My communication with Dr. Lee Salter, a journalism professor and researcher at the University of the West of England, began with his recent claims that the BBC’s coverage of Venezuela is essentially propaganda: Dear Dr.…
It seems that the vast corruption network that Hugo Chávez, his family, and close associates are operating in Venezuela has brought some benefits… for the people of Mexico and the Philippines! It turns out that…
This week, a couple of facts have completely gone unnoticed by the gay community: 1) the illegally imprisoned banker Eligio Cedeño was released and reportedly has already left Venezuela, and 2) the Inter-American Court of…
Years ago, I argued that the only recourse left to individuals in countries ruled by totalitarian regimes is the use of violence. The supporters of Hugo Chávez, a definition of a totalitarian dictator, have thought…
Act 1: An employee of Smartmatic, a technology company, makes a threat in the comments section of Daniel’s blog, leaving their IP address (200.109.11.253). Act 2: Using a pseudonym (cmostaza), the same employee makes another…
For future reference, and before continuing to investigate the IP address from which the comment was sent, I would like to leave a public record of a veiled threat allegedly made by a Smartmatic employee…
Who doesn’t remember “Por estas calles”? It turns out that the coup leader, a perfect embodiment of the philosophy immortalized by Eudomar Santos, has now transformed into “the man in the suit.” As you read,…
Miguel reported yesterday that the Chavista regime had taken control of a group of banks owned by Pedro Torres Ciliberto and Arne Chacón Escamillo. BANINVEST is among the financial institutions nationalized by Hugo Chávez. This…
The email read: “Hi Alek, tomorrow one of the companies in Mexico is filing a lawsuit against Smartmatic and they need to know if Smartmatic Holding (the one registered in the Netherlands) has changed its…
Rafael grew up in the western part of Caracas, in a lower-middle-class family. Like most of his friends, he never viewed the educational system as a way to improve his life. On the contrary, they…
In an apparent effort to mitigate damage, Smartmatic dispatched a couple of executives to Mexico City to brief the press on the rising suspicions surrounding their operations and how they secured a bid for biometric…
Despite securing contracts worth millions of dollars in various countries, Smartmatic appears unable to shake off accusations that tarnish its reputation. The reason is quite simple: the more business it wins, the greater the lack…
Gregory Wilpert has written to clarify for me and my readers that he has not misrepresented himself. His ‘clarification’ follows: Just so you and your readers are aware: Saying that I work for Brooklyn College…
No news is more surreal than this: Mexico has just awarded $150 million. However, what seems utterly ignorant is how Mexican media describe Smartmatic as a Dutch company, when it is publicly known that the…
Just over a month ago, I published an extensive interview with Brazilian journalist and intellectual Olavo de Carvalho regarding the Sao Paulo Forum and Lula’s interference in the affairs of other countries, among other topics.…