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Weekly Report - 20 September 2005
Venezuela is 'decertified' but sanctions are waived to spare 'pro-democracy' schemes
A last-minute attempt by the government of President Hugo Chávez to avoid 'decertification' by the US government failed to change a decision that was made some time ago. However the fact that 'decertification' came accompanied by a waiver of sanctions highlighted the eminently political nature of this annual ritual, ostensibly about cooperation with US antidrug efforts.
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