McCAFFERY: VIDEOTAPE OF PERU VISIT DOCTORED

White House drug policy chief Gen. Barry McCaffrey on Thursday accused a
top Peruvian security official of doctoring a videotape of his visit to
Peru last month in a bid to improve his shadowy public image.

McCaffrey said Vladimiro Montesinos, a controversial security adviser to
President Alberto Fujimori, had tried to rehabilitate himself in the eyes
of Peruvians by being seen talking to the White House official.

McCaffrey said a doctored videotape combined images from different meetings
in Lima to give the impression that Montesinos had been chairing the
proceedings.

"I was offended by what I saw as an exploitation of my visit by this
official," he said.

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