It's a ploy
I can see it now. Foreign journalists in Venezuela beginning to board the Henry Falcón bandwagon, naming him Chávez’s strongest rival, clapping away at their keyboards discussing "chavismo...
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Judge For Yourself
While a handful of high profile cases of political interference in the courts monopolize our attention, the Interamerican Commission on Human Rights‘s 2009 report on Democracy and Human...
Just because they're terrorists doesn't mean they can't boogie
This latest PR stunt by Colombia’s FARC guerrilla group would be funny … if it wasn’t so creepy. (Hat tip: JR) Update: TalCual has the backstory. Complete with Reyes...
On Countdown Mode...
So is it really, really pathetic that I’m so looking forward to the première of Isla Presidencial? If you haven’t heard, this is the Bipolar Capybara’s new animated webcast...
Egotistical neighbors in bitch-slapping contest
The obscenity-laden "chou" that Hugo Chávez and Alvaro Uribe put on in Mexico made its way to CNN’s main page. You know you’ve hit rock bottom when the...
The view from your window: Austin
Austin, Texas, USA. 9:30 AM, one foggy day. CaracasChronicles.com has a true worldwide audience – help us prove it! Send us the View from Your Window: caracaschronicles...
Our Knight in Guaro Armour
My sense is that the opposition’s neargasm at the news that Lara State’s wildly popular governor, Henry Falcón, is leaving Chávez’s party, is somewhat misplaced. Don’t get me...
The View From Your Window: Caracas
El Recreo, Caracas, Venezuela: 10:00 a.m. – Extra points for the Rómulo Ass-peek CaracasChronicles.com has a true worldwide audience – help us prove it! Send us the View...
Learning to Hate the Lucid Moments
Chávez’s announcement the other day that we may end up buying energy from Colombia after all reminded me of my grandmother, who passed away back in 2003 after...
The View From Your Window: the Stockholm 'burbs
A Stockholm Suburb, Sweden: 11 a.m. CaracasChronicles.com has a true worldwide audience – help us prove it! Send us the View from Your Window: caracaschronicles at fastmail dot...
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