Does a scribble prove a life?    Yesterday, Nicolás Maduro named
Elías Jaua Foreign minister, or rather, he announced that Chávez
had named him.  Today, the official newspaper of the Venezuelan
government (where all public acts must be published) includes
the decree naming Jaua, along with … Chávez’s signature!  This
would Chávez’s first appearance since his operation more than a
month ago.  Or is it? Does this signature show Chávez is
conscious? We already know the document has a serious problem,
in that it says “decreed in Caracas on January 15th.” Last I
heard, Chávez was still in Havana yesterday, so that right there
is reason enough to suspect the document’s veracity.  Henrique
Capriles was on the record today saying that if Chávez was
healthy enough to sign documents, he should speak, call on the
phone or do something to show he is in charge.  The mind games
continue…  UPDATE: Syd suggests a robot may have signed for
Chávez.  38 thoughts on “Does a scribble prove a life?    1. You
know, I hadn’t noticed