Politics and the Church
My first schooling took place in Caracas’ Colegio Francia. Up to third grade. My family then moved to the Basque country where by grandmother put me in a school of the Antonian’s order. Of course…
An image is worth a thousand words…
My previous post about Pinochet has caused outrage to some PSF. To those who spouse political ideals from the sinistra here’s this image that encapsulates perfectly my feelings vis-a-vis their most powerful icon: Chupense ese…
Socialism in Venezuela
London 15.02.05 | Recent news about floods in my country have preoccupied me, so this morning I picked up the phone and had a chat with a good friend who lives in Merida. He gave…
Venezuela’s government failed to distribute 55 tons of emergency supplies
London 11.02.05 | A reader kindly sent a report (as of September 15 2004), commissioned by the Chavez administration, which lays out the nationwide status of the health programme known as «Barrio Adentro». Shockingly in…
The real tragedy of Venezuela is the lack of common sense of its citizens
One day before the tragedy of Vargas shook Venezuela, as I was about to get indoors after having a haircut, my sister in law came rushing out the building’s entrance screaming that a child was…
Supporter of Hugo Chavez, anti-Jewish and ‘homophobic’? Must be Ken Livingstone!
London 10.02.05 | Not long ago our mayor Ken Livingstone considered fitting to lend his ‘credibility’ and signature to a letter penned by a Tariq Ali entitled «If We Were Venezuelans…We Would Vote for Hugo…
Take 3 on Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez
London 08.02.05 | Much to the discomfort of the official propaganda apparatus of Hugo Chavez, FOX News have reported from Venezuela three video clips that portray the Venezuelan president in its true light. The latest…
Is there true freedom of expression in Venezuela?
Just saw an interview of England’s Prime Minister Blair regarding the immigration issue. The way in which the journalist was questioning him, and his policies, was very tough indeed, and I wondered «why is it…
Venezuela: A Totalitarian Scheme
Luis Garcia Mora* | El Nacional 07.02.05 | Let’s not fool ourselves, dear readers. As a well known friend and medical doctor says, when he refers to the regime and the current moment, anyone that…
Commentary on the newly found reporting acumen…
Interesting to see the newly found acumen of anglo-speaking reporters vis-a-vis Venezuela. Nonetheless I am quite happy to read Adams-like articles for it’s obvious that the democratic veil of Chavez has fallen. At times when…