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All a bit cryptic if you ask me.

Venezuela crossword Chavez assassination plot denied
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18042494

The crossword has been compared to coded messages used by the French Resistance in WWII

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A Venezuelan crossword writer says he has been questioned by intelligence agents after being accused of hiding a coded assassination message in a puzzle.

Neptali Segovia denies using his crossword in the newspaper Ultimas Noticias to incite the murder of President Hugo Chavez's brother, Adan.

Answers to clues included the words "kill" and "Adan".

The accusation was made by a pro-government television commentator.

Political tension has been rising in Venezuela ahead of October's presidential election and because of uncertainty over the health of President Chavez, who is being treated for cancer.

'Nothing to hide'
Ultimas Noticias said Mr Segovia went voluntarily to the headquarters of Venezuela's intelligence service after agents came looking for him at the newspaper's office in Caracas.

"I went because no-one is more interested in clarifying this than me," the paper quoted him as saying.

"I have nothing to hide because the work I have been doing for 17 years only has a cultural and educational intention," he added.

Mr Segovia said he had denied the accusation and had been treated respectfully.

The accusation against him was made earlier this week by television pundit Miguel Angel Perez Pirela, who presents a programme on the state channel VTV.

He said a team of psychologists and mathematicians had concluded that the Spanish-language crossword contained a coded assassination plot against President Chavez's brother Adan.

"These sorts of messages were used a lot during World War II," he said, comparing it to secret codes used by the French Resistance.

Correspondents say the story has caused widespread amusement, but also highlights an atmosphere of growing political polarisation in Venezuela.

President Chavez and his supporters have frequently accused opposition groups of plotting violence in the run-up to October's presidential election.

The opposition have in turn accused government supporters of planning to hang on to power by force if Mr Chavez loses the election to challenger Henrique Capriles Radonski or is unable to stand because of ill health.

Adan Chavez is governor of Barinas state and has been named as a possible successor to his brother.

Hugo Chavez has said he is determined to beat cancer and win the election, but secrecy about his illness has fuelled persistent rumours that it may be worse than officially admitted.

The Venezuelan president, who has been in power since 1999, has in the past accused his opponents and the US of plotting to assassinate him.
 
and answer to one in yesterday's irish times was "chaos" and "nears". obviously a coded message for civil unrest.
maybe the sudoku will give the coordinates to where this civil unrest should talk place
 
and answer to one in yesterday's irish times was "chaos" and "nears". obviously a coded message for civil unrest.
maybe the sudoku will give the coordinates to where this civil unrest should talk place

The Chocolate Factory, 2 pm tomorrow. Bring a dog.
 
So he wins again.

Chavez Wins!

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has secured a fourth term in office after defeating Henrique Capriles. There was a turnout of 81% with Chavez securing 54.66% to Capriles' 44.73%..While this was comfortable victory margin it was down from the 27 point lead in 2006. Recognising this Chavez praised the opposition for recognising the election result, and said he was "stretching out my hands and heart on our behalf because we are brothers in Bolivar's homeland".

Chavez addressed his supporters from the balcony of the presidential palace and said: "Truthfully, this has been the perfect battle, a democratic battle. Venezuela will continue its march toward the democratic socialism of the 21st Century. I promise you I'll be a better president."

After the election result was announced, President Fernandez of Argentina tweeted: "Your victory is our victory! And the victory of South America and the Caribbean!"
http://www.indymedia.ie/article/102562
 
But will he live to see out the term?

He is to be commended on his commitment to the less well off but he also really needs to get a handle on violent crime in the country and should the price of oil plunge he will be in serious trouble domestically and internationally.
 
But will he live to see out the term?

He is to be commended on his commitment to the less well off but he also really needs to get a handle on violent crime in the country and should the price of oil plunge he will be in serious trouble domestically and internationally.

I fear he won't survive his term, if he stepped down after 18 months it might be for the best. Hand over power to Elías José Jaua Milano the VP, who was born in 1969, so a new generation would take over. Milano has been a minister or ambassador since 2000.

You can only make plans for how to deal with oil price changes. But violent crime will have to be dealt with.
 
New VP, Milano is running for Governor of Miranda State.

Hugo Chavez names Nicolas Maduro as his vice-president
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19905809

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, re-elected on Sunday for another six-year term, has named Nicolas Maduro as his new vice-president. Mr Maduro, a former bus driver and one of the president's closest advisers, had been foreign minister since 2006. He would serve as president until new elections, should cancer sufferer Mr Chavez's health force him to step down. President Chavez, who had surgery and radiotherapy in 2011 and earlier this year, has said he is now cancer-free. ...

Current Vice-President Elias Jaua is set to run against Mr Capriles in elections for governor of the populous Miranda state, in December.

Mr Maduro, who is 49, had long been seen as a possible successor to Mr Chavez and was often seen at the president's side during his cancer treatment. ...

According to the Venezuelan constitution, if the president is unable to continue in office during the first four years of his or her mandate, the vice-president assumes the post until new elections are held within 30 days. If the president is incapacitated in the final two years in office, the vice president serves out the remainder of the term.
 

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