ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd, ɐmˈɪd ˌækjuːzˈeɪʃənz ʌv hɪz ˈɪnfluːəns ɪn vˌɛnɪzwˈeɪlæn pˈɑːlətˌɪks hiː dᵻklˈɛɹd ðˈæt "aɪɐm pɹəfˈaʊndli pɹˈaʊd, fɔːɹ ɛɡzˈæmpəl, ðætðə vˌɛnɪzwˈeɪlæn sˈɪstəm ʌv mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ɪntˈɛlɪdʒəns wʌz ɹᵻstɹˈʌktʃɚd fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðə stɹətˈiːdʒɪk ɡˈaɪdlaɪnz ðæt aɪ pɹəpˈoʊzd æt ðə tˈaɪm".
In 2000, amid accusations of his influence in Venezuelan politics he declared that "I am profoundly proud, for example, that the Venezuelan system of military intelligence was restructured following the strategic guidelines that I proposed at the time".