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CONTENTS
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Introduction
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
LEARN MORE...
There is an incredible number of videos, photographs, and eye-witness accounts of the coup. For those who want to learn more, I've added these pages to serve as a repository for the most important pieces of evidence.
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WATCH VIDEOS FROM THE COUP...

Much of the violence described in the "The Silence and the Scorpion" was caught on video.

A RE-INTRODUCTION TO THE COUP OF APRIL 11

Why I initially thought this was a "classic" coup...and why I was wrong.

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UNDERSTANDING HOW THE VIOLENCE BEGAN

Who started it, who finished it, and why it's so important.

A PHOTOGRAPHIC TIMETABLE OF THE VIOLENCE

By linking dozens of photographs together, a clear chronology of the confrontation appears.

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THE KILLING OF JESUS ARELLANO

The first fatality of the day was caught by two camera crews.

 

THE SHOOTING OF MALVINA PESATE AND JORGE TORTOZA

The second fatality and the shooting of another opposition marcher came a matter of minutes after Jesús Arellano was shot at the same intersection.

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THE COMPLICITY OF THE NATIONAL GUARD

National Guard troops loyal to Hugo Chávez were just feet from the pro-Chávez gunmen, but did nothing to stop them.

 

CONCERNING OTTO NEUSTALDT'S ACCOUNT

How a simple error by a CNN reporter fueled the government's claims of a conspiracy.

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WATCH THE VIDEO OF CHAVEZ WHILE IN CUSTODY

Listen as Chávez explains how he ordered Plan Avila on April 11 only to have his top three generals refuse

 

A NECCESARY REBUTTAL

Response to the Venezuelan Government's criticism of The Silence and the Scorpion.

 

 

I'll be adding additional links, videos, and photos soon...

 


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