Stories about Venezuela from October, 2005
Hands Off Venezuela – In Paris, Chavez speaks of the revolution and salutes the work of “Hands Off Venezuela!”
Hands Off Venezuela gets props from Chavez in Paris. Topochoblog estimates that there are around 3,000 weblogs in Venezuela and asks his readers what their impact has been so far [ES]. Plenty of ideas in the comment section.
Venezuela: BBC, Pumpkins, and “No More Politics”
Daniel fact checks the recent BBC interview with Hugo Chavez. Babalu Blog and Bugs’ Blog post about Smashing Pumpkins in Venezuela (no, not the band). And Iria swears off politics until the campaigning ends.
Latin America: Poll Numbers
Bloggins by Boz has yet another thorough summary of electoral news from across Latin America.
Venezuela: Transparency International Corruption Index
Like many bloggers in the developing world this week, Daniel of Venezuela News and Views takes a look at why corruption and unexmployment remain high.
Venezeula, Argentina: Talks of a Nuclear Reactor
Jorge Arena has the lowdown on rumors that Chavez is looking to buy a nuclear reactor from Argentina.
Venezuela: Switching to Linux
Matt Asay says two Venezuelan government officials approached him at LinuxWorld UK, where he spoke, wanting to learn more about switching from Microsoft to Linux-based systems.
Venezuela: Secuestro Express
The movie, Secuestro Express has inspired reflection from another Venezuelan blogger, this time PandaVamp's Lair.
The Devil's Excrement
The Devil's Excrement comments on Sumate's most recent report on illegalities that took place during the last Venezuelan regional elections.
