After Sgrena, US Assassins Aim for Chavez

"We have enough evidence ... If anything happens to me, the person responsible will be the president of the United States," Chavez told reporters in New Delhi.

White House Response: "wild charges"

"The Americans," Ms. Sgrena said. "..do everything to prevent the adoption of this practice to save the lives of people held hostages, everybody knows that. So I don't see why I should rule out that I could have been the target."

White House Response: "absurd"