Peter Wilson

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MundoAmérica,

Dear Mr. Snowden,

I see in the press that you’re considering asylum in Venezuela. If that’s true, I’d like to make you a business proposal. I think you and I could make millions of dollars here using your new expertise on applying for asylum abroad.

You’ll soon see that there are thousands of Venezuelans who would love to flee and start over in other countries. Long lines of people hoping to snag visas or passports form each morning outside the U.S. and European embassies in Caracas. After you arrive, we could counsel them on the best way to leave.

Don’t get me wrong.…  Seguir leyendo »

MundoAmérica

Lidia Gonzalez doesn't have time to look for counterrevolutionaries. She's too busy looking for sugar.

Hours after Venezuelan Vice President — and current de facto leader of the country in Hugo Chavez's absence — Nicolas Maduro told the nation that government security forces had uncovered a plot to assassinate him and the president of the National Assembly, Gonzalez was waiting in line at the store. Shelves were riddled with empty spaces where food used to be.

An employee at the Agriculture Ministry here in Venezuela's capital city, she was returning home when a friend called to let her know that sugar had just been delivered at their local supermarket.…  Seguir leyendo »