Venezuela Expels U.S. Officials as Chavez Struggles
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Venezuela expelled two U.S. officials accused of plotting against President Hugo Chavez’s government while the cancer-stricken leader nears his third month out of public view.
U.S. military attache David Delmonaco met Venezuelan military officials in a bid to destabilize the country and has 24 hours to leave, Vice President Nicolas Maduro said in televised remarks today. Foreign Minister Elias Jaua said afterward that a second U.S. official was declared persona non grata and that more expulsions will follow.