Author Archives: Sabina Becker

Taking the streets in Argentina

Posted on September 1, 2008 by Sabina Becker

A toxic, energy- and water-gobbling mine in the Argentine province of Catamarca drew protesters to the streets of the provincial capital on August 28 in a good old-fashioned escrache:

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Well. That didn’t take long!

Posted on September 1, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Barely in office for two weeks, and already the new “moderate leftist” president of Paraguay is smelling something rotten in his country. You know you’re a real leftist when… President Fernando Lugo denounced a meeting which he characterized as “conspiratorial”, … Continue reading →

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Something is very wrong with this picture

Posted on September 1, 2008 by Sabina Becker

From Aporrea, some shocking facts about soap operas in Mexico: Each episode of the soap opera “Fire in the Blood”, one of the most-watched in Mexico, contains an average of 50 scenes of violence against women, according to a study … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Rafael Correa in the oilfields

Posted on August 29, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Jayzus. Do we really need more proof that El Ecuadorable is one smoldering dude? And the ‘Cito isn’t exactly chopped liver, either. But then, we already knew that.

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Finally, Juan Forero commits something akin to journalism…

Posted on August 28, 2008 by Sabina Becker

…with a lengthy piece on the parapolitical murders in Colombia.Too bad I beat him to the punch. More than once, I might add.And even worse, he still doesn’t connect all this to Alvaro Uribe, let alone Washington. The most he’ll … Continue reading →

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Venezuelan Beer Chicks for Progress

Posted on August 28, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Er, make that AGAINST READING. From Aporrea, a shocking report on the mental calibre of one of that country’s top spokesmodels for mindless alcohol consumption: Norkis Batista, a young Venezuelan actress who played “Victoria Guanipa” in the RCTV International adaptation … Continue reading →

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Two “prestigious” Chavez-haters get owned by a Russky

Posted on August 28, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Yes, folks, I’m talking about those two once-notable authors, Mario Vargas Llosa and Carlos Fuentes, who have both decided to keep their names in the news by turning their pens to machetes in the name of right-wing hackery. Since it’s … Continue reading →

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PetroEcuador arrives in Venezuela

Posted on August 27, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Sure beats having ExxtortionMobil back, I bet… The Ecuadorian state firm, PetroEcuador, will commence operations in Venezuela, where it will exploit crude alongside its Chilean counterpart, ENAP, according to Ecuadorian minister of Mines and Petroleum, Galo Chiriboga.Chiriboga announced that PetroEcuador … Continue reading →

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What? There IS a conspiracy afoot in Bolivia?

Posted on August 26, 2008 by Sabina Becker

You don’t say!…Well, actually, Bolivian news agency ABI does say, and so do I, translating: The prefect of Santa Cruz, Ruben Costas, secretly met on Monday with the US ambassador to Bolivia, Philip Goldberg. The meeting comes nine days after … Continue reading →

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AP hits Venezuela with the Stoopid Stick…AGAIN.

Posted on August 26, 2008 by Sabina Becker

And this time, it’s all about Teh Stoopid in Venezuela. Or at least, AP would slyly insinuate that Venezuela is the one with the stupidity problem.Mysterious deaths among the Warao “Indians” along the Orinoco river, which just so happens to … Continue reading →

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