CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Friday condemned as laughable a U.S. government decision to blacklist four of his allies for allegedly aiding Colombian rebels.
He challenged Washington to present proof and said he is starting his own "Chavez list" of international rogues that would include some U.S. lawmakers and NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday accused a Venezuelan general, an intelligence official and two other political allies of Chavez of providing arms, security and training to Colombia's main rebel group.
"The list the Treasury Department has released ... is something to laugh at," …
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