[StJacques]

A Latin American Left Watch ping for you all.

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[StJacques]

May I request that you edit the title of this thread? I changed it from its original title when the validation routine informed me that it was too long and I did not proofread it very well.

I would like to request the following change:

"Hugo Chavez's Opponent Plans Major Caracas Rally, Opposition Strength Growing? (Translation)

I left out the word "Rally" from the title.

Thank you.

[mjolnir]

Hey, off topic a bit, but what do you think the chances of Lula losing to Alckmin are given the corruption scandal in Brazil?

Can this Daniela Cicarelli making-love-in-the-sea video phenomenon actually affect the election by distracting Brazilians from the scandal? My impression is that it has, superceding it as "the big story".

My impression is that Alckmin would be much more forceful in fighting the Chavez aims for South America, but maybe Lula has learned that the United States really is a better friend than Chavez.

Back to the topic, thanks again for translating and posting! Rosales may not be a conservative, but he's plainly light years upon light years better than the alternative... although I wonder how much he feels like he has to cast what conservative aspects of his program it does possess in populist, even leftist terms in order to sell them to the populace.

[The South Texan]

If Chavez were to lose the election, he'd probably get Jimmy Carter to fly down to Caracas and have him certify the election as a fraud so he could retain power. How far from the truth is that possiblity?

[Shuttle Shucker]

Latin American Defense Ministers Meet Amid concerns Over Venezuela's Arms Buildup - by Julie Watson


http://www.hacer.org/current/LATAM189.php