Author Archives: Sabina Becker

Colombia: Uribe’s party bound to lose, vows not to recognize election results

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Sabina Becker

“Just ask Uribe, I’m in favor of peace…spying in peace, hacking in peace, and lying in peace!” If you ever wonder where the Venezuelan fascists got their attitudes from, look no further than across the border, in Colombia. There, a … Continue reading →

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El Narco, the wi-fi spy

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Sabina Becker

A Telesur interview with the Venezuelan minister of justice, Miguel Rodríguez Torres, in which he shows how far a certain former Colombian president (and current senator) was willing to go to spy on his neighbors, with the express intent of … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: What fun is the mambo

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Sabina Becker

No word on where this particular clip comes from. This tune, and two others by Dámaso Pérez Prado, will be familiar to those who’ve seen The Motorcycle Diaries. It appears in a scene at a Peruvian leprosarium where it turns … Continue reading →

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Wankers of the Week: Crappy Victoria Day!

Posted on May 17, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Crappy weekend, everyone! And a very crappy premature May 2-4 weekend to all my fellow Canucks up here. Honestly, it’s too cold to go nuts in the garden yet, although I’ve been doing just that, digging and cursing and more … Continue reading →

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J.J. Rendón and the dirty politics of Latin American narcotrafficking

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Sabina Becker

“I have ties to narcotrafficking? Those are just rumors!” Sure, Jota-Jota…we believe you. The more one looks at Juan José Rendón, the more this silly “samurai” takes on a sinister overtone. Because according to J.M. Karg, a journalist based in … Continue reading →

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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 51

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Sabina Becker

There’s a certain saying in Venezuela: “Ah, muchacho pa’ bobo” — oh, silly guy! And as we can see, it applies very nicely to the mayor of a certain rich municipality in eastern Caracas, who has had to do a … Continue reading →

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Horror in Honduras

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Former Honduran first lady Xiomara Castro visits Rafael Barahona in hospital. The municipal councilman and current mayoral candidate was fired upon in an apparent death squad ambush, as the news agency ANNCOL reports: Individuals driving in a tourism vehicle closed … Continue reading →

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Narcotrafficking ties place J.J. Rendón’s “refugee” claim in jeopardy

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Seven Colombian drug mafiosi, all allegedly tied to J.J. Rendón, samurai cosplayer and dirty political trickster, and until recently, advisor to the re-election campaign of current Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos. The fallout from this affair is going to keep … Continue reading →