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.
Unknown FeedReading the comments session (thanks Deanna) I realized
there was this article on President Chavez. Here is the link.
Read it and tell the National Geographic what do you think.
The complete url below, just in case:
http://seabed.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/forum2.tmpl?issue_id=20060401&forum_index=2
The Devil's Excrement 
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