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LONDON -- Thousands of men who were convicted under now-abolished British laws against homosexuality are to receive posthumous pardons, the government announced Thursday. Those who are still alive can will be eligible to have their criminal records wiped clean.The Ministry of Justice said the pardons apply to men convicted for dunk homme consensual same-sex sexual relations before homosexuality was decriminalized several decades ago. Men living with convictions can apply to the government to have their names cleared.Justice Minister Sam Gyimah said the government was trying to put right these wrongs.It is hugely important that we pardon people convicted of historical sexual offenses who would be innocent of any crime today, he said.Calls for a general pardon have been building since World War II codebreaker Alan Turing was awarded a posthumous royal pardon in 2013. The computer sc airforces ience pioneer he adidas campus 80s lped crack Nazi Germanyrsquo secret codes by creating the Turing bombe, a forerunner of modern computers. His work helped shorten World War II, and he was an innovator of artificial intelligence.After the war, Turing was prosecuted for having sex with a man, stripped of his security clearance and forcibly treated with female hormones. He died in 1954 at age 41 after eating an apple laced with cyanide.A few other countries, including Canada and New Zealand, are considering pardons for people convicted under now-repealed laws against gay sex.Gay- Lkpg CBS News David Martin s analysis of where U.S. stands with North Korea
AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh A Hindu stanley trinkflaschen holy man stands in the backdrop of a tent during the annual Magh Mela festival at Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges and Yamuna, in Allahabad, India, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011. Hundreds of thousands of Hindu pilgrims take dips in the confluence, some hoping to wash away sins and others to secure a fine spouse during the month long festival. AP Photo/Keystone/Steffen Schmidt A male tiger named Coto watches his reflection in the water, at the zoo in Zurich, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011. Coto recently got the company of the female tiger, Elena from Munich, Germany. AP Photo/Rob Griffith Switzerland s Roger Federer celebrates during his second round win over France s Gilles Simon at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, early Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011. AP Photo/Charles Dharapak stanley flask stanley cup President Barack Obama welcomes China s President Hu Jintao during a state arrival on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011.

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A spokesman for one of Libya s warrin yeezy g factions threatened to target civilian airliners flying over Tripoli airspace on Wednesday, prompting Mitiga, the only functioning airport in Libya s largest city, to halt and divert flights elsewhere. The airport reportedl adidas yeezy y reopened on Thursday.A spokesman for the forces of General Khalifa Haftar s Libyan National Army ndash; which controls the eastern half of the war-torn country and some enclaves near Tripoli in the country s west ndash; said in a video message posted on Twitter that all aircraft operating in airspace surrounding Tripoli, whether military or civilian, would be deemed hostile and could be shot down. Any military or civilian aircraft, regardless of its affiliation, flying over the capital will be destroyed, the spokesman said, claiming adidas originals the rival UN-backed Government of National Accord GNA was using the airport for military purposes.On Thursday, Fayez al-Sarraj, the head of the GNA in Tripoli, announced the airport had been reopened. The airport confirmed it was operating again on Facebook, but there were no immediate reports on Arabic media of flights actually departing or arriving.The threat from Haftar s forces comes weeks after a civilian aircraft was mistakenly shot down in Iran. That incident led to calls from European countries for better coordination and information sharing to protect civilian airlines flying through conflict zones. Mitiga is a former air base that has been used for civilian flights s Jsls Reporter on China s treatment of Uighur Muslims: This is absolute Orwellian style surveillance
The U.S. has about 200 tactical nuclear weapons in Europe. The leaked Wikileaks diplomatic cables reveal some may be in Germany, as a German administrator admitted the country possessed 20 tactical nuclear weapons in late 2009. AP Nuclear weapons residing in Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium in late 2009 were a crucial chess piece in international disarmament negotiations, according to leaked U.S. diplomatic cables from the website Wikileaks. In a conversation between U.S. Ambassador Philip D. Murphy and G stanley cups erman National Security Advisor Christop stanley website h Heusgen reprinted in one cable, the two statesmen discussed German concerns about taking nuclear weapons out of the country. Heusgen said that from his perspective, it made no sense to unilaterally withdraw the 20 tactical nuclear weapons still in Germany while Russia maintains thousands of them. It would only be worth it if both sides drew down, the cable states.The Center for Defense Information describes tactical nuclear weapons as smaller and shorter-range. Of the 500 or so tactical nuclear weapons in the U.S. arsenal, it is known that about 200 are deployed throughout Europe, according to the latest report from Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. The cables do not reveal specifically w stanley cups uk hether the 20 in Germany were of U.S. origin.Many other tactical nuclear weapons rest in the Netherlands and Belgium, according to the diplomatic

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Londonmdash; Catherine, the Princess of Wales, or Kate, as she s known to most of the world, was back at her home in Windsor, England on Monday and making good progress in her recovery from abdominal surgery, Kensington Palace said in a statement. The nature of the future queen s medical procedure has not been revealed, but the palace announced adidas yeezy on Jan. 17 that she was having surgery and that she would likely remain in the hospital for 10 to 14 days.The statement issued by the palace, the official residence of Kate and her husband William, the Prince of Wales, said the couple wished to thank the staff of the private London clinic where the procedure was carried out and well-wishers from around the world. A statement from Kensington Palace pic.twitter/DW6BOHuuRJmdash; The Prince and Princess of Wales @KensingtonRoyal January 29, 2024 At their most recent public outing, attending the annual Christmas Day church service in Sandringham, England, Britain s King Charles III and his daughter-in-law Kate were the picture of health. So, twin announcements more than a week ago that the future queen was already recovering from abdominal surgery and the monarch was set to undergo treatment for an enlarged prostate came as a bit of a shock.King Charles was admitted on Friday for his yeezy procedure and remained in the hospital Monday, having been visited several dunk homme times over the weekend by Queen Camilla. More human than what they used to project The palace initially announced that Kate w Vtwx Iran warns Saudis could spark a fire over alleged aid ship
Around 8,000 Congolese refugees have crossed the border into Uganda to escape the latest round of fighting in North Kivu, the United Nations Refugee Agency said Monday.Congolese villagers fleeing clashes between government soldiers and troops loyal to dissident general Laurent Nkunda began moving into the Ugandan border town of Bunagana in the co stanley cups untry s southwest late Friday.It s the third influx since August, when up to 30,000 Congolese fled to Uganda to escape violence between Congolese soldiers and the local population. They returned to their homes a few days later when calm was restored. The refugees are currently scattered around Bunagana staying with friends and relatives or sheltering on shop verandahs, said Roberta Russo, the United Nations Refugee Agency spokeswoman. They have been adv stanley mug ised to move away from the border to a nearby transit center for their own safety but many say they want to stay close to the border to monitor the situation with a view to returning when the situation calms. Most of the refugees are in good health she said, though two who were caught in cross fire have been admitted to Banana hospital with bullet wounds. The United Nations and other agencies are setting up temporary shelters and sanitation facilities as well as distributing food items at the transit site.Large influxes of Congolese refugees into Uganda are not unusual. The mineral-rich eastern part of Congo, bordering Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi, remains the most unstable area

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The grandparents of a boy in a high-profile international custody battle are under arrest for their alleged role in his abduction. In 2013, Nicolas Brann was taken to Brazil by his mother, Marcelle Guimaraes. He s been there ever since.Nico s father, Christopher Brann, turned to the FBI two years ago for help getting his son back, but hadn t heard about the case until Wednesday. With the federal authorities now involved, he hopes the arrests of Nico s grandparents means his son could be one step closer to returning home.Brann saw his son in Brazil just last week. The Houston physici adidas samba an found out about the arrests in a surprise Wednesday morning call mizuno de from his attorney. When I answered the phone he simply said are you sitting down And I said, yes. And he said are you air force one ready to cry like a baby And I said yes, Christopher recounted to CBS News correspondent Michelle Miller. It s the first time that I ve actually had any hope. Nico was taken by his mother, Marcelle Guimaraes, in July 2013, nearly a year after the couple divorced. She claimed they were going to Brazil for a wedding, and never returned. According to the FBI, Marcelle s parents, 67-year-old Carlos Guimaraes and his 62-year-old wife Jemima, helped carry out the plot. Christopher Brann and his son, Nico. CBS News A criminal complaint secretly filed by federal prosecutors last year alleges Nico s grandm Chhb No Wading In Line For Di Fountain
U.N. nuclear experts ordered to leave by North Korea amid an escalating standoff over the regime s recent rocket launch departed the country Thursday.Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency left the main site in Yongbyon north of Pyongyang after removing seals and surveillance cameras, a diplomat close to the U.N. agency said Wednesday. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authori stanley cup zed to release the information.They arrived in Beijing on a flight Thursday from Pyongyang, but declined to speak to reporters stanley cup quencher .Four U.S. experts monitoring the nuclear plant in Yongbyon also wer stanley us e preparing to depart after North Korea ordered them out, the State Department said.The expulsions come after the Security Council unanimously condemned North Korea s April 5 rocket launch as a violation of previous resolutions barring the North from ballistic missile-related activity. The U.S., Japan and other nations have accused North Korea of using the launch to test long-range missile technology since the delivery systems for sending satellites and missiles are similar. North Korea, which claims the right to develop a space program, said it launched a satellite into orbit and reacted furiously to the U.N. censure by vowing to boycott international disarmament talks and restart its nuclear program.Pyongyang conducted a nuclear test in 2006 but later agreed to dismantle its nuclear program in return for shipments of fuel oil under a 2007 deal reached with China, Russia

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BEIJING -- Chinese websites are censoring Kim Fatty the Third, a nickname widely used to dispara adidas campus 00s ge North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, after officials from his country reportedly conveyed their di air max 2 spleasure in a meeting with their Chinese counterparts.Searches for the Chinese words Jin San Pang on the search engine Baidu and microblogging platform Weibo returned no results this week.The nickname pokes fun at Kimrsquo girth and his status as the third generation of the Kim family to rule the worldrsquo only hereditary communist dynasty. Itrsquo especially popular among young, irreverent Chinese who tend to look down on their countryrsquo woul adidas campus femme d-be ally. Kim Jong Un s media moments 33 photos Relations between Chinaand North Korea have been strained by the Northrsquo nuclear weapons program, which China has condemned along with South Korea, Japan, the United States and Russia. But Beijing continues to support the Kim regime with limited trade and diplomatic backing.North Korean officials, fearing that Kim would find out about the nickname, lodged a formal request with China recently to prohibit names disparaging Kim from appearing in the media, according to Hong Kong newspaper reports.Chinese Foreign Ministry spoke Yeas Poisoned daughter of ex-Russian spy speaks out after release from hospital
CBS Fidel Castro is once again demonstrating that he knows how to stir up controversy.An online essay penned by the former Cuban president Tuesday evening seemed to throw a wrench into the apparent thawing in U.S.-Cuba relations. But some analysts question whether that is really the case. CBS This screengrab taken from the Cuban government Web site CubaDebate.cu shows the top of former leader Fidel Castro s editorial column, published on April 21, 2009.It s a script that has repeated many times before, says Nelson Valdes, a Cuban-American sociologist at the Univ stanley cups uk ersity of New Mexico. The United States proposes something. The Cuban government reacts to the proposal and states on what basis it is willing to interact, Valdes says, stressing that, as always, Cuba insisted that in any talks the sovereignty of both countr stanley cup usa ies be respected. Fidel Castro was just setting the record straight, says Valdes, when he wrote that President Obama had stanley quencher misinterpreted the remarks made by his brother, Cuban President Raul Castro.The media reporting blurred the nuance and principles in President Castro s declaration that he was ready to discuss everything, including human rights, freedom of the press and expression and political prisoners.That statement set tongues wagging. Now the U.S. government and the foreign press have made it seem as though Cuba is changing its stance, says Valdes, when in reality the Cuban position has not changed an inch. In his latest essay, Fidel Cast

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German Ch dunk panda ancellor Angela Merkel was seen shaking as she met President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Berlin, Germany, June 27, 2019, her second shaking bout within two weeks. REUTERS Berlin -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel appeared unsteady and was seen shaking for the second time in just over a week at a ceremony in Berlin on Thursday. M yeezy erkel, 64, folded her arms across her chest while her body trembled for around two minutes as she stood alongside President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at an indoor event where Germany s new justice minister was being formally appointed.The chancellor was handed a glass of water but rejected it. She appeared fine when she arrived in parliament half an hour later.Merkel set off to Japan a few hours later for the annual summit of the Group of 20 global powers.Her spokesman, Steffen Seibert, told news agency dpa that everything is going ahead as planned. The chancellor is fine. Merkel s office wouldn t comment on the cause or otherwise elaborate. It is not publicly known if Merkel has any health problems. German privacy laws are very strict on that type of information. On Tuesday last week, Merkel s whole body shook as she stood outside in hot weather alongside Ukraine s president. Merkel said afterward that she was fine after drinking three glasses of water, which she apparently needed. Hot weather in Germany has co mizuno ntinued this week, though outdoor te Ydee The North Face launches petition to make Earth Day a national holiday
A British Tornado jet attacked an Iraqi military radar site in the southern no-fly zone Thursday in response to two Iraqi violations, the U.S. military said. U.S. Central Command said no U.S. or British planes were damaged in the attack and that damage to Iraqi targets was being assessed.The U.S. statement said th stanley mugs e British jet struck a radar site some 15 miles south of the town of Al-Basrah near Ash Shuaybah in southern Iraq at about 8:15 a.m. ET. The strikes were in response to two Iraqi violations of the southern no-fly zone and aircraft illuminations by Iraqi surface-to-air missiles, stanley cup the statement said.The U.S. statement Thursday said there have been more than 95 Iraqi violations in the Western-enforced southern no-fly zone and 35 incidents involving Iraqi surface-to-air missiles, anti-aircraft artillery and target-tracking radar illuminations against U.S. and British aircraft patrolling the Western-enforced zone. In one of the heaviest raids on Iraq in two months, U.S. jets Monday dropped more than 30 bombs on radio relay sites, communications targets and air defense guns in Iraq s northern no-fly zone.Together with an attack the previous day, those bombs caused a disruption in the flow of oil from Iraq stanley cup website to Turkey, through which about half of Baghdad s oil exports pass in accordance with the U.N.-mandated oil-for-food deal.The flow was restored Thursday, without apparent effect on U.N.-administered oil revenues, which were cushioned through the e

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PYEONGCHANG, South Korea -- The overtly political 2018 Winter Olympics closed Sunday night very much as they began, with humanity s finest athletes marching exuberantly across the world stage as three nations with decades of war and suspicion among them shared a VIP box -- and a potential path away from conflict. Senior North Korean official Kim Yong Chol, South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. presidential adviser and first daughter Ivanka Trump sat in two rows of seats behind the Olympic rings, meant to represent a competition of peace and international unity. In close nike dunk donna proximity -- though with no apparent communication between Trump and Kim -- they watched an exuberant, elaborate show that concluded the Pyeongchang Games. Winter Olympics 2018: Men s hockey final, figure skating exhibition gala and moreEven as dancers told cultural stories to music before a huge crowd, South Korea s presidenti adidas campus 00s al office released a brief statement saying that Pyongyang had expressed willingness to hold talks with Washington. The North has ample intentions of holding talks with the United States, according to the office. The North s delegation also agreed that South-North relations and U.S.-North Korean relations should adidas originals be improved together, Moon s office, known as the Blue House, said. International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, just before declaring the games closed, addressed the two Koreas cooperation at the closing ceremony, saying, The Olympic games are an homag Lxay Landmarks in the snow
Sergei Khrushchev, son of the late Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, has very warm sentiments for the U.S., for someone whose father vehemently endorsed Cold War politics. He and his wife Valentina are expected to interview with the Immigration and Naturalization Service next month in their endeavor to become American citizens.The 63-year-old son of the late proletarian ruler lives in Cranston, R.I., right outside of Providence. Once a rocket engineer and computer scientist who headed the Sov stanley cup iet Missile Design Bureau, Khrushchev has been a senior researcher and lecturer for the Foreign Policy Development at Brown University since 1991.He and his wife moved from Moscow to Rhode Island almost eight years a stanley quencher go. When confronted with the idea of what his father would think about his citizenship plans, Khrushchev takes it lightly. When I see him I will ask him, he says jokingly. You can not move a historical figure from one time to another. It s like asking George Washington what he thinks of the Persian Gulf War. The Cold War is finished. Nikita Khrushchev died in September 1971, having ruled the Soviet U stanley cup nion from 1953 until he was deposed in 1964. He once angrily told Americans, We will bury you. According to Sergei, his father was referring to a socialist centralized economic system, which he believed would prevail and be more effective than a free-market system. Over the years, Khrushchev has written several articles and books about his father. He says that he has just com

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London mdash; The fossilized remains of a previously unknown species of dinosaur have been discovered in the United Kingdom. Fossils of the species, named Vectipelta barretti, were discovered on the Isle of Wight, just off England s south coast, which is known for Jurassic period discoveries.The newly-discovered dinosaur had blade-like spiked armor, but despite its fearsome appearance, it would have eaten only plants, according to researchers from the U.K. s Natural History Museu air max 98 m who worked on the discovery. The findings have been published in the scientific Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. An illustration depicts the newly-identified dinosaur species Vectipelta barretti, fossils of which were discovered on the Isle of Wight, just off England s south coast, by scientists affiliated with Britain s National History Museum. Stuart Bond/National History Museum/Handout Vectipelta bar mizuno de retti is the first armored dinosaur, part of the wider Ankylosaur family, to be discovered on the Isle of Wight in 142 years.Twenty-nine different species of dinosaur, from various prehistoric periods, have been discovered on the Isle of Wight over the year salomon xt 6 s including two new species of large, predatory dinosaurs discovered on the island in 2021.Stuart Pond, a lead researcher on the project, said the discovery of the new species would offer an important insight into the diversity of specie Qzbv Singapore Zoo celebrates 40 years
Saddam Hussein s first wife is believed to have left Iraq, American officials said Monday.Some reports put Sajida Khairallah T stanley thermosflasche elfah in Syria, said defense and other U.S. officials, speaking on condition of anonymity. One official said other reports put her in other countries, which the official would not specify.It is unclear when she left Iraq.As early as April 2, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld spoke of unconfirmed reports that members of the Iraqi president s family had fled, including his first wife. The officials said Monday that information has become significantly more solid since then.The whereabouts and status of other members of Saddam s immediate family likewise are not known. Nor do officials have definitive word on Saddam or his elder sons, Odai and Qusai, both senior leaders in Saddam s administration. Other members of Saddam s family may have information on their whereabouts, including Sadd stanley kubek am s second wife, three daughters and another son, officials said. All kept low profiles during Saddam s rule, and none held senior positions.Saddam s first wif stanley cup e was mother to Odai, Qusai and three daughters: Raghad, Saddam s favorite; Rana; and Hala. Some of the children have children of their own. Saddam remains married to both wives. In Islam, a man may have as many as four wives.In 1995, Raghad s and Rana s husbands defected from Iraq to Jordan. The brothers were debriefed by Western intelligence officials and reportedly disclosed secrets of Iraq s military an

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London mdash; Kevin Spacey pleaded not guilty before a London court on Thursday to four charges of sexual assault against three men, stemming from incidents that allegedly took place be salomon hombre tween 2005 and 2013. He also pleaded not guilty to one count of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent. The Hollywood actor, 62, stands accused of adidas samba og assaulting the three men, who are now in their 30s and 40s, in London and Gloucestershire, England.Spacey appeared in person at the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales, commonly known as t adidas samba he Old Bailey, in London, to deny the charges. The judge said a trial expected to run three to four weeks would begin on June 6, 2023, the British Press Association news agency reported, and granted Spacey continued unconditional bail. The judge said an additional hearing would take place earlier next year.Spacey first appeared before a British court on the sexual assault charges about one month ago, where he was granted unconditional bail. He was not asked to enter a formal plea at that hearing, but his lawyer said then that he strenuously denies any and all criminality in this case. Actor Kevin Spacey arrives at the Old Bailey, in London, July 14, 2022. Spacey appeared at the court in London after he was charged with sexual offenses against three men. Frank Augstein/AP After U.K. prosecutors authorized police to Qyia Four Italian U.N. peacekeepers wounded as Israel and Hezbollah militants clash in Lebanon
Asian governments welcomed the resolution of the U.S.-China spy plane crisis, but editorial writers and the public were divided on Thursday over which country was to blame and who emerged victorious.An editorial in the mass-circulation South Korean newspa stanley cup per Hankook Ilbo said it was a victory for China when President Bush said the United States was very sorry for a Chinese pilot s death and the U.S. crew s making an emergency landing without permission in China.But The Australian newspaper ruled in favor of Mr. Bush. It condemned China for detaining the U.S. crew members on Hainan Island after their plane collided with one of two Chinese warplanes pursuing it in international airspace. The Chinese plane cr stanley us ashed and its pilot is missing and presumed dead. One of the harsh realities the spy plane crisis in Hainan reveals is just how little store the Chinese leadership sets by international law and how much in the crude use of power, The A stanley mug ustralian said. There was no legal basis for detaining the U.S. crew. In downtown Tokyo, Naoe Yanagisawa, a 47-year-old housewife, said she saw the impasse as a political game, a way for China and United States to test each other s mettle. I knew they would resolve their differences. They were just waiting for the right opportunity to do it, she said.But others seemed more concerned and emotional. China teaches the U.S. a lesson on sovereignty, said a headline in The Singapore Straits Times newspaper.In Hong Kong, a Chinese terr

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A massive manhunt is underway in Germany and across Europe for Anis Amri, a Tunisian-born suspect in the Berlin Christmas market terror attack. While some are comparing tragedy to the Nice attack in July where a driver also rammed into a crowd, one former FBI supervisory special agent says Mondayrsquo Berlin incident is way more complicated. New suspect identified in Berlin Christmas market attack 02:38 air max 1 Somebody actually hijacked a truck, they killed the driver, first with a knif adidas samba schuhe e and then allegedly they shot him. They kept the body in the car, and then they used the truck as a weapon. Thatrsquo a level complexity that we did not see before in different places, said Ali Soufan, CEO of The Soufan Group, who has investigated terrorism cases including the East Africa embassy b adidas originals damen ombings, attack on USS Cole, and the events before and after 9/11. It reflects the attacker had some training and may be connected to a larger terrorism cell, Soufan said.Itrsquo not what wersquo;ve seen in San Bernardino. Itrsquo not what wersquo;ve seen in Orlando. Itrsquo not even what wersquo;ve seen in Nice where an individual self-radicalized and, overnight, they go from the radicalization phase to mobilization phase, Soufan said. Thatrsquo a little bit Dbze Bomb Rips Through Baghdad Market
stanley becher AP CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez announced Thursday that security forces arrested a U.S. citizen and suspect he is a mercenary who could be involved in an alleged plot to destabilize Venezuela if the opposition s candidate loses the upcoming presidential election.Chavez said the Hispanic man was detained Aug. 4 while crossing into Venezuela from Colombia. The presiden stanley cups uk t said the man was carrying a U.S. passport with entrance and exit stamps from countries including Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya as well as a notebook containing geographical coordinates.The man s identity was not released. Chavez did not say where he was being interrogated. An official from the U.S. Embassy in Caracas did not answer repeated telephone calls seeking comment on Chavez s announcement. He has all the appearance of a mercenary, Chavez said, speaking during a campaign rally in the coastal state of Vargas. We are interrogating him. The man tore up part of the notebook in his possession wh stanley kubek en he was detained, Chavez said.Chavez suggested, without offering evidence, the American might have been recruited by government opponents to instigate violent protests if opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles loses the Oct. 7 election.Chavez has repeatedly vowed to win re-election and continue trying to steer Venezuela toward socialism. The president has repeatedly claimed the opposition plans to accuse election officials of rigging the vote and refuse to acc