Alfredo Octavio: VenezuelaNews about my country(Untitled)- May 23, 2005 Rednova News - General - Gunmen Steal Venezuelan Government Copter. CARACAS, Venezuela - Armed gunmen stole a government-owned helicopter before dawn on Saturday after taking three security guards hostage at an airport in eastern Venezuela, the local governor said. PubSub: Venezuelahttp://alfredo.octavio.net/categories/venezuela/2005/05/22.html#a3777 (Untitled)- May 21, 2005 In Darth Vader's Family Values the author talks about the political inuendo in the latest of the Satr War Saga... It has been there all the time. But when reading lines like this: For those Democrats, the signature line in this "Star Wars" is the one spoken after the chancellor, citing security threats, consolidates his power by declaring that the republic must become an empire. Senator Padmé listens to her colleagues cheer and says, "So this is how liberty dies, with thunderous...http://alfredo.octavio.net/categories/venezuela/2005/05/21.html#a3773 (Untitled)- May 19, 2005 Caracas from above. A friend sent me this 3D visualization of the satellite images of Caracas which is pretty neat, so I thought I would share it. For those that have never been here, on the right you have the valley of Caracas, 1000 meters (3,000 feet) above sea level. In between you have the majestic Avila mountain of the Cordillera de la Costa and then you have the coastal area, you can even see the international airport on the left by the sea. The Devil's Excrementhttp://alfredo.octavio.net/categories/venezuela/2005/05/19.html#a3768 (Untitled)- May 16, 2005 Left I on the News - Join the BUY-cott!. Jeff Cohen wants to direct our energy in a positive way which sounds good to me:"Citgo is a U.S. refining and marketing firm that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Venezuela's state-owned oil company...By buying your gasoline at Citgo, you are contributing to the billions of dollars that Venezuela's democratic government is using to provide health care, literacy and education, and subsidized food for the majority of Venezuelans."So get your gas at Citgo...http://alfredo.octavio.net/categories/venezuela/2005/05/16.html#a3762 (Untitled)- May 8, 2005 New political force in Venezuela. Two Venezuelan opposition figures form a new party to take on President Chavez and the existing opposition. BBC News News Front Page UK Edition I don't get it... How is this news These guys must have a friend or two in the BBC...http://alfredo.octavio.net/categories/venezuela/2005/05/07.html#a3741 |