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Politics : Bush Administration's Media Manipulation--MediaGate? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (6491)	4/6/2006 4:26:25 PM
From: Skywatcher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9838

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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (6491)	4/7/2006 2:39:21 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9838

U.S. envoy's car pelted with fruit, eggs Motorcycles also chase convoy, spokesman says Friday, April 7, 2006; Posted: 1:58 p.m. EDT (17:58 GMT) CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez pelted the U.S. ambassador's car with fruit, vegetables and eggs Friday, and a group of motorcyclists chased his convoy for miles, at times pounding on the cars, a U.S. Embassy official said. No one was hurt. "We're being attacked by groups of motorcyclists while we're traveling in an embassy car," embassy spokesman Brian Penn told The Associated Press shortly before the motorcycles stopped chasing the four-car convoy. "It's a very violent demonstration by a small group of people who appear to be organized by the mayor's office," Penn said, adding that police escorts provided by the Venezuelan government did not intervene. U.S. Ambassador William Brownfield has faced protests at recent appearances. Chavez has repeatedly accused Washington of conspiring to overthrow him, allegations U.S. officials deny. The U.S. Embassy has asked the Venezuelan government to improve security for the ambassador. Penn said the protest started when Brownfield visited a baseball stadium in southern Caracas to hand out bats and other donated equipment to a youth league. During the event, a Chavez supporter, who wore an identification badge from the pro-Chavez mayor's office, walked up and said the people in the area wanted Brownfield to leave, embassy officials said. Brownfield stayed and finished the event, while a few dozen people formed a small protest outside chanting "Go home! Go home!" Penn said the barrage of fruits, vegetables and eggs began when the convoy pulled out and drove through an adjacent market. "Our car is stained all over," Penn said. "They were pounding on the cars, including pounding on the ambassador's car while they were driving. There was no one stopping them." He said the motorcyclists chased the convoy for about 3 miles (5 kilometers). "The motorcyclists were throwing things at us for at least 10 minutes, and the police did nothing," Penn said. "It was serious."