Category Archives: Paraguay, Uruguay

Uruguay: Pepe Mujica wins, but…

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Sabina Becker

…something still smells like the same old, same old all over again: The candidate for the Broad Front, who won 47% of the votes yesterday but could not become president and must now fight a second round, criticized the elections … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Crapagandarati, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Paraguay, Uruguay | 12 Comments

Interview with a torturer

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Sabina Becker

An Uruguayan journalist goes face-to-face with one of the three men who tortured him when he was a prisoner during the Dirty War in Argentina:Video in Spanish, with English subtitles, from Al-Jazeera.The torturer’s name is Héctor Julio Simón, nickname El … Continue reading →

Posted in Don't Cry For Argentina, Fascism Without Swastikas, Isn't It Ironic?, Law-Law Land, Paraguay, Uruguay | 3 Comments

Uruguayans reject right-wing presidential candidate

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Gadzooks, he speaks English. He hangs in some mighty crappy company. He’s with some obscure putschist group calling itself the “Cuban Democratic Directorate”, even though he’s not Cuban (nor particularly democratic.) And he chooses his words ever so carefully, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Fascism Without Swastikas, Huguito Chavecito, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Paraguay, Uruguay | 10 Comments

Who NOT to vote for in Honduras

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Mel Zelaya has called ’em out: Via a communiqué, Manuel Zelaya accused several aspiring political candidates of having made decisions behind the back of the Honduran people, who “have patriotically resisted the beatings and violations of their human rights.”The constitutional … Continue reading →

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Watch your back, Lugo…

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Yo, Jesus: You look after him, y’hear?Uh oh. Looks like the president of Paraguay just went rogue: The president of Paraguay, Fernando Lugo, rejected the presence of 500 US soldiers in his country until 2010, under a program called New … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Say “queso”!

Posted on September 4, 2009 by Sabina Becker

What do you do in a resort town like Bariloche, when you’re not busy at Unasur conferences? You bring a camera……and get your friends to ham it up, as Chavecito did with his pals, Lugo and Lula.

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Quotable: Eduardo Galeano on terrorists

Posted on August 19, 2009 by Sabina Becker

“Is justice right side up?“Has world justice been frozen in an upside-down position?“The shoe-thrower of Iraq, the man who hurled his shoes at Bush, was condemned to three years in prison. Doesn’t he deserve, instead, a medal?“Who is the terrorist? … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Bicentennial in Bolivia

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Sabina Becker

The capital city of La Paz celebrated its 200th year of independence this past week, and it was a big bash…so big that leaders from all over Latin America came to take part. Check out the luminaries:El Ecuadorable showed up … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging Too: Evo in Paraguay

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Sabina Becker

I don’t know what was said here, but it sure brought out Evo’s dimples:And look! Lugo’s all duded out in his cool shades!

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Mario Vargas LOSER!

Posted on May 30, 2009 by Sabina Becker

“Must smash that pesky insect! Why does he taunt me so?”Well, Mario–maybe it’s because he’s a popular, elected leader, while you’re a sad, old, sold-out fart with no new ideas of his own, who lost his own election bid rather … Continue reading →