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1. Cuiba says:

   November 8, 2010 at 4:34 pm

   How sovereign a state can it be when we no longer can feed our people and rely on Cuba and other countries for every decision that is made to screw its populace. How sovereign a state is it that is dependent on Cuba to regulate its people’s identity documentation and the registries that are in charge of all our properties.

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2. Antonio says:

   March 4, 2011 at 9:52 am

   Shades of Torres…

   http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/03/03/spreading_the_wealth

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   • extorres says:

     July 13, 2011 at 5:17 pm

     Just saw this. Awesome.

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3. suggestion says:

   March 13, 2011 at 3:35 pm

   CC authors,
   Would it be possible to have a topic suggestion box for the readers? or an email addy where we can send topic suggestions for future articles?
   Just an idea,
   -A CC addict :)

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4. Stephen Garvey says:

   July 13, 2011 at 4:39 pm

   Hello Francisco Toro,

   Thank you for sharing your perspective on the FDA Venezuela Report.

   The FDA’s mission is to advance the fairness and transparency of democratic processes wherever elections occur. The FDA is a non-partisan organization guided by objectivity, soundness, and transparency.

   The FDA’s Venezuela Report is based on an audit of the constitutional and legislative basis for Venezuelan democracy. We acknowledge that the application of laws and the public’s response to them would impact, either positive or negative, the laws themselves. Also, a country’s constitution and electoral laws are a part of the reality of its democracy.

   We regret that you do not agree with our findings. If we have misinterpreted the Venezuelan constitution or electoral laws, please inform us.

   Sincerely yours,
   Stephen Garvey
   FDA Executive Director

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   • Alek Boyd says:

     July 13, 2011 at 5:02 pm

     Hi Stephen, how are you feeling today?

     My first question is, why did you remove from Youtube that groundbreaking video post of yours about how the elites control elections? For us Venezuelans, ruled by a castroite militaristic elite, your message was soo revealing, we didn’t know any better you see, would you care to post it again, so that we can share around the country?

     Your report was brilliant by the way. We look forward to further assessments of our electoral systems, legislation and democracy by your foundation/

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   • Kepler says:

     July 13, 2011 at 5:29 pm

     Dear FDA Executive Director,

     You wrote “the application of laws and the public’s response to them would impact, either positive or negative”.
     So: if the law says something and the application of said law is equal to zero, will that have an “impact” on the law? You talk about objectivity. What does “impact on the law” mean to you?

     Now: what do you think about the constitution of the German Democratic Republic?
     What do you actually think of the Weimar constitution? Do you think there was an impact on its non-application due to state of exception or any other detail during the 1933-1945 time? Do you think the constitution was then “impacted”? Do you think the Weimarer republic’s law was part of the reality during that time in Germany? In how much was is part of reality then?

     In a very impressive video of yours you talked about what you saw as the only difference between you and Socrates. Which Socrates do you mean? Do you perhaps mean Sócrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira? Because I do see more differences. Or you mean José Sócrates, former Prime Minister of Portugal? Because even if Chávez liked him as well, I do see more differences between you two.

     Then there is also a Socrates of Achaea, but you cannot mean him because he was just a mercenary and you are, I reckon, a very distinguished, well-respected scholar. So: which Socrates do you mean?

     Thanks for your response

     Yours sincerely,

     Kepler, Venezuela-Europa Chief Executive Officer

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   • Francisco Toro says:

     July 13, 2011 at 5:43 pm

     Hi Stephen,

     “Did not agree with” is a funny way to put it:

     YOU DIDN’T PROOF-READ THE GOOGLETRANSLATE BOT’S TRANSLATIONS BEFORE YOU PUBLISHED THEM.

     That’s not about agreement or disagreement, that’s about you failing to clear even the very lowest bar of competence imaginable!

     cheers,
     quico

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5. syd says:

   July 13, 2011 at 7:23 pm

   Hello Stephen Garvey,

   Thank you for sharing your organization’s mission. I have some questions.

   If the FDA acknowledges “that the application of laws and the public’s response to them would impact, either positive or negative, the laws themselves,” then how do you account for this variable when your compute your data?

   What financial sources help to sustain your organization? And who or what would be your biggest benefactor?

   If your organization prides itself on transparency, might you not suppress the music voice-over during your videotaped work sessions and meetings?

   I look forward to hearing from you. Gopala.

   Syd
   Canadian-Venezuelan citizen

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   • syd says:

     July 13, 2011 at 7:37 pm

     So sorry, Stephen, the music voice-over was my fault. Turns out, I had an Indian video queued in my disc drive with a repetitive “Gopala” as musical score, which in turn, was interfering with the audio from YouTube.
     I’m just now listening to your various work sessions, and I must say, it’s a scintillating experience.
     My other questions stand, and I look forward to your response.
     S.

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7. hm.. says:

   September 7, 2011 at 6:43 am

   what happened to the search bar?

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8. Cristina says:

   February 7, 2012 at 3:11 am

   Francisco, me llamo Cristina Espinal y estudio en la the universidad London School of Economics. Quisiera proponerte algo, me puedes dar tu email? Muchisimas gracias!

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9. Jonathan says:

   March 16, 2012 at 5:32 pm

   La Dinamica Caracas 2012

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10. C. Rivero says:

    March 20, 2012 at 3:20 pm

    Does Gustavo as a new member of the team get mention in the “About” section?

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11. J. Smyers says:

    April 27, 2012 at 7:01 pm

    looks like Jaua is going to be replaced by Maduro. If so, something is in the air.

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