i read every piece of crap news article thats even remotely related to venezuela and i have to say: something's gotta give.

the ven govt is currently in a total state of desperation and either hugo pulls a rabbit out of his ass or he'll be gone in no time. everything is negative for hugo right now. imo, we might be waiting for a new govt to give us our permit...

-allies losing thier positions of power.

-banks are closed for "review"

-protests, protests, protests

-food, electric, water shortages

-unexplained sharp rise in oil reserves (while the pdvsa is issuing bonds nobody wants), looks like iran will be bringing this up to opec (i thought iran was hugo's butt buddy?)

-rampant inflation mixed with wage cuts and labor stoppages

-crime and corruption are out of control

-media blackouts and international criticism