In praise of Blogging the Revolution “Caracas Chronicles has been an indispensable source of lucidity and perspective in these turbulent times in Venezuela. Toro and Nagel have been right on target, without pretending to be ludicrously impartial; they have been able to rise above polarization, trying hard to make sense of an often implausible reality. Blogging the Revolution shows them at their best. If you are not already a fan, you will become one.”
- Francisco J. Monaldi, RFK Visiting Professor at Harvard Kennedy School and Director, Center on Energy at IESA in Caracas.
Naaaah, that was videoshopped by the CIA. Afiuni wasn’t raped. It’s all peace and love, inside prisons. If you don’t believe me, ask Iris Varela.
As the Beates would say
All you need is love, All you need is love and some spanking, I guess
Good for CNN. It is inspiring to see what activists are doing in Venezuela.
I loved how the way the piece was framed really brought home how alone Venezuelan NGO activists really are. Those people were in the streets, pateando aceras, pretty much on their own. They weren’t in some swank office or at some fancy conference.
I thought the same thing.
A note: The video was leaked by NGO Una Ventana a la Libertad, which specializes in our prison system. Days after the went public, the head of this NGO Carlos Nieto Palma was detained by the GNB and released hours later without charges. Our NGOs are really alone.
http://www.ventanaalalibertad.org/2012/12/denuncia-de-maltratos-fisicos-reclusos.html
http://www.eluniversal.com/nacional-y-politica/121210/carlos-nieto-palma-detenido-en-punto-de-control-de-altamira
Is that abuse? They used to hit us like that with a bat in the Navy every single night for the first six months and we weren’t criminals…
What about the human rights of people who got killed bu these animals? Any thoughts?
I have some thoughts, yes, but if I wrote them I’d have to ban myself for trolling.