By William Mora, Hands Off Venezuela
Monday, 16 February 2009
After a long flight to Venezuela, I was ready to be part of one of the major decisions in our modern times: The possibility of consolidating a long term revolution by peaceful and democratic means. I was awoken at 4am on Sunday 15th February by strong fireworks and trumpet sounds. Walking during a dark morning in Caracas and waiting for the opening of the underground service is not always a pleasant experience, but in this case it was well worth it. I arrived at the voting centre at around 6am, and an extended queue of around 500 people were already there, waiting for the referendum to officially begin.
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