Monthly Archives: April 2009

Bolivian terror cell update: illegal entry, and other fun stuff

Posted on April 21, 2009 by Sabina Becker

According to ABI, one of the terrorists killed in last week’s raid at a Santa Cruz hotel entered the country illegally at the Puerto Suárez, on the border between Bolivia and Brazil. Who was it? Eduardo Rozsa Flores, of course. … Continue reading →

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Why the CIA needs to die a quick and painful death

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Michael Hayden, BushCo’s man, makes the case for his own and every other torturer’s demise:Gawd, what an ass. I don’t know where to even begin ripping him a new one; any old place will do, I guess!

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Hill-arious pix from the Americas Summit

Posted on April 19, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Well, guess what…His Barackness and Her Royal Clintoness of the State Dept. finally got to meet the man everyone keeps calling their nemesis, in spite of all evidence to the contrary (or a lack of evidence to confirm, same diff.) … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: One to plant your garden by

Posted on April 19, 2009 by Sabina Becker

This one’s been earworming through my head of late, so I finally gave in. Now it’s YOUR turn!

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Wankers of the Week: Both Sides Now edition

Posted on April 18, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Memo to those below: When caught, the graceful thing to do is blush. And apologize. If you can’t, you’re a wanker!1. Rick Fucking Warren. First this unctuous sack-of-grease loudly and proudly supports Prop H8, then he claims he did no … Continue reading →

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Summit coverage gets Teh Stoopid

Posted on April 18, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Oh, let’s face it…there ain’t NO army of darkness cuter than the Itteh Bitteh Black Kitteh Committeh. D’you suppose Basement Cat let loose her evil minions at the recent OAS summit? The media probably think so. Or at the very … Continue reading →

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More on the Bolivian would-be assassins, or Sic Semper Terroristis

Posted on April 17, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Yesterday’s big news was the story of a clandestine terror cell operating in Bolivia, that’s been suspected by police of links to several recent incidents, including a bombing of a cardinal’s residence (which he was fortunately not in at the … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Hats off to Evo!

Posted on April 17, 2009 by Sabina Becker

“Four whole days on hunger strike. Count ’em, bitches. It’s four more than any of you oppos would ever do for your country.”Okay, so that’s not what Evo was actually saying there. But it’s pretty emblematic of his attitude just … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Matt Taibbi on the US peasant mentality

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Sabina Becker

“But actual rich people can’t ever be the target. It’s a classic peasant mentality: going into fits of groveling and bowing whenever the master’s carriage rides by, then fuming against the Turks in Crimea or the Jews in the Pale … Continue reading →

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Foreign Policy: the rag that won’t let you forget how much it sucks