Author Archives: Sabina Becker

Dear Miami Herald: Learn how to spell TERRORIST!

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Luis Posada Carriles hasn’t been in Cuba for at least five decades now, and that’s not the only thing the Miami Whore–sorry, Herald–gets wrong about him. I’ll excerpt a few passages from one of their latest reports on him. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile Sin Queso, Crapagandarati, Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), CubanaBomber Death Watch, Fascism Without Swastikas, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Newspeak is Nospeak, Spooks, The United States of Amnesia | 2 Comments

What’s wrong with these pictures?

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Germany’s Der Spiegel captions this photo as follows: “This photo shows the corpse of farmer’s son Gul Mudin, killed January 15, 2010, with a member of the ‘Kill Team’ posing behind it. Der SPIEGEL has published three photos from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Barreling Right Along, Confessions of a Bad German, Crapagandarati, Fascism Without Swastikas, Fine Young Cannibals, Isn't That Illegal?, Newspeak is Nospeak, Sick Frickin' Bastards, The 'Stans, The United States of Amnesia, The War on Terra | 5 Comments

Short ‘n’ Stubby: Ms. Manx goes (off) nuclear

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Cats are creatures of nature par excellence, which is why the not-entirely-natural disaster at Fukushima, Japan, has Ms. Manx doing a near-constant facepaw, followed by a good ol’-fashioned kitty duck-and-cover. She peeked out between her furry toes just long enough … Continue reading →

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Economics for Dummies: Jump, you fuckers!

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Sabina Becker

This one’s not entirely new, but it still sums up very accurately what I think/feel whenever I see yet another fucker spinning the old greed-is-good lie on TV or the Internets. Usually, it comes as part of a concerted effort … Continue reading →

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A few random thoughts on Libya…

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Sabina Becker

…for whatever it’s worth: 1. I am most emphatically NOT in favor of Moammar Gaddafi. The man is a son of a bitch. And he’s been just about everyone’s son-of-a-bitch at some point, including the CIA’s. I will never be … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Barreling Right Along, Do As I Say..., Economics for Dummies, Fascism Without Swastikas, Good to Know, Huguito Chavecito, If You REALLY Care, Isn't It Ironic?, Obamarama!, Rivers in Egypt, The "Well, DUH!" Files, The United States of Amnesia, The War on Terra | 16 Comments

Music for a Sunday: Two from the Stranglers

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Sabina Becker

I was in the mood for something punky and kick-ass today, sooooo… And just for good measure, this as well:

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Wankers of the Week: Odyssey Dawn (of the Dead) edition

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Crappy Equinox, everyone! How are you liking our latest “multinational” farce? Courtesy of the Nobel Peace President, fronting for the usual suspects at the Pentagon, we get yet another meaningless, vaguely “heroic” designation for a war based on pretense, lies, … Continue reading →

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Your attention, please…

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Sabina Becker

While you’re waiting for me to finish that weekly work of genius that is my wankapedia, I want you to welcome a new kid to the blogosphere. He goes by the name of VeeeATCH!, and he’s very VeeeATCH-y indeed. He … Continue reading →

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How the Venezuelan oppos conduct a hunger strike

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Unlike the late, misguided anorexic Franklin Brito, these opposition students have a different take on the whole concept of a hunger strike: A video was filmed by residents of an area where some opposition students were using the extreme measure … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Fascism Without Swastikas, Fine Young Cannibals, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Law-Law Land, The WTF? Files | 1 Comment

Festive Left Friday Blogging: A show of solidarity

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Soccer-mad Bolivians always know how to turn their passion toward a good cause. At a recent game, they played to raise funds for Japan. And this player (unfortunately, I haven’t been able to find out his name) took his support … Continue reading →

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