The signatures for Chavez’ recall were succesfully handed in to the Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE) this morning. There was no attempt at violence and everything went very smoothly with heavy security in the early hours of the morning. The CNE now will have thirty days to say whether the 2.4 million valid signatures are there or not.
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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