Monthly Archives: May 2006

The Ravel’s Bolero of ass-kickings

Posted on May 3, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Normally, Juan Cole likes to confine his blogging to just what it says up top: Informed Comment. And that’s what it is: loads of nice, fact-based analysis of what’s really going on in the Middle East and what it actually … Continue reading →

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No words needed

Posted on May 3, 2006 by Sabina Becker
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Somehow, I always suspected as much.

Posted on May 2, 2006 by Sabina Becker

It’s a little late for April Fool’s jokes, but what the hell. This one‘s worth a laugh and a half: Gerry Nicholls thought he was hallucinating as he kicked back in his seat to take the 35-minute GO train ride … Continue reading →

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Un dia sin…

Posted on May 1, 2006 by Sabina Becker

…ropa??? Si, puede ser en Mexico: Members of a movement from the Gulf Coast state of Veracruz called the 400 Villages, the protesters strip with regularity, their nakedness stressing demands that the government resolve a long-running land dispute. “We are … Continue reading →

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Here come the heroes, just in time for May Day!

Posted on May 1, 2006 by Sabina Becker

You want cojones? You got ’em… Bolivia’s President Evo Morales has signed a decree placing his country’s energy industry under state control. In a May Day speech, he said foreign energy firms must agree to channel all their sales through … Continue reading →

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