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VENPRES' Maria Victoria Verde reports: US State Department spokesman Richard Boucher doesn't recognize the capture of Colombian paramilitaries in Venezuela as a positive act, excusing himself for following the case by only watching US news broadcasts.

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However, the State Department spokesman, without being asked, emphasized that the United States denies any involvement with those paramilitaries, and with any other plan to overthrow the democratically elected government of President Hugo Chavez Frias.

“I know that there are charges that this is all part of a US plot against the Chavez government. Before you ask me about that, let me tell you, one more time, that those accusations are irresponsible and unfounded,” added Boucher at his press conference.

Continuing with his policy of making observations, as he did with respect to the recall referendum process, without anything substantial to add, Boucher said that the United States will continue following developments very closely by watching news broadcasts, … “but we don't have any information on the investigation that the Venezuelan authorities are conducting!”

In recent weeks, the US has severely criticized the government of Venezuela for not cooperating with the fight against terrorism because, according to US news broadcasts, the Venezuelan government maintains ties with Colombian revolutionary forces.

This time, Boucher didn't make commentaries on Venezuela's cooperative actions against terrorism, despite the capture of these paramilitaries, limiting himself to saying that paramilitaries .. “are on the list of terrorist organizations, and for that reason, the US is taking its own steps to prevent their activities.”

Philip@VHeadline.comTranslated by Philip Stinard          

En Espanol:

EEUU resta importancia a captura de paramilitares colombianos

Venpres (María Victoria Verde):  El vocero del Departamento de Estado, Richard Boucher, no reconoció como un hecho positivo la captura de los paramilitares colombianos en Venezuela, excusándose de que han seguido el caso solamente a través de los medios de comunicación.

Sin embargo el vocero de Departamento de Estado, sin habérsele preguntado al respecto, alertó con énfasis y anticipación que los Estados Unidos rechaza cualquier vinculación con estos paramilitares y con cualquier plan para derrocar el gobierno del presidente Hugo Chávez Frías.

“Yo sé que existen algunos cargos de que todo forma parte de un complot de los Estados Unidos contra el gobierno de Chávez. Antes que me pregunten acerca de esto, déjenme decirles, una vez más, que estas acusaciones son irresponsables y sin base”, agregó Boucher en conferencia de prensa.

Continuando con su política de observación, tal como ha reiterado con respecto al proceso de referéndum, sin otro mensaje que agregar, Boucher dijo que Estados Unidos continuará observando los acontecimientos muy de cerca, según sean reseñados en los medios, “pero no tenemos ninguna información sobre la investigación que las autoridades venezolanas están llevando a cabo.”

Estados Unidos en las últimas semanas ha criticado severamente al gobierno de Venezuela por no cooperar con la lucha antiterrorismo debido a que según los medios de comunicación, el gobierno venezolano mantiene afinidad con las Fuerzas Revolucionarias de Colombia.

Boucher esta vez no emitió comentarios sobre un acto de cooperación de Venezuela contra el terrorismo, a pesar de la captura de estos paramilitares, limitándose a señalar que los paramilitares “están en la lista de organizaciones terroristas y por eso Estados Unidos ha dado sus propios pasos para prevenir sus actividades”, agregó.

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