Ultimos Posts 1. 22/05/2012 14:23 - Tweets on jails and delusions of the chavista aristocracy Looking through twitter for actual quotes is an ungrateful task, but it can pay off. On last Friday I heard in Alo Ciudadano that the science minister, Jorge Arreaza, was congratulating Iris Valera as the "FIRST" person with the courage to tackle the jail problem. Well, even though Globovision was wrong (it was a re-tweet) it is still a faux pas from Arreaza who of... 2. 22/05/2012 12:39 - La Planta as theater of the absurd: bringing out the inner criminal in the regime The missing AR-15 of La Planta? La Planta jail riot and eventual closure keep revealing the inner workings of the regime. And it is not flattering. After all, when you accept to "negotiate" with hard criminals, when you allow them to take their goodies with them, when you allow them to pick the seclusion center where they will be transferred, you only acknowle... 3. 20/05/2012 22:16 - Sometimes you need to read stuff three times to acknowledge the text There is an article in El Universal today about the debacle of the La Planta Caracas ex-(?)-jail that defies any common sense. Here, the excerpts: First, a reminder. This blog has followed the dismal situation in Venezuelan jails since ever. But what happened in La Planta this month defies any rationality and faith in humanity. In short: the overcr... 4. 19/05/2012 11:26 - Apologies to the Syrian people To the brave people of Syria fighting for its freedom. Today we learned that Venezuela, has decided to send a third shipment of fuel to your government, the type of fuel that allows army tanks and trucks to run. The government of your country is massacring the people that oppose the dictatorship. Everyday we are getting new evidence of these massacres that my government seems to be... 5. 18/05/2012 22:44 - Disculpas al pueblo sirio Al pueblo alzado de Siria Hoy, en Venezuela, nos hemos enterado que nuestro gobierno ha despachado al gobierno de su país un tercer envío de diesel, de ese diesel que sirve para mover tanques y camiones del ejército. El gobierno de su país esta masacrando a la población que se opone a la dictadura. Masacre del cual nos llegan todos los días nuevas evidencias como las del pueblo de ... |