Yesterday one member of the Metropolitan police was killed and eight other cops were injured in a confrontation with pro-Chavez sympathizers who have been around PDVSA’s headquarters since December. The first cop was going to the funeral of a cop killed the day before and was shot, he called for reinforcements and the confrontation took place. According to my brother who lives one block away he heard continuous shooting for quite a long time last night.
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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