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Quico says: Never is the Chávez regime on shakier footing than when it’s talking about money. Never is its thinking more muddled, simplistic, contradictory and counterproductive. In the...
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Three blimps, and Barreto makes four
Katy says: What’s in my inbox? First up: Caracas Mayor Juan Barreto’s purchase of three blimps equipped with security cameras to monitor criminal activity (read the BBC’s take...
It's a tough choice, but I guess I'll take "patria"
Quico says: Don’t miss this important Open Letter to Chávez from Teodoro Petkoff, now playing on Miguel’s blog. Money grafs: In a recent speech at Fuerte Tiuna you...
Ah, well, if they say so...
Quico says: Couldn’t resist posting this screenshot: For the headscratchers out there – Prensa Latina is Fidel Castro’s propaganda mill-cum-news agency. As their own “About Us” page inimitably...
New toy
Quico says: Over the last 24 hours, this blog has gotten hits from: (And no, it’s not dynamic…it’s just a screenshot, so don’t take it personally if you’re...
Chávez vs. Putin - ¿Quién es más peligroso?
Quico says: Here’s one that’s been keeping me up at night: who’s more dangerous to his country’s freedom, Vladimir Putin or Hugo Chávez? The question occurred to me...
YouTube: Broadcast your crooks
Quico says: Well, we may not have a freedom of information act, or any kind of working oversight institutions…but, thank God, we do have YouTube. For the non-Spanish...
Good reading...
Quico says: There are lots of blogs and websites that bring together news content about Venezuela, but today I want to point you to my favorite: Venezuela Real....
The government's red, very red measles problem
Katy says: The following is an excerpt from an article by my friend, health policy expert and USB professor Marino González. I thought it was worth translating –...
You may be through with the myth, but the myth isn't through with you
Quico says: Today, it’s part three of my exchange with Greg Wilpert, of Venezuelanalysis fame, about the April 2002 coup. His original essay on the coup is here.My...
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