Monthly Archives: December 2003

…and blog about a subject other than Venezuela. Kind of. The BBC (and everyone else) reports today that US authorities have named a special counsel to lead an investigation into who leaked the identity of a CIA agent whose husband … Continue reading →

…and blog about a subject other than Venezuela. Kind of. The BBC (and everyone else) reports today that US authorities have named a special counsel to lead an investigation into who leaked the identity of a CIA agent whose husband … Continue reading →

Most newspaper readers in the English speaking world know alarmingly little about Venezuela in general, so it’s hardly a surprise that their notions about Venezuela’s opposition movement remain vague and contradictory. On the one hand, almost every newspaper article on … Continue reading →

Most newspaper readers in the English speaking world know alarmingly little about Venezuela in general, so it’s hardly a surprise that their notions about Venezuela’s opposition movement remain vague and contradictory. On the one hand, almost every newspaper article on … Continue reading →

…Erica Stephan writes in to let me know I totally missed the point in my last entry… From “Erica Stephan” Date Sat, 20 Dec 2003 9:03 PM To “Francisco Toro” Subject Re: Why am I blogging? for the record, I … Continue reading →

…Erica Stephan writes in to let me know I totally missed the point in my last entry… From “Erica Stephan” Date Sat, 20 Dec 2003 9:03 PM To “Francisco Toro” Subject Re: Why am I blogging? for the record, I … Continue reading →

Back-and-forth with Greg Wilpert I really don’t agree on much with Greg Wilpert, the Venezuelanalysis.com guy, but I respect his integrity and his intellect, and have a great time sparring with him. With his permission, I’m publishing this back and … Continue reading →

Back-and-forth with Greg Wilpert I really don’t agree on much with Greg Wilpert, the Venezuelanalysis.com guy, but I respect his integrity and his intellect, and have a great time sparring with him. With his permission, I’m publishing this back and … Continue reading →

Back-and-forth with Greg Wilpert I really don’t agree on much with Greg Wilpert, the Venezuelanalysis.com guy, but I respect his integrity and his intellect, and have a great time sparring with him. With his permission, I’m publishing this back and … Continue reading →

This blog… …is about to go more or less quiet, since I’m off to Romania for the holidays starting today. I may post from net caf�s now and then, but obviously not as often as I’m doing now. It’s really … Continue reading →

This blog… …is about to go more or less quiet, since I’m off to Romania for the holidays starting today. I may post from net caf�s now and then, but obviously not as often as I’m doing now. It’s really … Continue reading →

In breathless praise of Sumate: (or, Essay on the difference between voter intimidation and colossal bullshit) From: ”Erica Stephan” Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 1:06 AM To: “Francisco Toro” Subject: & what about These reports that people were having slips of paper … Continue reading →

In breathless praise of Sumate: (or, Essay on the difference between voter intimidation and colossal bullshit) From: ”Erica Stephan” Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 1:06 AM To: “Francisco Toro” Subject: & what about These reports that people were having slips of paper … Continue reading →

In breathless praise of Sumate: (or, Essay on the difference between voter intimidation and colossal bullshit) From: ”Erica Stephan” Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 1:06 AM To: “Francisco Toro” Subject: & what about These reports that people were having slips of paper … Continue reading →

Last thing If you need any more convincing of which side collected the signatures it says it collected, witness the Bs:$ rate on the semi-legal bond-dollar market. The currency has rebounded all the way to Bs.2,133 (from lows at one … Continue reading →