A delegation from the Democratic Coordinator, which groups the opposition, is in Washington today to attempt to address the Council of the Organization of American States. Such a procedure is not included in the Charter of the OAS as only Governments and its representative’s may address the Council. The Democratic Coordinator wants the OAS to invoke the OAS Charter against the Chavez Government citing the numeours violations of the democratic principles in the Charter. Invoking the Charter carries only moral penalties and the country loses its vote unntil the sanction is removed.
The Devil's Excrement
Observations focused on the problems of an underdeveloped country, Venezuela, with some serendipity about the world (orchids, techs, science, investments, politics) at large. A famous Venezuelan, Juan Pablo Perez Alfonzo, referred to oil as the devil's excrement. For countries, easy wealth appears indeed to be the sure path to failure. Venezuela might be a clear example of that.
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