Monthly Archives: October 2008

ABN: Venezuela and Cuba Exchange Animals.

Quico says: One nice thing about living in Holland is that I’m close enough to England to pick up the BBC’s radio and TV broadcasts. It’s a balm. With its fixation on high production values, its fanatical refusal to take … Continue reading →

Quico says: One nice thing about living in Holland is that I’m close enough to England to pick up the BBC’s radio and TV broadcasts. It’s a balm. With its fixation on high production values, its fanatical refusal to take … Continue reading →

Quico says: The government could barely contain its collective orgasm today over the launch of “the first Venezuelan satellite.” Venezuelan?! Se fumaron una lumpia…Chinese design, Chinese engineering, Chinese manufacturing, Chinese testing, Chinese software, Chinese rocket, Chinese launch control…the only thing … Continue reading →

Quico says: The government could barely contain its collective orgasm today over the launch of “the first Venezuelan satellite.” Venezuelan?! Se fumaron una lumpia…Chinese design, Chinese engineering, Chinese manufacturing, Chinese testing, Chinese software, Chinese rocket, Chinese launch control…the only thing … Continue reading →

Quico says: The revolution’s Woody Allenesque extremes of paranoia reached a weird zenith last week with this story about the three Edelca engineers who took the rap for the last Sunday’s massive blackout and ended up in jail on vague … Continue reading →

Quico says: The revolution’s Woody Allenesque extremes of paranoia reached a weird zenith last week with this story about the three Edelca engineers who took the rap for the last Sunday’s massive blackout and ended up in jail on vague … Continue reading →

Quico says: That’s the proportion of Venezuelan voters who still like Hugo Chávez. Datanalisis dixit. Granted, just 35% have confidence he can help solve the country’s problems. But 58% still like him. Ten years out, riding on a discourse that’s … Continue reading →

“There are known knowns. There are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say, there are things that we now know we don’t know. But there are also unknown unknowns.” -Guru Rumsfeld Quico says: … Continue reading →

“There are known knowns. There are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say, there are things that we now know we don’t know. But there are also unknown unknowns.” -Guru Rumsfeld Quico says: … Continue reading →

Juan Cristobal says: – Let’s play psychic. With oil tanking and the world veering on recession, things are not looking good for Venezuela, no matter what Chávez says. Specifically, it’s looking like the government will be forced to devaluate some … Continue reading →

Juan Cristobal says: – Let’s play psychic. With oil tanking and the world veering on recession, things are not looking good for Venezuela, no matter what Chávez says. Specifically, it’s looking like the government will be forced to devaluate some … Continue reading →

Juan Cristobal says: – The President talks a lot of bunk, but sometimes, the stuff he says is really meaningful. Like yesterday, when he said: “We have managed to detach ourselves from the capitalist economy, and we have created our … Continue reading →

Juan Cristobal says: – The President talks a lot of bunk, but sometimes, the stuff he says is really meaningful. Like yesterday, when he said: “We have managed to detach ourselves from the capitalist economy, and we have created our … Continue reading →

Quico says: A few nights ago I was blown away by Florian von Donnersmarck’s brilliant 2006 film, The Lives of Others. In a quiet, methodical way, the film profiles the East German secret police’s system of internal espionage and repression, … Continue reading →