The Misguided MUD
Boy, this communiqué from the MUD in response to Barack Obama’s recent Executive Order is a clear example of the old adage about a camel being a horse designed...
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An important point on the Venezuelan "threat"
A friend from the States calls me up to say: “the word ‘threat’ and the declaration of an emergency is a technical requirement. The legal body that gives the...
The Andorran connection (2nd Update)
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Treasury designated the Banca Privada d’Andorra (BPA) as a “foreign financial institution of primary money laundering concern”. After being informed by the U.S.,...
What's in Roy's head? (Updated: Chaderton sort of apologizes)
Roy Chaderton, Venezuela’s Ambassador to the OAS, has always been a curious little beast. A product of Venezuela’s ancien regime, he is one of the few highly-educated diplomats...
Is he a threat?
In today’s Executive Order imposing tough sanctions on seven mid-ranking cogs in the chavista repression machine, Barack Obama had this to say: “I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the...
Three views on why Venezuela's plight is being ignored
(Disclaimer: I wrote this post last night; obviously, after today’s events, Venezuela is NOT being ignored in Washington, but I will post about this tonight) By now, it has...
Former presidents continue to speak out
Honorable President Nicolás Maduro Moros and Foreign Minister, Delcy Eloina Rodríguez Gómez We write to express our concern over the recent arrest of Caracas mayor Antonio Ledezma and...
Of consensus and primaries
Here’s what we know so far about the MUD primaries for National Assembly nominations: they will happen on May 17th, and only in 38 out of 87 districts up for election....
An UNASUR-ing visit
What a disaster the recent UNASUR visit to Venezuela has become. If you don’t know, UNASUR is the main international body for South American nations. A brainchild of...
A few loose threads on #ADosAñosDeTuSiembra
Chávez day is gone, but there were three things I wanted to highlight before we move on. Runrun.es has an in-depth interview with Nelson Bocaranda, the Venezuelan journalist...
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