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| U.S. tells Venezuelan ambassador to leave |
| 2008-09-13 |
| The U.S. State Department announced Friday it has informed Venezuela's ambassador to Washington that "he will be expelled". The step comes in retaliation for the expulsion of the US envoy to Caracas. The move was announced after the U.S. Treasury said Friday it was freezing any U.S. assets of two senior Venezuelan officials and a former official after accusing them of aiding Colombian rebels involved in drug trafficking. "We have informed the Venezuelan ambassador to the United States that he will be expelled and that he should leave the United States," State Department spokesman Sean McCormack told reporters. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Thursday expelled the U.S. envoy to Caracas and threatened to halt crude exports to the United States in case his government is attacked, in an act of solidarity with his country's ally Bolivia. "Starting at this moment the Yankee ambassador in Caracas has 72 hours to leave Venezuela," Chavez said at a public event in the port city of Puerto Cabello, 120 kilometers west of Caracas. Chavez made it clear that his decision was "in solidarity" with the leftist government of President Evo Morales in Bolivia, which on Wednesday ordered the U.S. ambassador to La Paz to leave. Washington late Thursday expelled Bolivia's ambassador to the United States. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #9 and squi. What's a squi, .5MT? Sandy3862 dear, read the archives and you'll learn everything you wished you knew. Or better yet, go read some blogs from the countries that interest you. You'll find a nice list in any atlas, between the geography of the solar system and that of the U.S. School children do it all the time, so I'm sure you can handle it. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2008-09-13 17:11 |
| #8 .., but nothing about the South America crisis. Cause of those Neo-euro socialist limousine coasties who own and operate the media. If it isn't New York, LA, or Washington or if it isn't Europe or Europeans, it really doesn't exist. If the twits at CBS had half the brains of McCain they would have made a deal with Univision, subcontracted the news division production out to Jorge and the gals [with those great gams] and done their show in English too. That is about the only way news and information from the South is going to get into the American public's view. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-09-13 13:49 |
| #7 Yeah and what about Monza, etc. the Argentine debt crisis (which I brought on myself) the Ve parallell market and squi. Wake up peeps! /damn this is easy |
| Posted by: .5MT 2008-09-13 13:19 |
| #6 LOL it's the olde we done been neglecting/oppressing LA again? Good un Sandy. You for neglecting or oppressing? You may only choose 1. |
| Posted by: .5MT 2008-09-13 13:17 |
| #5 While we are at it can we close down all the Citgo stations? |
| Posted by: Jack is Back! 2008-09-13 12:50 |
| #4 How come I know everything about an important hurricane, a self important VP wanna be, trucks in England/France, but nothing about the South America crisis. The people of the US are always surprised when people hate us. That's because we aren't told the news - we are told only US news and "fun(ny) stuff. What about the trial in Africa? etc. |
| Posted by: Sandy3862 2008-09-13 12:05 |
| #3 FOR SALE: Four story colonial fixer-upper, 1099 30th St., N.W. Wash, D.C. 2007 |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2008-09-13 08:29 |
| #2 With luck you'll get a posting to - Bolivia. How are you going to tell the kids? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-09-13 08:22 |
| #1 Get out of Dodge ya varmint. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2008-09-13 03:23 |