[Shadow_Group] NY Times: Documents Show C.I.A. Knew of a Coup Plot in Venezuela

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Documents Show C.I.A. Knew of a Coup Plot in Venezuela
By JUAN FORERO 
Published: December 3, 2004, New York Times

BOGOTÁ, Colombia, Dec. 2 - The Central Intelligence
Agency was aware that dissident military officers and
opposition figures in Venezuela were planning a coup
against President Hugo Chávez in 2002, newly
declassified intelligence documents show. But
immediately after the overthrow, the Bush
administration blamed Mr. Chávez, a left-leaning
populist, for his own downfall and denied knowing
about the threats. 

Long irritated by Mr. Chávez's ties to Fidel Castro
and his blistering anti-American attacks, the Bush
administration provided the Venezuelan government in
Caracas with few hard details of the looming plot,
although American officials say they broadly talked to
Mr. Chávez about opposition plans.

Full:
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/03/international/americas/03venezuela.html<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/03/international/americas/03venezuela.html>


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