Venezuela complains about U.S. News and World Report's “Terror Close to Ho

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Venezuelan Ambassador to the United States Bernardo Alvarez, sent a letter to the editors of the U.S. News and World Report with regard to an article titled “Terror Close to Home” published in the October 6th issue of the magazine, in which author Linda Robinson links Venezuela's democratic government to terrorist organizations.

Ambassador Alvarez echoes complains from the Venezuelan government with regard to Ms. Robinson's claims for which she does not offer any concrete verifiable proof. Ms. Robinson cites numerous “unnamed U.S. government sources”, to back her claims.

Venezuela has signed on to a number of hemispheric and international anti-terrorism conventions and treaties, including the OAS Inter-American Convention Against Terrorism, which 22 nations, including the United States, have not signed yet.

Ambassador Alvarez concludes his letter by saying that the magazine's credibility has been affected by Ms. Robinson’s article. "By reporting unproven allegations as facts and ignoring contrary evidence, Linda Robinson’s October 6th article portrayed Venezuela in a manner so misleading that it undermined the credibility of U.S. News and World Report."

http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/news.php?newsno=1056

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Jesus. There've been subtle rumblings here and there to link Venezuela to terrorism for almost a year now, but I just can't believe that people would swallow it.

Funny how oil rich countries that don't roll over for US business interests magically turn into terrorist threats. This is absolutely sickening.