Bolivia Calls In US
Ambassador
The US ambassador in
Bolivia, Phillip
Goldberg, must explain
to the Bolivian Foreign
Affairs Ministry what is
behind the espionage
scandal arising from the
US diplomatic
headquarters.
Official sources
confirmed the recall of
Goldberg whose embassy
admitted that security
advisor, Vincent Cooper,
requested a student from
the US to spy on the
Venezuelan and Cuban
collaborators in that
country.
The scandal erupted when
the student Alexander
Van Schaick revealed
that Cooper requested
information on Cuban and
Venezuelan cooperation
personnel in Bolivia.
According to Schaick,
the official insinuated
he needed the
information to maintain
surveillance of
Venezuelan and Cuban
cooperation personnel.
The embassy released a
communique last Saturday
acknowledging that
Cooper made that
request, although
Goldberg denied that his
staff "had asked US
citizens to participate
in activities of
intelligence."
The US diplomat, known
for his seditious
activities in Kosovo
assured that his office
respects the sovereignty
and dignity of Bolivia
and is prepared to clear
up the incident.
Bolivian president, Evo
Morales, declared Cooper
"persona non grata"
before he was called by
the State Department to
testify.
Goldberg must also
explain his alleged
financial support of
Bolivian intelligence
groups to spy on
journalists, politicians
and carry out
disinformation
campaigns. |
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