nbeans, this whole thing got me thinking...el universal and other papers have some pretty good "commentary" sections....it might be interesting if someone (preferably with a knowledge of espanol) submitted a level headed commentary about what we see happening in the mining sector as gringo investors...it could even be a community effort with facts/figures/opinions submitted from members here..might be a good project...who knows

for hugo, this is probably a good place to start....

http://www.presidencia.gob.ve/contac...

his personal emails and info were up for auction a couple years ago and there are sites which will find personal email info but it might be better to follow normal channels....dont want to PO' the man...