[illumini]

I met an (~European country) Ambassador to Venezuela last month in his Caracas residence. His opinion is that the left will support Chaves in the August referendum. My business partners there are CLOSE to senior military commanders. They think otherwise. They think there will be a huge turnout against Chavez in a constitutional election. I like the Venezuelans. My friends are former fighter pilots trained by USAF. One was a General officer in his career. Nice people. Teh Chaves grupo has failed to rebuild infrastructure in poor villiages; but then, ~who's surprised?

[Cincinatus' Wife]

You've described it the way I've been reading it. And that is why Hugo is going to stall, obstruct and eventually deny a referendum, the very vehicle he himself used to assume so much power.