In a letter to US daily newspaper The Washington Post, Communication and Information Minister Andrés Izarra complained about the increased number of "negative and aggressive" editorials "with false or biased information" about Venezuela.

He argued he was "compelled to believe" that the newspaper "is promoting an agenda against the country and democratically elected President Hugo Chávez."

"When referring to President Chávez, you have used names such as strongman, autocrat, clown, erratic, tyrant, and dictator, while his government has been referred to as dictatorship, repressive regime or a form of authoritarianism," said Izarra.

He stressed that such descriptions are both false and dangerous, as the US administration has used such terms to "justify wars, military interventions, coups d'etat, and other techniques for changing regimes, during the last few decades."

"The George W. Bush administration has said that any nations linked or friendly with terrorist states or groups may be subject to a preemptive invasion or intervention. Is it the end sought for Venezuela?" wondered Izarra.