Venezuela Slams US in UN Terrorism Debate

Venezuela's Deputy Ambassador to the UN, Aura Rodriguez de Ortiz, slammed the U.S. government's 'double standard' on combating terrorism during a UN Security Council meeting on Wednesday, for its failure to prosecute former CIA operative and international terrorist, Luis Posada Carriles. The criticism comes amidst U.S. President George W. Bush's renewed accusations that Venezuela has ties to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), which Washington classifies as a 'terrorist' organization.