Monthly Archives: June 2008

Help! I think I’m starting to like Felipe Calderon!

Posted on June 19, 2008 by Sabina Becker

He’s done two things that are very decent, all things considered.First, he’s put a freeze on food prices so that poorer Mexicans can quit dying of NAFTA-induced starvation (or at least, slow it down a bit.) If he’s smart, he’ll … Continue reading →

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Poor Alvaro…

Posted on June 18, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Nothing’s going right for the president of Colombia, it seems. First he’s flopping miserably in his efforts to wipe out the FARC (who are much more likely to listen to his arch-rival Chavecito than they are to give a rat’s … Continue reading →

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Wait, isn’t Fidel already OUT of office?

Posted on June 18, 2008 by Sabina Becker

I seem to recall that he stepped down. He’s now signing all his Granma articles as Comrade Fidel, rather than Comandante, too.So why, then, are “experts” trying to analyze the latest video of him to assess his “viability”? Are they … Continue reading →

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Something tells me the lamestream media won’t cover this…

Posted on June 17, 2008 by Sabina Becker

…so I’ve taken it on myself to translate YVKE Mundial’s report (via Aporrea) on the murder of an RCTV anchorman: The Minister of Interior Relations and Justice, Ramon Rodriguez Chacin, informed on Tuesday that last weekend’s homicide of Javier Garcia … Continue reading →

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Cue the Greek chorus for another round of hate!

Posted on June 16, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Because kiddies, this case is gonna get real ugly: A Venezuelan television anchorman was found slain in his apartment, his body riddled with stab wounds, authorities said Monday.Javier Garcia worked for Radio Caracas Television, or RCTV, which has been fiercely … Continue reading →

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Pre-wedding pants checks in Paraguay?

Posted on June 16, 2008 by Sabina Becker

This has all the makings of a farce. A couple jailed on suspicion of having a same-sex wedding was freed Monday after a doctor determined that the groom is a hermaphrodite. Prosecutor Jose Planas ordered the couple jailed after their … Continue reading →

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One in the eye for the Miami Mafia

Posted on June 16, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Elian Gonzalez, whose distant relations tried to keep him in Miami (over the protests of not only Elian’s father, but Elian himself) is now a Young Communist.I wonder if that wacky cult that sprang up around him is still operational, … Continue reading →

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Now Correa’s at it, too

Posted on June 16, 2008 by Sabina Becker

From Aporrea, another jaw-dropper: Rafael Correa added his voice to that of Hugo Chavez and called on the FARC to lay down their arms. “What future is there for guerrillas combatting a democratic government, who have no popular support in … Continue reading →

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Forrest Hylton on the “surprising” FARC remarks of Chavez

Posted on June 15, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Pepe Escobar interviews the Latin America expert and author:He’s bang-on about everything except one point: He insists Venezuela has become a “transshipment point” for Colombian cocaine since Chavez stopped collaborating with the DEA. Actually, Venezuela became such a point long … Continue reading →

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Lugo a “moderate”? Keep dreamin’!

Posted on June 15, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Meanwhile, I’ll just smile over how wrong the press initially got him…while savoring this: President-elect Fernando Lugo, whose historic election ended six decades of one-party rule in Paraguay, on Friday named a former leftist militant to head his Cabinet when … Continue reading →

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