My name is Francisco and I'm a blog-o-holic...
It’s been brought to my attention that it’s really confusing if I write under my real name in some places and under my nickname (Quico) in others. So,...
It's the Racketeering Stupid (or, How the Opposition Should Play This Thing...)
Because, from a Venezuelan point of view, what we see on our Western border is a racketeering mob given carte blanche to do its worst. As Juan Carlos...
The opposition should condemn Uribe (updated)
I think Colombia did a poor job today, and I think the Venezuelan opposition should come out and blast them for it. The opposition needs to side with...
Venezuela Responds to Colombia's Allegations of Collussion with the Guerrillas
This is the transcript of Venezuelan ambassador to OAS Roy Chaderton’s response to Colombia’s detailed, extensively documented allegations of Venezuelan collusion with Colombian narco-guerrilla rebel groups: Nyaaaaaaaaaaa nyaaaaaaaa...
Burning bridges
A chavista tragedy in three acts. Act 1: 2,046 new school teachers, with a specialization in "Cultural Development" (whatever that is), graduate under a government-sponsored program. Good for them,...
En la parada, por favor!
Imagine having to endure the city’s traffic and crime, along with the Venezuelan government’s regulations, 12 hours a day, 365 days a year … as your job. Nobody...
Washington Coughs up a Thread, Evita Golinger Weaves a Sweater
As I wrote in my Memo to then president-elect Obama, almost two years ago now, The policy of funding opposition-minded civil society groups through the NED and the OTI...
Like Greece, only riskier
This should be no sweat, right? After all, as we have been repeatedly told by "experts", Venezuela has a large piggy bank. Well, Veneconomy begs to differ, and...
The Real Face of Gringo Imperialism
If you haven’t yet, you really owe it to yourself to read The Washington Post’s groundbreaking investigative series on the U.S.’s sprawling, comically dysfunctional, creepily hyperempowered National Security...
Open Letter to Dr. Jorge Mier Hoffman
The next time you decide to float a hare-brained conspiracy theory about an (unnamed) U.S. war ship sailing up the Magdalena River to murder Simón Bolívar to justify...
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