Chávez dead

[The Larch]

It's just that Yi doesn't know the rules in Honduras, so naturally he can't trust the OAS on this.

I explained that they are not an impartial body because they were so quick to condemn the ousting of the president

Like every fucking body in the whole world except for a few weirdos in internet forums.

[The Larch]

Shouldn't they condemn the ousting of a democratically elected president by the military quickly? Were there any bodies that you respect that did not condemn the ouster? I mean the EU, the UN, and the US all condemned the coup. Are they likewise not impartial?

He wasn't ousted by the military.  He was ousted by the Supreme Court.

Of course he was ousted by the military, initially they were only going to arrest him and while they were at it they decided to kick him out. Read the thread from back in the day that was linked a few posts ago if your recollections are so weak.

[Berkut]

Has there been any update on Chavez's condition?

[derspiess]

Has there been any update on Chavez's condition?

I did a quick check of my Latin American feed and it appears he is still deceased.

[Valmy]

Also on the original topic, I walked past the Venezuelan Embassy today. As well as a few bouquets, candles and pleasant messages ('you gave us a light...') there was one that said he should be burning in hell for what he's done. I wondered if a Languishite had made the trip

Probably just a Venezuelan exile

I mean I have very little good to say about Chavez but I didn't hate the guy.  Just another South American politician who destroyed his country to satisfy his own ambitions.

[Jacob]

Has there been any update on Chavez's condition?

I did a quick check of my Latin American feed and it appears he is still deceased.

That's what I'm seeing reported as well.

[Berkut]

Damn. Poor guy just cannot catch a break.

[grumbler]

Of course he was ousted by the military, initially they were only going to arrest him and while they were at it they decided to kick him out. Read the thread from back in the day that was linked a few posts ago if your recollections are so weak.

What does it mean to have a military "only going to arrest" a president in Honduras?  You say the words as though it was obvious what that means.  It doesn't seem obvious to me, so why don't you explain the Honduran procedures for a military arrest of the President (with sources, por favor)?

I agree that the ouster was a coup, but disagree that it was a military coup.  The military didn't take over. They were a tool of the court, even if (and this is unproven) they went further than the court intended.

[Josephus]

I guess some of the more 'enthusiastic' contributors to this thread will demanding the utmost respect is shown in the future Thatcher RIP thread ?

Funny that.

[garbon]

I guess some of the more 'enthusiastic' contributors to this thread will demanding the utmost respect is shown in the future Thatcher RIP thread ?

Funny that.

Admittedly I didn't look through the whole thread, but I didn't see CC or I acting 'enthusiastic' in this thread - though we both lambasted you in the Thatcher one.

[mongers]

I guess some of the more 'enthusiastic' contributors to this thread will demanding the utmost respect is shown in the future Thatcher RIP thread ?

Funny that.

I knew. 

[Ed Anger]

I guess some of the more 'enthusiastic' contributors to this thread will demanding the utmost respect is shown in the future Thatcher RIP thread ?

Funny that.

I knew. 

WITCH!

[crazy canuck]

I guess some of the more 'enthusiastic' contributors to this thread will demanding the utmost respect is shown in the future Thatcher RIP thread ?

Funny that.

I knew. 

Have you started studying Marti's paranormal ways?

[mongers]

I guess some of the more 'enthusiastic' contributors to this thread will demanding the utmost respect is shown in the future Thatcher RIP thread ?

Funny that.

I knew. 

Have you started studying Marti's paranormal ways?

To be serious, it's just playing the percentages; DG's job. 

For me the sadest thing about growing mature/old, is knowing a certain small percentage of ones older friends/colleagues are going to die in any given year. 

I know find myself sometimes actively checking on them, to see that they're ok.   

[DGuller]

To be serious, it's just playing the percentages; DG's job. 

It's not my job to guess when people are going to die, I'm not a life actuary.  It's just a hobby for me.