Monthly Archives: October 2005

Opinion Duel: Day Four

Gustavo Coronel’s final piece.

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Opinion Duel: Day Four

Gustavo Coronel’s final piece.

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Opinion Duel, Day Three

My reply to Gustavo Coronel is here.

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Opinion Duel, Day Three

My reply to Gustavo Coronel is here.

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Sunday Roundup: Compare and Contrast

The Washington Post runs a tough editorial today (free registration required) on the intimidation of Venezuelan Human Rights Organizations under Chavez. Key paragraph: One conspicuous victim of this phenomenon is Carlos Ayala, who testified before the commission about the growing … Continue reading

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Sunday Roundup: Compare and Contrast

The Washington Post runs a tough editorial today (free registration required) on the intimidation of Venezuelan Human Rights Organizations under Chavez. Key paragraph: One conspicuous victim of this phenomenon is Carlos Ayala, who testified before the commission about the growing … Continue reading

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Opinion Duel, Day 2

Today, Gustavo Coronel fires his rebuttal in the first Venezuela Opinion Duel.

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Opinion Duel, Day 2

Today, Gustavo Coronel fires his rebuttal in the first Venezuela Opinion Duel.

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Going head to head with Gustavo Coronel

Gustavo Coronel has been writing about NiNis. So have I. I don’t agree with a single thing he has to say about them. So I challenged him to an Opinion Duel. He accepted. Click here to read the results…

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Going head to head with Gustavo Coronel

Gustavo Coronel has been writing about NiNis. So have I. I don’t agree with a single thing he has to say about them. So I challenged him to an Opinion Duel. He accepted. Click here to read the results…

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Roberto Smith in his own words…

I’m translating selected excerpts of Venezuela de Primera leader Roberto Smith’s online forum at Noticiero Digital. The questions are posed by Noticiero Digital readers. Q: What’s different in your offer from what we’ve seen and lived before?A: We offer something … Continue reading

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Roberto Smith in his own words…

I’m translating selected excerpts of Venezuela de Primera leader Roberto Smith’s online forum at Noticiero Digital. The questions are posed by Noticiero Digital readers. Q: What’s different in your offer from what we’ve seen and lived before?A: We offer something … Continue reading

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Learning the Lessons of the Opposition Debacle

Over the last ten days, I’ve written a series of short posts trying to summarize what has gone wrong with the Traditional Opposition, and pointing to Venezuela de Primera as a group that seems to have learned the right lessons … Continue reading

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Learning the Lessons of the Opposition Debacle

Over the last ten days, I’ve written a series of short posts trying to summarize what has gone wrong with the Traditional Opposition, and pointing to Venezuela de Primera as a group that seems to have learned the right lessons … Continue reading

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The Coming Venezuela-Mercosur-EU Free Trade Area

I’ll take a break from opposition bashing and write about economic issues for a change. Believe it or not, I’m still writing a Ph.D. dissertation, and believe it or not it has nothing at all to do with Venezuelan politics. … Continue reading

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