The kind of war we're going to have...

Quico says: As we all take to hyperventilating about the looming war with Colombia, it’s worth pausing to ponder the kind of war footing the country is really...

Quico says: As we all take to hyperventilating about the looming war with Colombia, it’s worth pausing to ponder the kind of war footing the country is really on.

Two days ago, President Chávez ordered 10 mechanized batallions to the border in preparation for who-knows-what…but the mobilizations from Caracas ended up getting delayed yesterday because taxi drivers in La Victoria blocked the strategically critical Central Regional Highway for seven hours as they protested the crime wave that grips their town.