Monthly Archives: December 2007

Crap on. Crap off. The Crapper…

Posted on December 10, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Seriously, people, I want a Caganer for Christmas. Those kitschy little Catalan caca-makers are the shit!Anybody know where I can get a Caganer in Canada?

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Christian, yes. Charity, no.

Posted on December 9, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Outcome, inevitable. Sorry to say it, but it’s true: A gunman opened fire in a training center dormitory for young Christian missionaries early Sunday after being told he couldn’t spend the night, killing two of the center’s staff members and … Continue reading →

Posted in If You REALLY Care, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Pissing Jesus Off, The "Well, DUH!" Files | 5 Comments

A small musical interlude

Posted on December 8, 2007 by Sabina Becker

In honor of all Dubya’s recent memory lapses, from the Saudi rape case to the missing CIA interrogation tapes, a song by Peter Gabriel is in order.

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Guatemala says “hola!” to Chavecito

Posted on December 8, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Things are getting mighty interesting in Latin America. Guatemala just elected a new president, and it looks like he might just become another amigo for Chavecito. Maybe not a prospective signatory to the ALBA–yet. But at least, one for another … Continue reading →

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One more blow for the Empire

Posted on December 7, 2007 by Sabina Becker

And this one comes from Brazil. The president of Brazil, Luiz Lula da Silva, affirmed that South America has put the era of neoliberalism behind it, and said he agrees with the nationalization of natural gas by his colleague in … Continue reading →

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Isn’t amnesia a disability?

Posted on December 7, 2007 by Sabina Becker

And given that the president of the United States is apparently suffering from it, doesn’t that make him unfit for office? US President George W Bush has said he has “no recollection” of the existence of video tapes of CIA … Continue reading →

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Next front in the oil wars–Brazil?

Posted on December 7, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Watch out, Lula. With every one of these finds you make, you end up endangering yourself and your country… Further oil and gas supplies have been discovered off the south-eastern coast of Brazil, boosting the shares of state energy firm … Continue reading →

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Like great-grandpa, like great-grandson

Posted on December 7, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Nice to know that in Chile, some things just never change. A great-grandson of the late dictator Augusto Pinochet was detained along with two other youths as they fled following a robbery at a store in Santiago.The events occurred during … Continue reading →

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No, they’re not a bit fascist.

Posted on December 7, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Mario Silva of La Hojilla points out the neo-Nazi skinheads amid the anti-Chavez hordes in Venezuela, along with their connections to the “Tradition, Family and Property” movement (gee, even the name sounds fascist!) led by a leading oppositionist (and according … Continue reading →

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Uppity women in India!

Posted on December 7, 2007 by Sabina Becker

A pink posse in a poor part of the country! Why not? Especially when the need for street-fighters for social justice is so pressing… They wear pink saris and go after corrupt officials and boorish men with sticks and axes. … Continue reading →

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