Author Archives: Sabina Becker

Colombia: “Democratic security” in action

Posted on October 5, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Via Colombia’s Caracol Radio website, a rare (for Caracol) moment of honesty about what Alvaro Uribe’s paramilitary minions are really up to: Paramilitary groups have reached a level of degradation so high that in some cases, they filmed the tortures … Continue reading →

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The Last Laugh on the markets

Posted on October 4, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Two British funnymen have it all sussed out:The terrible thing is, none of this is an exaggeration, even just for comic value. It’s all true.

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Money as Debt

Posted on October 4, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Okay, class, here’s your weekend assignment: Watch this 47-minute video. Don’t mind the cheesy animation; pay attention to the very simple lessons contained therein. If you do, you might just end up understanding the whole US (and world) credit crisis … Continue reading →

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Are you thinking what I’m thinking?

Posted on October 3, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Ha ha. I think FAIR is thinking what the friendly BoRev guy is thinking.

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The dirty truth about Human Rights Watch

Posted on October 3, 2008 by Sabina Becker

James Petras, eminent social historian, has José Miguel Vivanco’s number…and he calls it: José Miguel Vivanco served as a diplomatic functionary under the bloody Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet between 1986-1989, serving no less as the butcher’s rabid apologist before the … Continue reading →

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A puzzling crime, some intriguing leads, and some usual suspicions

Posted on October 3, 2008 by Sabina Becker

According to Venezuelanalysis, the recent murder of Julio Soto, a “student leader” of the Venezuelan opposition is now under federal investigation. And sadly, the incident may yet again end up being politically twisted out of shape:

[…] President Chávez directly ordered government security forces to solve the case as soon as possible. The Minister of Justice and the Interior, Tarek El-Aissami, designated an investigation team from the national Criminal, Scientific, and Penal Investigations Body (CICPC) to take the case Wednesday.
CICPC Director Marcos Chávez said it would be premature to reach conclusions, but it is presumed that Soto was shot to death by hired assassins Wednesday afternoon while driving a truck. A passenger in the truck was shot in the leg and is being treated in a hospital.
Cilia Flores, the President of the Venezuelan National Assembly (AN), said the AN “profoundly laments the death of this young man,” and warned against partisan manipulation of the murder of Soto, who was an active member of the opposition party COPEI.
“Independently of political tendency, all Venezuelans should reject those who make a partisan scheme out of this,” said Flores. “We are not going to fall into that game.”

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: A four-way dimplefest

Posted on October 3, 2008 by Sabina Becker

It was all smiles for Chavecito, Evo, Lula and El Ecuadorable at a recent summit in Manaus, Brazil. The great news from this one? The Bank of the South, Bancosur, will open in December, and will probably provide a huge … Continue reading →

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Ooooo, this is a juicy one

Posted on October 2, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Hmmm, whatever could this mean? At least 26 barrels of chemical agents were stolen from a military airplane on September 5 by groups of violent “civics” and vandals apparently promoted by the Prefecture of Pando. The departmental chief of police, … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Bartcop on voter stupidity

Posted on October 2, 2008 by Sabina Becker

“Poor people, year after year, vote to make the rich richer and that’s crazy.The way America votes, you’d think 2/3 of us are Fortune 500 CEOs.Poor people could vote themselves out of poverty – but they choose not to.and that’s … Continue reading →

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Tories = cowards

Posted on October 2, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Debate, schmebate–how do you debate someone who refuses to be debated? You call him by his right name: COWARD! While Prime Minister Stephen Harper was readying to take on opposition leaders in last night’s nationally televised debate, several of his … Continue reading →

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