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In any case, maybe now the rest of the world will have the opportunity to have another source of news. Competition is good, especially in the information arena.

[center]The Miami Herald.."Ambassador: Venezuela still committed to drug fight"
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/12373161.htm
...Sat, Aug. 13, 2005[/center]

Question: How will Venezuela's decision to end cooperation with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency affect counter-drug efforts in the region? Answer from Bernardo Alvarez, Venezuela's ambassador to the U.S.: Venezuela is currently revising the cooperation agreement with the DEA that has allowed that agency to work within Venezuela without coordinating with government institutions and strategies. This revision is merely part of a process by which Venezuela is seeking to harmonize cooperation agreements with the strategies and policies promoted by CONACUID, the institution charged with fighting drugs in Venezuela. Cooperation agreements with the United Kingdom, France, and Spain complement the work of the government of Venezuela; it is merely our desire that the agreement with the DEA do the same. The revision of the cooperation agreement does not change Venezuela's internationally recognized commitment to fighting the production, transshipment, and use of drugs.