Gaddafi passed on Turiamo
There are conflicting news reports about the fate of Muammar Gaddafi. Some say he has been injured and captured. Others say he has died. Regardless, he’s toast. [Update:...
Aung San Suu López?
More and more, it looks like the government’s gambit in disqualifying-but-not-quite-disqualifying Leopoldo López isn’t going to pan out. As you’ll recall, in a genuinely weird decision the other...
Recipe for polarization
1. Make otherwise sensible people talk about the death of Chávez. 2. Use the courts to pick on the opposition’s leaders and slowly take away their rights. 3....
- LL = f ' ( JVR )
In the wake of news about the Supreme Tribunal’s bizarre decision saying Leopoldo López is allowed to run for president, but is not allowed to execute the office...
The chatty doctor
I had never heard the name Salvador Navarrete before. A Venezuelan doctor, I now learn. Navarrete was all over the news yesterday. In a wide-ranging interview (in Spanish), Dr....
The reason I haven't been posting the last few days...
Expect a series of rambling, half-coherent posts time-stamped 3:58 a.m. or so over the next few weeks.
Treason.jpg
The Cuban flag proudly waves next to the Venezuelan tricolor inside a Venezuelan military compound. HT: Memo Arocha, photo courtesy of El Carabobeño. PS: Busy today with work,...
Did he deliver? (Updated)
I’ve been out all day, so I missed Henrique Capriles’ speech. I can’t find a complete transcript, and I haven’t seen the video, so your thoughts are appreciated....
A few tips for the front runner
Tomorrow, Miranda Governor Henrique Capriles will officially launch his campaign for the opposition’s Presidential nomination. Flimsy phone-polls and chutzpah-filled, self-proclaimed surge claims notwithstanding, he continues to be the...
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