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Bacchus39 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-30-10 10:40 PM
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Details of the diplomatic soap opera between USA and Ven (Spanish)

http://www.eltiempo.com/mundo/latinoamerica/los-detalles-del-novelon-diplomatico-entre-ee-uu-y-venezuela_8706420-4

entire article should be read by those who speak Spanish, and for those who don't well, do your best.

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Aún así, Venezuela dio el "beneplácito" a Palmer, trámite diplomático previo en el que un país presenta a su candidato y el otro por lo general lo acepta. Pero, en Washington las cosas comenzaron a complicarse.

Given all that, Venezuela gave its approval to Palmer, a preliminary diplomatic note in which one country presents its candiate and the other, generally, accepts. Then, in Washington things began to get complicated.



Ante las preguntas insistentes de los senadores por violaciones a los Derechos Humanos, presencia de las Farc y su trato más que amigable con Teherán, Palmer respondió con evasivas o "exceso" de diplomacia.

Against insistent questions from Senators on human rights violations, FARC presence, Iran relations, Palmer responded evasively and with diplomatic excess. (just what some here thought he should do)

Cuando terminó la audiencia fueron varios, incluso demócratas, los que pusieron en tela de juicio su designación y exigieron respuestas más contundentes de su parte. A partir de aquí es cuando el tema se enreda.

Upon terminating the hearing various Senators, including Democrats, demanded more convincing responses from Palmer.



Palmer, dicen fuentes, se sentó con funcionarios del Departamento de Estado a responder las preguntas trabajando bajo la percepción de que había que "endurecer" las posiciones del nominado si se quería lograr la aprobación del Senado.

Palmer sat with State Department officials to respond to written questions under the perception that he had to be more forecful in the positions if he wanted to gain approval from the Seante.

Si bien Palmer no dijo nada que no se ventilara internamente, su tono fue fuerte y poco diplomático.

En Washington, hoy, hay un gran debate sobre si las respuestas fueron escritas con la intención de torpedear la misma nominación de Palmer o si fue una "inocentada" del Departamento de Estado.

In Washington, at this time, there is a great debate whether the answers were written with the intention of torpedoing the nomination or were an innocent response from State.



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