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| Subject: Peace Corps, Fulbright Scholar Asked to 'Spy' on Cubans, Venezuelans Sun Feb 10, 2008 11:47 pm | |
| In an apparent violation of U.S. policy, Peace Corps volunteers and a Fulbright scholar were asked by a U.S. Embassy official in Bolivia "to basically spy" on Cubans and Venezuelans in the country, according to Peace Corps personnel and the Fulbright scholar involved.
Van Schaick's account matches that of Peace Corps members and staff who claim that last July their entire group of new volunteers was instructed by the same U.S. Embassy official in Bolivia to report on Cuban and Venezuelan nationals.
The State Department says any such request was "in error" and a violation of long-standing U.S. policy which prohibits the use of Peace Corps personnel or Fulbright scholars for intelligence purposes.
http://www.abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=4262036&page=1
Lying State Department scum! |
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