This is CBS I on the World with John Bachelor.

Here's John Bachelor.

The New World Report with my colleagues Ernesto Arusha, former Foreign Miss the Republic of Brazil,

and Joseph Umar, Executive Director of Secure Free Society.

We welcome Joseph back from his pilgrimage throughout the Americas.

He's now returned to us to comment on a story that we all are watching,

no matter where we are Washington or rural Connecticut or

Buenos Aires we're watching Venezuela. There is news from Venezuela that is

both alarming and puzzling.

National police officers took the journalist Carmela Longo and her son,

in addition to some computer equipment, custody, according to the Press Workers Union in Venezuela.

According to the press union, at least eight other reporters have been detained following the disputed 28 July presidential election.

The Ministry of Information, Rice Reuters, and the Attorney General's Office did not immediately

respond to requests for comments.

This, in addition to the details that we have over these many weeks,

of as many as 2,000 political prisoners detained in some fashion in Venezuela

following the corrupt election now uniformly denounced as unacceptable results, Madura the winner.

By the United States, by the OAS, by the EU, I could go on, it's a long list list led by Argentina.

Joseph, I come to you immediately because you've been on the road listening to people

about their concerns locally, but also about this corruption of democracy in Venezuela.

Is there a political opinion that you heard more than any other?

Are there controversies about Venezuela's conduct?

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