Monthly Archives: August 2006

Why so insecure, Alvaro?

Posted on August 8, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Could it be that your “re-election” was not exactly…how shall I put this delicately…clean? Colombia’s President Alvaro Uribe has been sworn into office for a second term as tens of thousands of police patrolled the capital, Bogota. Before presidents and … Continue reading →

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It keeps getting uglier

Posted on August 8, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Another piece of context for the Mahmudiyah rape-murder atrocity falls into place… A US military hearing has examined testimony of how three soldiers took it in turns to try to rape an Iraqi girl aged 14 in Mahmudiya in March. … Continue reading →

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Some people can’t handle the truth

Posted on August 8, 2006 by Sabina Becker

But by damn, don’t they just do their best to punish him who tells it? Israel is withdrawing its ambassador to Venezuela as a row grows between the two countries over the war in Lebanon. At the weekend President Hugo … Continue reading →

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Cue the Queen song…

Posted on August 8, 2006 by Sabina Becker

You know the one I mean. The one with the chorus that goes “ba da dump, bump bump…Another One Bites the Dust!” Because another one just did. And I hope still more will join him: A leading US Republican lawmaker … Continue reading →

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Don’t let this slip under the radar…

Posted on August 6, 2006 by Sabina Becker

…because the mainstream US media certainly will. And no wonder.

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, If You REALLY Care, Newspeak is Nospeak, Sick Frickin' Bastards, The War on Terra | 3 Comments

We don’t know nuffin’ ’bout burpin’ no babies…

Posted on August 5, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Or, apparently, what breasts are for. Readers of a US parenting magazine are crying foul over the publication’s latest cover depicting a woman breastfeeding, with some calling the photo offensive and disgusting. “I was SHOCKED to see a giant breast … Continue reading →

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How to stop World War III

Posted on August 5, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Simple: Teach your cops how to make an arrest.Any questions?

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Yo wingnuts, I got your Saturday smile right here…

Posted on August 5, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Chow down, fellas.(Originator unknown.)

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Well, this was predictable…

Posted on August 4, 2006 by Sabina Becker

If it doesn’t say “MADE IN USA” on the bottom, it must be an illegal WMD! The US state department has imposed sanctions on arms firms from Russia, North Korea, India and Cuba for allegedly supplying equipment to Iran. It … Continue reading →

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Boy bands suck in any language

Posted on August 4, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Don’t believe me? I have proof. First of all, a very lame German trio singing (???) “Where are you, my sunshine?” With a lisp that makes me cringe. Then, the hilarious rebuttal.

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