Venezuela snaps drug ties with US

[justinsb]

Venezuela snaps drug ties with US

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has dismissed cooperation with the US Drug Enforcement Administration as unnecessary thus taking his country's fraying ties with the United States to a new low.

The Venezuelan leader, an ally of Communist Cuba and harsh critic of US foreign policy, said he had suspended cooperation with the DEA and accused the agency of spying against his government.
   
"The DEA was used as a cover... to carry out intelligence work in Venezuela against this government," Chavez told reporters as he voted in local municipal elections.
   
"Under these circumstances, we decided to shut down these agreements... the DEA is not essential to the fight in Venezuela against drug-trafficking. We will keep working with international organizations against drugs," he said. 
    
Declining relations

A spokesman at the US embassy in Venezuela could not be contacted for comment.

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/2621B8F5-CD60-4312-AF1A-51DEB11800E0.htm

[getmeouttahere]

1. The DEA is a freakin' joke anyway...

any country would be wise to work with international organizations instead of BushCo

www.handsoffvenezuela.org