The BBC version of this story provides additional details, and more quotes from Vice president Rangel as to why DEA is no longer welcomed in Venezuela. Notice how the BBC headline refers to US agents while the AP story is saying that US citizens could be denied visas to Venezuela. The AP headline, assuming The Guardian did not insert its own headline into the AP story, gives the impression that the American people are being targeted by Chavez rather than DEA agents.
Last Updated: Friday, 12 August 2005, 21:59 GMT 22:59 UK
Chavez revokes US agent immunityCaracas has withdrawn the diplomatic immunity of US anti-drugs officials working in Venezuela.
It follows a move by the US State Department to revoke the visas of six Venezuelan officials in Washington.
Both countries are locked in a row after President Hugo Chavez accused the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) of spying on his government.
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Venezuelan Vice-President Jose Vicente Rangel said his country would apply "strict reciprocity" in the allocation of visas to US officials.
"For every attack, there will be a reaction, for every strike, a strike back...and the revoking of visas will mean reciprocal action," he said.
"We are no longer going to accept civilian employees of the
being assigned to the US embassy, because that gives them the benefit of immunity," he said.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4147546.stm
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