Satan's Poop Inc. Paila Master: LatinAmericaSometimes what's good for Venezuela may have similarities or differences with the rest of that diverse and extensive concept which is Latin AmericaSupreme Court approves trial of Minister of Defense- November 27, 2002 The Venezuelan Supreme Court today granted an injunction requested by General Rommel Fuenmayor (Only in Venezuela is a General named Rommel) to stop the "investigative council" against the General. According to the Venezuelan Constitution, a high officer may only be tried after the Supreme Court has judged that there are merits to the trial. More importantly, the Supreme Court ruled that the Minsiter of Defense can be tried for disobeying the Highest Court and authorized the Attorney...http://blogs.salon.com/0001330/categories/latinamerica/2002/11/27.html#a212 The revolution is dead, the despicable regime lives on- November 22, 2002 This article was published in Wednesday's El Nacional (page A-11)and was written by Anibal Romero who wrote with Antonio Guzman-Blanco the comprehensive response to the Oxford Human Rights Seminar at Oxford University published here. I really liked the article, and thus have translated it liberally for your enjoyment. Unfortunately, El Nacional has changed its format in such a way that I can no longer provide a direct link to the original article, but has to be searched for manually (bad Web...http://blogs.salon.com/0001330/categories/latinamerica/2002/11/21.html#a200 The Failure of the left- November 14, 2002 While many countries in Latin America turn to the left, I have always found it intriguing that the so-called neoliberal policies are criticized as having failed, but little mention is made of the success of economies like that of Singapore, Malaysia, Korea or closer to home, that of Chile. I have written a couple of articles pointing this out in El Universal, a Caracas daily on my impressions on Malaysia as well as the success of dollarization in El Salvador. Below, I translate freely a...http://blogs.salon.com/0001330/categories/latinamerica/2002/11/13.html#a173 An anti-Democratic refrendum in the US- November 2, 2002 Via my friends at Siflay Hraka I learn that the anti-war movement in the US is proposing to hold a very undemocratic referendum. Referenda are supposed to have clear cut questions with Yes-No answers that the electorate can decide on easily. Here is their question to try to stop the war in Iraq: "The U.S. Congress did not represent me when it voted to authorize George W. Bush to carry out an illegal war against Iraq.Thousands will die needlessly unless the people stop this war drive. I join...http://blogs.salon.com/0001330/categories/latinamerica/2002/11/02.html#a162 |