Original sentence: Specifically Madsen stated that while the [U.] navy was in the area for training operations unconnected to the coup, they had aided with signals intelligence as the coup progressed and engaged in communications jamming support for the Venezuelan military
Edited sentence: Madsen asserted that the US Navy jammed communications to and from the diplomatic missions of Libya, Cuba, Iran and Iraq.Madsen further suggested that the Navy had aided with signals intelligence as the coup progressed and engaged in communications jamming support to the Venezuelan military.Specifically Madsen said that US military attaches had been in contact with members of the Venezuelan military to discuss the possibility of a coup