Alleged U.S. Espionage Angers Bolivia

Alleged U.S. Espionage Angers Bolivia

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(AP) President Evo Morales declared a U.S. Embassy security officer to be an "undesirable person" on Monday after reports that the officer asked an American scholar and 30 Peace Corps volunteers to pass along information about Cubans and Venezuelans working in Bolivia.

It was not immediately clear whether Morales intended to seek the expulsion of the official, Vincent Cooper, who according to the U.S. Embassy was recalled to Washington for consultations.

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As expected, this is turning into another international loss of face for the USA.

When the incident originally broke on 2/8/08, The embassy's alleged recruiting of a Fulbright scholar into intelligence work was reported on ATS.

The espionage was directed toward Venezuelan and Cuban workers in Bolivia. I'm sure we'll hear from them also.

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