Category Archives: Venezuela
Political Punch-ups
If you’re not fighting, you’re not trying “In a democracy, people usually get the kind of government they deserve, and they deserve what they get.” ~ Hunter Thompson I am allergic to politics and politicians. I can never understand why some people like to fuss and fawn over them. At times it’s almost like hero worship, yet they are supposed to be servants […]
Will #Mali’s new government herald arms or armies?
In less time than it takes for an apartment pineapple to ripen, a new government of national unity has been formed in Mali in the latest effort to restore stability after the military coup in March. It follows 5 long months of political tug-of-war between the ready-meal interim government and the frozen-dinner coup leadership headed by Captain Sanogo. […]
News from Iran – Week 30 – 2012
News of the Prisoners A- Transfers On day 56 of hunger strike Human Rights activist Mohammad Sedigh Kaboudvand was admitted to hospital for 2 hours then returned to Evin. Narges Mohammadi is back in prison. Vahid Rastgoo transferred to methadone ward in Tabriz prison. B- Arrests/Incarcerations Mitra Aali was transferred to Evin 350 to […]
#Iran’s South American Connections
Useful summary from Just the Facts following Ahmadinejad’s visit to Latin America last week helps to provide some of the detail for this post. His trip to attend the Rio+20 Summit in Brazil and solidify relationships in the region was a chance to assess how Iranian foreign policy is evolving in response to the changing political scene in Latin America. […]
Anonymous Hackers Give 5 million STRATFOR Emails to WikiLeaks
27 Feb 2012: WikiLeaks began publishing The Global Intelligence Files – more than five million emails from the Texas-headquartered “global intelligence” company Stratfor. The emails date from between July 2004 and late December 2011. They reveal the inner workings of a company that fronts as an intelligence publisher, but provides confidential intelligence services to large […]
