On the same day the negotiation table reached an agreement which apparently puts limits to the dates for the recall referendum as well as saying it will have international supervision, Hugo Chavez actually questioned the effectiveness of the negotiation process, saying that the opposition was represented by coup plotters. So is the agreement worth anything? Nobody really knows. Note that the Vice-President is part of the negotiation process.
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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