Happy 226th Birthday, Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad!
Quico says: On big B’s birthday, I’ll share this bit from page 50 of John Lynch’s biography, where he describes Bolívar’s trip to London as, essentially, ambassador for...
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The View from Your Window
Singapore – 12:55 p.m. Post 89 of 100. Don’t want to lean on the VFYW thing too heavily, but…
Horseshoes and Handgrenades
Quico says: As far as pro-Micheletti agi-prop goes, this video puts the golpista case as well as such a thing can be put:Trouble is, close only counts in...
ROFLMAO - FARC Style
FARC says: “From the rebel mountains of Colombia we add our voices to the chorus that rejects the military coup against the government of president Zelaya in Honduras,”...
A Sprawling Cultural Desert
Quico says: So in my desperate scramble to rustle up enough material for 100 posts in five days, I’ve started reading stuff I don’t usually read, including El...
Visit Beautiful Honduras!
Quico says: As of noon today, the 72 hour deadline set by the de facto government for Venezuela’s diplomatic mission to leave Honduras will expire, and our guys...
Teach us more about democratic legitimacy, Sensei!
Quico says: This week, Fidel Castro attacked Óscar Arias for failing to ensure that Honduras returns to democratically elected government fast enough. No, no, seriously: This week, Fidel...
Profeteering from the mentally ill is not nice!
Quico says: Ever notice how, every time Chávez has one of his “episodes”, some dog of war in Russia winds up several billion dollars richer? In my book,...
The View from Your Window
Ann Arbor, Michigan – 2:47 p.m. Feel like sharing the view from your window? Send a snapshot along to [email protected] Post 82 of 100. Apparently Juan Cristobal works...
Chavismo's Deep Roots
http://www.youtube.com/v/_0q-5Ls3dJQ&hl=en&fs=1& Quico says: This video speaks so powerfully to the roots of the Chávez phenomenon, it really should be required viewing to people who think chavismo just sort...
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