Author Archives: Sabina Becker

Canada’s real terrorism problem

Posted on October 25, 2014 by Sabina Becker

This mosque in Cold Lake, Alberta, was spray-painted by xenophobic vandals. The town is home to an airbase from which CF-18 jet fighters recently departed en route to the war zone of Iraq. The people of Cold Lake have since … Continue reading →

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Reuters is up to its old dirty tricks in Venezuela

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Oh Reuters. You nest of hacks. Do you think Venezuela isn’t onto you? Or, for that matter, every person with a brain? It’s not like you’ve never tried THIS before… The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro Moros, denounced a media … Continue reading →

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Young Communist office in Caracas firebombed

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Sabina Becker

(Photo: Yury Weky.) The Communist Youth of Venezuela building in Caracas was firebombed by vandals, no doubt fascist in nature, in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. Note the streaks of soot around the door and window of the building. … Continue reading →

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Argentine torturers took military courses in Spain — and vice versa

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Sabina Becker

A cordial letter from the Spanish ministry of exterior relations to the Embassy of Argentina in Madrid. Note the date stamp: September 14, 1979. Even at the height of the junta’s horrors, Spain was awfully chummy with Argentina. Spain supposedly … Continue reading →

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Evo’s new diplomatic sweet spot

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Whoa, Evo’s lookin’ good…and I’m not just talking about those stylish threads he’s wearing (although those, too, are fabulous). With over 60% of the vote in the latest Bolivian presidential election, he’s riding higher than ever, and by now, only … Continue reading →

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Majunche’s not-so-excellent foreign adventure

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Ah, Keanu. Well might you ask. It turns out that the answer may be as simple as that old biblical saying: By their fruits shall ye know them. So, by Majunche’s fruits, what can we know about him? Well, a … Continue reading →

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Evo cracks the 60% barrier!

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Sabina Becker

The latest figures from Friday’s Bolivian presidential elections are in, and it looks like Evo’s an even bigger winner than originally projected. Here’s the lowdown: The president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, has widened his margin as winner of the recent … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: A little girl singing on repeat in my head

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Between the cold and my general disgruntlement, my inner voice is sounding a lot like this right now. (I swear, Robyn has a song for EVERYTHING.)

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Sorry, no wankapedia tonight.

Posted on October 18, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Auntie ‘Bina has been fighting a cold all week, and the cold has won. (iOS problems with wi-fi haven’t helped, either, and I can’t spend all day sitting in the kitchen, which is the only place my iPad seems to … Continue reading →

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More fallout from the Serra assassination

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Sabina Becker

The social networks of Venezuela have been buzzing with messages surrounding the death of deputy Robert Serra. And some of what’s been Facebooked and tweeted is truly vile, as the National Assembly president, Diosdado Cabello, reads out above. Here’s a … Continue reading →

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