President Hugo Chavez denied today the accusations in an article in US News & World reports (see below) that his Government had terrorist links. According to Chavez (version is Spanish here) he wants normal relatiosn with the US, blaming extreme right-wing US groups for it. He drew a parallel between this and whta happened to Chilean President Salvador Allende in the 70’s. He did not explain why his Government did not sign the proclamation agaisnt terrorism in Paraguay in August……
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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