12 Senators Ask Clinton to Review Venezuela Status as Terrorist State / Senadores exigen acción contra Venezuela

U.S. Senators John Ensign (R-NV) and George LeMieux (R-FL) on Wednesday called on U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to review Venezuela’s growing ties with U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organizations and state sponsors of terrorism. Ensign, LeMieux and ten other senators sent a letter to Secretary Clinton presenting a number of questions that should be addressed in the pending Department of State’s 2009 Country Report on Terrorism. “It’s no secret to the American people that Venezuela wishes harm to the United States,” said Ensign. “What is a secret is how many more ties to terrorist organizations and State Sponsors of Terrorism does Venezuela need to be declared a State Sponsor of Terrorism. The letter I drafted with Senator LeMieux will ask that the State Department reassess their handling of this state to protect our national security.” (full information)/ Un grupo de 10 senadores republicanos solicitaron a la secretaria de Estado, Hillary Clinton, que considere calificar a Venezuela como estado que apoya el terrorismo. En una carta mencionan los posibles nexos del gobierno de Hugo Chávez, con la guerrilla colombiana FARC y el movimiento Hezbolá. Las FARC, según varias denuncias, ha establecido un sistema de cooperación con traficantes de cocaína. El senador republicano por Florida, George LeMieux dijo que en la carta se insta al Departamento de Estado a evaluar exhaustivamente las acciones de Venezuela y determinar si el país necesita ser añadido a la lista de estados que patrocinan al terrorismo”.( información completa)