Monthly Archives: June 2008

WW4 Report screws the pooch over Tibet

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Oh noes, indeed. What is it lately with all these otherwise decent independent news sites going over to the stinky? In the case of the latest from WW4 Report, it seems that a number of Tibetan prayer flags have landed … Continue reading →

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File this away for future reference…

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Sabina Becker

…because kiddies, you’re gonna be laughing at all this about six months from now. David Blair of the arch-conservative UK Telegraph is putting all his wishful thinking out there right now for you to mistake for Serious Political Analysis. At … Continue reading →

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John Fund: So stupid in so many ways

Posted on June 29, 2008 by Sabina Becker

How wrong can one man get in three paragraphs? How low can the Wall Street Journal sink? Kiddies, you’re about to find out…Dr. Becker has her dissecting gloves on. It’s not been a good month for Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chávez. … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: “A man of some charm”, for sure…

Posted on June 27, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Congratulations are in order for Evo Morales. This month, he and his indigenous/socialist fusion revolution made it into National Geographic–and, unlike Chavecito, he didn’t get his ass slammed. This even though the same author wrote both pieces. (I know! How … Continue reading →

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Prettyboy Lopez is now SERIOUSLY disqualified…

Posted on June 27, 2008 by Sabina Becker

And boy, am I ever laughing my ass off over this. The Attorney General, Luisa Ortega Diaz, informed that the Public Ministry has opened an investigation against the mayor of Chacao, Leopoldo Lopez, for allegedly attacking an agent of the … Continue reading →

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More hilarity from Paraguay

Posted on June 27, 2008 by Sabina Becker

This one just speaks for itself: U.S. Ambassador James Cason’s singing isn’t music to the ears of one Paraguayan senator.Cason released a CD two weeks ago of himself singing Paraguayan folk songs in the local Guarani indigenous language.Cason tells the … Continue reading →

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Prettyboy Leopoldo Lopez is at it again

Posted on June 27, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Once more, a fascist makes all kinds of bogus claims, including that his human rights were violated. Aporrea has the details of the lie–and the video to refute the liar: On Thursday, Mario Silva, host of the VTV show “La … Continue reading →

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El Ecuadorable gets armed

Posted on June 27, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Looks like the Colombia problem is heating up on more fronts than one. Here’s what’s going on in Correa-land: Colombian rebels in northern Ecuador are an old problem that previous governments failed to confront, Ecuador’s defense minister told The Associated … Continue reading →

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Why is Washington not alarmed at this?

Posted on June 27, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Oh, surely not because it’s only El Narco and not Chavecito calling for this rather unusual measure… Colombia’s president on Thursday called for a referendum to decide if new presidential elections should be held in the wake of a court … Continue reading →

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Aww, too bad!

Posted on June 25, 2008 by Sabina Becker

What a shame. Lord Blah-Blah has to serve out his full sentence: Conrad Black’s conviction on fraud and obstruction of justice charges has been upheld by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals.The court said today that defence … Continue reading →

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