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Costa Rica Emerges as Compromise
U.N. Candidate
Diplomatic sources tell that the
hotly contested non-permanent
United Nations Security Council
seat between Venezuela and
Guatemala apparently was settled
Tuesday night.
The deadlock between U.S.-backed
Guatemala and Venezuela's fiery
president Hugo Chavez, which
began a week ago, had taken a
five-day "hiatus" and was to
resume on Wednesday.
Though Guatemala had led through
almost every round of the
voting, it never got the
required 2/3 majority of the
U.N. General Assembly to be
elected to a two-year term on
the Security Council.
The stalemate became a
tug-of-war between Washington
and Caracas.
Chavez, who had labeled
President George W. Bush as "the
devil," had repeatedly vowed "to
fight to the death" and block
the White House's "candidate"
Guatemala.
On Tuesday night, it appears
both sides decided to "bury" the
hatchet.
Word is Costa Rica will be the
new compromise candidate.
No comment from the White House
on the latest turn of events.
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