Monthly Archives: April 2006

Happy Easter to all…

Posted on April 16, 2006 by Sabina Becker

And to all, a good bunny!

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Headline Howlers: You found a what? WHERE???

Posted on April 15, 2006 by Sabina Becker

“FBI probes Nuclear Reactor Hole”.Please, do NOT use your tongues, fellas.

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: An easy cross to bear

Posted on April 14, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Hugo Chavez celebrates Palm Sunday on his TV show, Alo Presidente. Happy Easter, Chavecito!

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Too true to be truly funny

Posted on April 14, 2006 by Sabina Becker

This would be a good time to start rethinking all that, yes?

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I can think of many things worse

Posted on April 14, 2006 by Sabina Becker

I’m not sure in what spirit this article was written, but if it’s a spirit of regret for die Vergangenheit, the author really ought to reconsider. And count the blessings: For decades, Latin America was referred to as the United … Continue reading →

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Venezuela to SEC: So long, suckas!

Posted on April 13, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Now THIS is sovereignty with a vengeance… Venezuela’s state oil firm has said it will no longer disclose information to US financial regulators after paying off debts in the US. PDVSA said it was no longer obliged to be regulated … Continue reading →

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How singularly appropriate

Posted on April 13, 2006 by Sabina Becker

As the line in the Gilberto Gil song, “Soy loco por ti, America” goes: El nombre del hombre es pueblo… The life of Bolivia’s President, Evo Morales, is to be turned into a film. Producers plan to use a TV … Continue reading →

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Finally, a good use for camera-phone technology!

Posted on April 13, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Fuck yeah! And not a minute too soon, either. I was getting so sick of hearing about all those slimewads who use them to photograph what’s up women’s skirts (a gross violation of privacy and personal space, BTW…and just one … Continue reading →

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It happened before. It can happen again.

Posted on April 12, 2006 by Sabina Becker

For some strange reason, I find this news item very disturbing. See if you can tell me why… Military maneuvers in the Caribbean are being carried out by the US, members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and countries … Continue reading →

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They tip over in those desert winds…

Posted on April 12, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Surprise, surprise. Those WMD trailers BushCo used as their pretext to declare war on Iraq? Turns out there was nothing in ’em… On May 29, 2003, 50 days after the fall of Baghdad, President Bush proclaimed a fresh victory for … Continue reading →

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