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Friday, February 03, 2006

Venezuela Expels US Navy Attaché / Venezuela Defends New Aljazeera-Telesur Alliance

Venezuela has expelled the US Navy attaché in Caracas, with Hugo Chavez, the president, accusing the officer of spying and setting off new diplomatic hostilities with the United States. The US government denied that the diplomat had been involved in espionage, and the expulsion brought ties between the two countries to a new low.
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Venezuela Defends New Aljazeera-Telesur Alliance
Venezuela has hit back at a US congressman's criticism of a recently unveiled alliance between Aljazeera and Latin America's Telesur network. On Thursday, Connie Mack, a Florida Republican, criticised the agreement between Aljazeera and Telesur to share content and co-operate in newsgathering.
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