Friday, February 14, 2014

Venezuela Damned By The Curse Of Oil

“………. sale a marchar mañana sin miedo de nada y con la esperanza de encontrar un futuro mejor” (“……gone marching without fear of nothing and hoping to find a better future,”) . This was the last Facebook-post of Bassil Da Costa, a young student in Venezuela, killed on Tuesday, 11 February, at 6.50 pm, during demonstrations. Strict censorship by the Maduro-regime, and blocking of social sites on the internet makes accurate information scant. Supposedly, clashes between demonstrators concentrated on Plaza El Cardenalito in Barquisimeto with the National Guard, left 21 students injured and some dead. More...

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