologies), which was contracted to offer radar equipment to Venezuela’s primary airport (subcontracted to Raytheon);
acquiring an additional $5 million—apparently gone missing—to provide a tech platform to Venezuela’s Defence Ministry;
holding a controlling interest in Pacific Rim Energy, a company granted millions by the Chavez regime—and by Evo Morales—for various energy initiatives;
maintaining a controlling interest in Eveba while emphasizing that the influence of «mafias has lessened» in Venezuela…
I’m sure there is more to uncover. Interestingly, among all the individuals mentioned in reports that are raising eyebrows among unspecified parties, Majed Khalil Majzoud is the sole person whose information has been appearing across hundreds of websites recently. It’s worth checking out; it appears there are 475 results published since someone—presumably on his behalf—requested on February 8 that I remove information regarding his questionable past. This effort may also be tied to his own issues—and those of his brother Khaled—with chavista justice.
On top of that, a Majed Khalil—or someone acting on his behalf—has registered .com, .net, .biz, .org, and .me domains, populating those sites with completely unrelated content to Venezuela—even if some of it is in Spanish—in an attempt to conceal his tracks.
Poor effort, honestly…
Update: A reliable reader has informed us that Majed Khalil is the go-between for General Francisco Rangel Gomez, the former president of the aluminum and mining titan Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana (CVG), who is currently the Governor of Bolivar state. This explains his dealings with CVG. Majed Khalil is also a partner—and best man—of Lieutenant Antonio José Morales Rodríguez (commonly known as «el catre»), godson and aide-de-camp of Hugo Chavez, one of his most trusted associates. Morales is currently leading the office of the Secretary of Venezuela’s Presidency. Recently, Morales has been implicated by former Supreme Court Judge Eladio Aponte Aponte as one of the individuals who ordered the release of an army drug trafficker (Pedro Magino) caught with 2 tonnes of cocaine in Venezuela.