Monthly Archives: October 2008

Colombian police fire on indigenous people

Posted on October 22, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Story from Radio Mundial, Venezuela: Two indigenous were killed and five more injured on Tuesday in an incident at the beginning of a large march on a road in southern Colombia. The incident occurred at the beginning of a national … Continue reading →

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This just in: British journos are seriously stupid!

Posted on October 22, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Media Lens, the British media watchdog group, finally draws a conclusion that I figured out for myself a long time ago: that while the British media may be slightly more liberal than their Yank counterparts, they’re still piss-poor at doing … Continue reading →

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Stupid Sex Tricks: How not to rent a property

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Didja know that the Johnson City, Tennessee, police have a blog? And that they blog such interesting things there as this? On 10-21-2008, the Special Investigations Squad of the Johnson City Police Department arrested a city resident of charges of … Continue reading →

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Watch out, Cuba!

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Sabina Becker

You’ve got oil! No one has called Cuba lucky, until now.Mother nature, it emerged this week, appears to have blessed the island with enough oil reserves to vault it into the ranks of energy powers. The government announced there may … Continue reading →

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It’s official…

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Sabina Becker

…the constitutional referendum in Bolivia is ON, babies! It’s slated for January 25. Heeeeere’s Evo: Alas, Evo won’t be allowed to run more than two terms, meaning that after 2014, he’s outta there. On the other hand, there’s probably nothing … Continue reading →

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Dig this, bitches!

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Sabina Becker

First, a little mood music, maestro:Alas poor Lorca, they don’t know where he is, Horatio…but maybe now, they’ll finally get to the bottom of whatever mass grave the great Spanish bard disappeared to: Judge Baltasar Garzon opened the first formal … Continue reading →

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Unreported news from Morelos, Mexico

Posted on October 18, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Did you know a massacre took place there on October 9?Here’s the lowdown on what it’s all about, courtesy Angry White Kid: For almost two months, the teachers union in the Mexican state of Morelos rose up against the “Alliance … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging Too: Marxism–it’s a par-tay!

Posted on October 17, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Peace, dude. From Aporrea, an innnnnnteresting sign of the times–and times to come? Could be: Whether Karl Marx’s books are in fashion, or whether this is a response to the financial crisis is unknown, but what is certain is that … Continue reading →

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Look who’s buttering up Barack Obama

Posted on October 17, 2008 by Sabina Becker

The Venezuelan equivalent of the KKK, no less. Alberto Nolia, on his VTV show “The Devil’s Papers”, uncovers an online chat session between two prominent “youth leaders” of the Venezuelan opposition, Yon Goicoechea and Freddy Guevara, in which they talk … Continue reading →