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To: Louis V. Lambrecht who wrote (18285)	4/17/2002 3:11:52 PM
From: elmatador	Respond to of 74559

Venezuela is one of the largest exporters of crude oil and refined products to the US -US denies it lent support to anti-Chávez leaders By Richard Wolffe and Andy Webb-Vidal Published: April 16 2002 19:46 \| Last Updated: April 17 2002 03:11 The administration of George W. Bush rejected reports on Tuesday that it sent mixed signals to Venezuelan opposition leaders plotting to Chávez. Administration officials insisted they rebuffed efforts by opposition figures - including business leaders and military officers - to seek US approval for a military coup. "In late February some individuals in Caracas made us aware of their general plans and aims and asked us what our reaction would be," said one US official. ... "In most Latin American minds this will confirm that the US tends to be selective in its backing of democratic processes in the region, depending on what interests are at stake," said Michael Shifter, senior analyst at the Washington-based Inter-American Dialogue. news.ft.com Coup and counter-coup The unexpected return of Hugo Chavez to Venezuela's presidential palace underlines the diminishing appetite of Latin American soldiers for political power. But the confusing saga of coup and counter-coup does nothing to quell fears about growing political polarisation and violence in a country that is of strategic importance in the region news.ft.com