Some hits found via daypop. The Gabriel Garcia Marquez piece s/b interesting. Michael Pugliese, hasn't dropped dead yet...hmm.
http://www.daypop.com/search?q=venezuela&search=Search&t=w http://www.letterneversent.com/ April 13, 2002 Narconews Narconews has been doing a great job of covering the Chavez coup. Actually, Narconews is a great resource for information on the Drug War and on Central South America in general. Definitely check them out. Here are some good links I've snatched off their site: Coup Questions Journalists should be asking Gunpoint democracy from SFGate.com: Leading the junta is Pedro Carmona, leader of the nation's business lobby. With no apparent legal authority, he dismissed the entire Congress and Supreme Court, abolished the constitution and claimed the right to fire any elected state or municipal leaders Narconews: Q & A on "Remote Control Coup" Journalist Jules Siegel interviews Narco News Publisher Al Giordano Common Dreams News Center: Coup in Venezuela: An Eyewitness Account by Gregory Wilpert EYEWITNESS: THE PLOT WAS WELL PREPARED by Maximilien Averlaiz, Caracas Why US tries to overthrow Venezuelan government: Thorn in the side of new world order By Vincent Browne of the Irish Times posted by chris at 08:02 PM | talk back (0) On the flight to Venezuela Hugo Chávez, who has won a new mandate at the July elections, has engaged in a series of sweeping reforms since his triumphant election as president of Venezuela in 1998: Congress has been dissolved and a new constitution approved. But despite a spectacular increase in oil revenue, he has failed to remedy serious economic and social problems, and observers wonder if his current populism may not degenerate into despotism. by GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2002 06:15:59 -0400 From: "Nathan Newman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Venezuelan Interim President Resigns - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane Monaco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuela's interim president resigned Saturday, a day >after he was sworn in, in the face of protests by thousands of supporters of >the ousted president, Hugo Chavez. - -Perhaps there is mounting cause to take a look at why coups are common - -vehicles for political change here In this case, at least part of the explanation is the shifting decision of the main union federation based in the state oil company. Apparently, they supported the initial coup, but when the coup leaders put in the new President, his actions in dissolving parliament and the constitution alienated the union federation, so they came out against the new government. - -- Nathan Newman ------------------------------
