Venezuela Says U.S. Uses Anti-Drug List as “Weapon of Domination”

[Joanne98]

Mérida, September 17, 2008 (venezuelanalysis.com)-- Venezuelan government officials rejected the U.S. government's renewed placement of Venezuela and the addition of Bolivia to a list of principal countries where illegal drugs are transported or produced, calling it a political maneuver meant to weaken the Venezuelan and Bolivian governments at a time when both are confronting potential coup d'états waged by domestic opposition groups.

A press release from the White House on Tuesday named 20 countries which "failed demonstrably" over the past year to comply with international drug control agreements.

"They are trying to de-legitimize and discredit the governments which are not in agreement with them," said the former Venezuelan Ambassador to the United States, Bernardo Alvarez. "It is an absurd policy that, instead of resolving the problem of drugs in the world, increases it," said Alvarez.

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