but i m told if he shows up at the airport he will be turned away. this is an extremely unusual move by the state department and taking the war of words with america s 59th largest oil-producing partner to a whole new level, rick. rick: so what s the story? the state department, you say this is a unusual move. this kind of thing doesn t happen very often. what was sort of the final straw? hugo chavez says it resulted from statements made by the u.s. ambassador-designate, larry palmer, during his recent senate confirmation hearings. palmer reit traded reiterated complaints by colombia to the organization of american states that venezuela is ral louing drug-running colombian rebels to set up dozen bases on his territory undermining colombia s efforts to crack down on the rising cocaine trade. it might be in the context of trouble chavez is having at home. inflation is higher than zimbabwe, 27%. in recent weeks chavez
athens. neither caused injury and no one claimed responsible for either bombing but suspicion has fallen on militant anarchist group. iraqi asylum speaker accused of plotting shooting attack of a copenhagen office of newspaper that published cartoons of the prophet muhammad has been freed due to an apparent lack of evidence. three other suspects all swedish residents ordered to remain in custody by court. the relationship has gotten more complicated since they kicked off the ambassador. jennifer griffin has the latest on the diplomatic standoff. not a modern day fidel castro hugo chavez dared them to cut communications, let them do whatever they want, but that man will not come. that man is larry palmer the u.s. ambassador designant who
being the visa of chavez ambassador to washington as part of a five-month feud between the two countries. jennifer griffin has more on that. reporter: the war of words erupted from hugo chavez said this weekend during a state televised address that he dared the u.s. to cut off relations, quote, let them do whatever they want but that man will not come. that man is larry palmer, the u.s. ambassador designate who criticized the chavez regime during recent senate confirmation hearings and reiterated accusations that venezuela allowed columbia drug dealers to set up territories. chavez cut off diplomatic relations with bogota at that time. now the u.s. has responded to chavez threat to block the u.s. choice for ambassador by revoking the visa of bernardo
senate with a controversial recess appointment. as correspondent doug mcelway tells us, reaction differs sharply, depending on your political persuasion. reporter: the president s choice of six recess appointments immediate from half a world away made from half a world away in hawaii may made resolution of bipartisanship harder to keep. by far the controversial one is james cole to be second in command at the justice department. this is one of the worst appointments made by president obama. cole is unfit for the job. he was once representing saudi family that was accused of financing the terrorist activities of 9/11. the case was dismissed but cole s view were published in op-ed in 2002 where he said, our country has faced many devastating crime, drug rape and reign of organized crime, countless acts of rape and murder. acts of 9/11 were horrible, but those were those other things. and among those, debra burlingame, sister of the hijacked pilot and co-founder of kee
and now bbc world news. on the brink of genocide. the words of ivory coast s ambassador as the political unrest in the west african state continues. police in denmark and sweden arrest five men on suspicion of plotting to attack the offices of a danish newspaper that published cartoons of the prophet muhammad. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting in the u.k. and around the world. i m alistair yates. as also in this program, dozens of taliban fighters are released to spend the new year with their families. a special report from the swat valley. and 70 years after the blitz, london commem on commemorates the firestorms that swept through the heart of the city. the new ivory coast ambassador to the united nations, youssoufou bamba, says he fears the possibility of genocide in his country unless the u.n. and others help alassane outtara assume his office as president. mr. outtara is internationally recognized as having won last month s election, but the incumbent, laure