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Sunday, September 24, 2006
Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela detained at JFK airport Venezuela's foreign minister said he was illegally detained for 90 minutes by officials at a New York airport and accused them of treating him abusively by trying to frisk and handcuff him. U.S. officials called Saturday's incident regrettable and said they had apologized to Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro. Maduro called that insufficient and said Venezuela would seek a legal challenge through the U.N. to what he called a "flagrant violation of international law" and his diplomatic immunity. A U.N. diplomat, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly, said Maduro's trip was delayed because he had showed up late without a ticket, prompting extra screening. "He began to articulate his frustration with secondary screening right after he went through" a metal detector, Knocke said. "Port Authority officials confronted him when the situation became a ruckus." Maduro said authorities at one point ordered him and other officials to spread their arms and legs and be frisked, but he said they forcefully refused. "We responded with the dignity of Venezuelan revolutionaries ... with strength" Maduro told reporters at Venezuela's mission to the U.N. "It's a Nazi government, a racist government." "We responded with the dignity of Venezuelan revolutionaries . . ." Yeah, he's just a regular Che Guevara, isn't he? Pretty soon leftists everywhere are going to be wearing Nicolas Maduro t-shirts. And shut-up already with the "Nazi" and "racist" horse manure. What utter nonsense coming from a guy who works for the guy, Hugo Chavez, who's trying to become the next Castro, which is to say, the next power-crazed, mass-murdering, trouble-exporting Latin American dictator. And one other thing, Senor Maduro. Do us a favor and don't ever come back, comprende? Greg Strange provides conservative commentary with plenty of acerbic wit on the people, politics, events and absurdities of our time. See more at his website: http://www.greg-strange.com/ Blogger News Network is advertiser-supported, and your visits to our advertisers help BNN to meet its expenses. Help keep us afloat! posted by Greg Strange at 9:29 AM |
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