Sunday, September 24, 2006

Venezuelan official detained at JFK - Yahoo! News

Venezuelan official detained at JFK - Yahoo! News:

"Venezuela's foreign minister said he was illegally detained for 90 minutes by officials at a New York airport and accused them of treating him abusively by trying to frisk and handcuff him."

Reading the article, it is not clear what really happened and how the blame should be distributed.

Whatever the cause, it is too bad that the Foreign Minister of Venezuela has a platform to complain about mistreatment at the hands of the U.S. government. With modern technology, the State Department should certainly be able to alert government officials at the New York airports of the Presidents and Foreign Ministers who will be traveling through for the Session of the United Nations. The folk should have photos, and if a problem arises there should be a VIP lounge and the most courteous treatment!

1 comment:

John Daly said...

"Venezuela rejects US apologies?

The BBC reports:

"Venezuela has made a formal complaint to the US authorities and the United Nations after its foreign minister was detained at a New York airport."