Monthly Archives: May 2008

Headline Howler: How do you make a tension swirl?

Posted on May 21, 2008 by Sabina Becker

It defies the laws of physics, if I’m not mistaken. But shhhh, don’t tell that to the AP: Venezuela on Saturday accused 60 Colombian soldiers of illegally entering its territory, as tensions over Venezuela’s alleged effort to aid Colombian guerrillas … Continue reading →

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Oh crap, you mean he DIDN’T finance you?

Posted on May 21, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Well, there goes another piece of Chavecito libel. And who better to blow it all to shit than “a battle-hardened, one-eyed female commander” of the FARC? Nelly Avila Moreno, better known as “Karina,” denied her bloody reputation during a news … Continue reading →

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One Colombian who isn’t drinking the Kool-Aid

Posted on May 20, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Aporrea reports: Opposition senator Gustavo Petro called for an investigation today into the 48,055 archives of FARC “#2” man Raul Reyes, killed on March 1 in a military incursion into an illegal guerrilla encampment in Ecuador. Petro, a member of … Continue reading →

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I wrote Mike Malloy another letter…

Posted on May 19, 2008 by Sabina Becker

…in response to a guy named Ed, from Miami, who tootled all the lines we know only too well from the loco anti-Chavez contingent, plus one new one: “Bush is a populist.” WTF??? Well, I couldn’t let that stand, so … Continue reading →

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Simon Romero besmirches himself again

Posted on May 19, 2008 by Sabina Becker

One thing about that Old Grey Lady…she’s one helluva madam. Yes, folks, the NY Times is pimping for Alvaro Uribe again. And look: there’s one of her working girls now, out on the corner… Tension between Colombia and Venezuela increased … Continue reading →

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Quotable: George W. Bush on Jews

Posted on May 19, 2008 by Sabina Becker

“You know what I’m gonna tell those Jews when I get to Israel, don’t you Herman?…I’m telling ’em they’re all going to hell.”—Dubya, to Austin American-Statesman reporter Ken Herman.

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Headline Howler: Since when is El Narco a Venezuelan?

Posted on May 18, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Check out this story: “Rival demands Chavez clarify rebel links”.Then check out the photo they stuck on it:The story is about pathetic, mush-mouthed Manuel Rosales, the guy who got maybe a third of the vote in the last Venezuelan election … Continue reading →

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Rafael Correa’s bombshell

Posted on May 17, 2008 by Sabina Becker

The Ecuadorable One has some interesting revelations he’d like to share with us, and Aporrea is happy to oblige: The president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, assured on Saturday that he has information that the computers which Bogota claimed to have … Continue reading →

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And this is why I call him El Narco

Posted on May 17, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Colombian journalist and former TV anchorwoman Virginia Vallejo, now living in Miami, has written an explosive tell-all book about her lengthy affair with drug lord Pablo Escobar, titled Loving Pablo, Hating Escobar. Here, in an interview with a Brazilian TV … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Chavecito gets all nationalistic on us

Posted on May 16, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Yes, I know the hour is late. But this will still squeak in under the bar!Lost amid all the crazy-ass talk of miraculous laptops and what they do or don’t demonstrate, a little bit of happy news. Chavecito recently nationalized, … Continue reading →

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