Monthly Archives: July 2009

Quico says: Read my little paean to Hillary Clinton for her role in the Honduran crisis over on TNR’s mass blog, The Plank.

Juan Cristóbal says: – Remember the idea of opposition primaries? Now there’s a Facebook group promoting it. It’s never too early to jump on this bandwagon…

Dublin, Ireland: 1:53 p.m. Feel like sharing the view from your window? Send a snapshot along to caracaschronicles at fastmail dot fm Please ensure the window frame is visible, and tell us the place and time the picture was taken.

Quico says: So, guess who is the first chicharrón to go public with enthusiastic support for Luisa Ortega Díaz’s fascist little aberration of a “Media Crimes Law”? Diosdado Cabello, of course. It figures. Because, come to think of it, every … Continue reading →

Quico says: And now for something completely different: The New York Times reports that Honduras’ de facto president Roberto Micheletti has come around and now favors returning democratically-elected-then-deposed-nutter Mel Zelaya to the presidency, along the lines of the Arias mediation … Continue reading →

Juan Cristóbal and Quico say: What would you say is the opposite of human rights? These days, in international usage, the defense of human rights seems to refer largely to measures that protect citizens from abuses of power against them … Continue reading →

Houston, Texas – 2:45 pm

Caracas, Venezuela: 11:32 a.m. Feel like sharing the view from your window? Send a snapshot along to caracaschronicles at fastmail dot fm Please ensure the window frame is visible, and tell us the place and time the picture was taken.

Quico says: The Case of the Swedish Bazookas makes it clear that something very odd is happening in the bonkers-at-the-best-of-times world of chavista foreign policy. The Venezuelan government is no longer in the business of providing explanations, half-assed apologies, or … Continue reading →

Madrid, Spain – a few months ago. Feel like sharing the view from your window? Send a snapshot along to caracaschronicles@fastmail.fm

Juan Cristóbal says: – The Governor of Lara, Henry Falcón (PSUV), went out onto the streets of Barquisimeto the other day, got on a steam-roller and proceeded to turn more than 400 confiscated firearms into pancakes. The accompanying press note … Continue reading →

Oslo, Norway – 8:30 p.m. Feel like sharing the view from your window? Send a snapshot along to caracaschronicles@fastmail.fm

Quico says: Last week’s revelation that high tech Swedish anti-tank missiles have been seeping across the border from the Venezuelan military into FARC’s hands reminded me of nothing so much as Ellen’s much hyped-up coming out in 1997: it’s not … Continue reading →

Quico says: A version of my rant from this morning is now over on The New Republic’s mass blog, The Plank. Check it out.

Austin, Texas – 7:50 pm Feel like sharing the view from your window? Send a snapshot along to caracaschronicles at fastmail dot fm Please ensure the window frame is visible, and tell us the place and time the picture was … Continue reading →