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Pentagon Acknowledges Reviewing Role in Venezuela Coup ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Xinhuanet 2002-04-24 07:01:26 ����WASHINGTON, April 23 (Xinhuanet) -- The Pentagon acknowledged on Tuesday that it is looking into what its representatives in Venezuela did during a short-lived coup against Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. ����"We're informally gathering details of what occurred in Venezuela," Pentagon spokesman Lieutenant Commander Jeff Davis said. "The facts are clear, but events on the ground occurred veryrapidly so we want to make sure we have all the details." ����"All the information we have at this time confirms that DefenseDepartment personnel engaged with Venezuela issues acted in a highly professional and proper manner," Davis told reporters. ����"There is no indication or suggestion that Defense Department personnel aided or encouraged improper extra-constitutional or unlawful actions in Venezuela," he added. ����Venezuelan military officers forced Chavez from office after protesters were fired on as they marched on the presidential palace on April 11. But the coup crumbled within 48 hours, and Chavez returned to power afterwards. ����After Chavez's removal, the Bush administration did not condemnthe action. Instead it blamed street protests on "undemocratic actions committed or encouraged by the Chavez administration." Enditem --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9617B Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
