Venezuela arrests American 'mercenary', says Hugo Chávez

[alp227]

Source: The Guardian

Hugo Chávez, the Venezuelan president, is claiming a US citizen has been arrested and interrogated on suspicions he is a mercenary involved in a conspiracy against the government.

Chávez, who faces an election on 7 October, suggested the man is part of a plot to destabilise the country if he is re-elected.

Chávez said the Hispanic man was detained on 4 August while crossing into Venezuela from Colombia. The president said the man was carrying a US passport with entrance and exit stamps from countries including Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya as well as a notebook containing geographical co-ordinates.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/aug/10/venezuela-american-mercenary-hugo-chavez

[JoeyT]

1. Well this can't possibly be true.

We'd never engage in something less than ethical in South America.

[msanthrope]

2. Cool story, Hugo. nt

[Bacchus4.0]

3. Hugo must have saw the Expendables and is worried Rambo is on the way n/t

s

[slackmaster]

4. Free-lance journalist

Isolated incident. Nixon's fault.

[bitchkitty]

5. He's lucky.

If it weren't the Chavez government in power, he would probably be disappeared.