Monthly Archives: January 2004

Time to step back from the political play-by-play – in this post, I want to explain to a broader audience how on earth Venezuela got into such a huge mess in the first place. I realize how baffling our political … Continue reading →

Time to step back from the political play-by-play – in this post, I want to explain to a broader audience how on earth Venezuela got into such a huge mess in the first place. I realize how baffling our political … Continue reading →

The CNE verification roller-coaster saga continues, a rapid-fire alternation of seemingly dreadful news and, now and then, heady optimism. Today, at least, the news is good. It took just 48 hours for Jimmy Carter, who commands unique respect across the … Continue reading →

The CNE verification roller-coaster saga continues, a rapid-fire alternation of seemingly dreadful news and, now and then, heady optimism. Today, at least, the news is good. It took just 48 hours for Jimmy Carter, who commands unique respect across the … Continue reading →

…other pundits I read, but Teodoro Petkoff I follow. Teodoro is more than an analyst. He is a consistent voice for reason, principle and good sense in a political atmosphere where these qualities are sadly too rare. So today, when … Continue reading →

…other pundits I read, but Teodoro Petkoff I follow. Teodoro is more than an analyst. He is a consistent voice for reason, principle and good sense in a political atmosphere where these qualities are sadly too rare. So today, when … Continue reading →

Things are changing on this blog! 1.By sisterly demand, now you can post your comments at the end of each entry. 2.Check out the very silly, very fun mixed websites you can make with this very cool toy: TopFX website … Continue reading →

Things are changing on this blog! 1.By sisterly demand, now you can post your comments at the end of each entry. 2.Check out the very silly, very fun mixed websites you can make with this very cool toy: TopFX website … Continue reading →

Aliana Gonzalez must be one of the gutsiest and most talented journalists in Venezuela today. Though I don’t know her personally, I contacted her to ask permission to translate and reprint this powerful piece. Too often my polemics about the … Continue reading →

Aliana Gonzalez must be one of the gutsiest and most talented journalists in Venezuela today. Though I don’t know her personally, I contacted her to ask permission to translate and reprint this powerful piece. Too often my polemics about the … Continue reading →

or, Let the observers observe! Zamora: Can-of-worms opener. The last 24 hours were awful for the National Electoral Council. In the middle of a politically explosive process to verify the several million signatures backing the opposition’s request for a recall … Continue reading →

or, Let the observers observe! Zamora: Can-of-worms opener. The last 24 hours were awful for the National Electoral Council. In the middle of a politically explosive process to verify the several million signatures backing the opposition’s request for a recall … Continue reading →

I’m not sure what’s up with Venezuelanalysis.com’s weasel tactic of not giving their write-ups by-lines. They just say “by Venezuelanalysis.com” and leave it at that. Hmmm…leaves me unsure who to yell at when they write things like this: Government officials … Continue reading →

I’m not sure what’s up with Venezuelanalysis.com’s weasel tactic of not giving their write-ups by-lines. They just say “by Venezuelanalysis.com” and leave it at that. Hmmm…leaves me unsure who to yell at when they write things like this: Government officials … Continue reading →

Today, OAS head of mission Fernando Jaramillo (pictured) said there is no basis for the skepticism surrounding CNE. He said the Carter Center/OAS mission has closely watched every part of the verification process so far, and it seems to be … Continue reading →