Category Archives: Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind

The Freeway Blogger strikes again!

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Sabina Becker

And this time, he’s struck the I-65, northbound from Indianapolis:Yes, I know who’s responsible for this. And no, dear authorities, I’m not gonna tell you, and you won’t make me. First of all, he’s not doing any harm with this … Continue reading →

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Learn from a 12-year-old

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Meet Frankie Hughes and her mother, Renée Espeland, as they talk with Amy and Juan on Democracy Now. And then ask yourself: How could two unarmed persons–one, a tiny little minor–possibly be so threatening to an Iowa senator that they … Continue reading →

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Support the troops?

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Sabina Becker

When they pull something like this?Sorry, no. I do not support murder.ADDENDUM, ca. 11:00 pm: This has really gone big in Latin America, where of course they pay attention to such things as militarized imperialism.

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Ann Coulter really hates freedom of speech. Here’s why…

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Reason #1: It’s very easy to own her bony ass with the facts.All you have to do is get a word in edgewise, which of course is something this fast-talking nag doesn’t want to allow. Fortunately, this CBC reporter didn’t … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Judith Butler on feminism and war

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Sabina Becker

“I think that we have seen quite cynical uses of feminism for the waging of war. The vast majority of feminists oppose these contemporary wars, and object to the false construction of Muslim women “in need of being saved” as … Continue reading →

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More Music for a Sunday: Anti-war electronica at its finest

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Sabina Becker

I was just going on 18 myself when this came out, so this song hit home hard for me. I’m guessing that the average age of US combat soldiers in Iraq is about the same as it was in Vietnam.Closer … Continue reading →

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Cindy Sheehan on Contragolpe

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Watch live streaming video from aporrea at livestream.com VTV’s Vanessa Davies hosts Cindy Sheehan and Eva Golinger, author of several books on US interference in Venezuela (translating). Topics range from Cindy’s peace protests at Camp Casey to imperialism and the … Continue reading →

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War + male gaze = ?

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Sabina Becker

There are just some prices no one should pay to count as “hot” in a sexist world. War is one of them.

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The Real News on the prorogation and the Canadian pro-democracy movement

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Forget the Harperite lie about prorogation being “routine”. There is NOTHING routine about evasion of hard questions about torture. That’s the real story here.

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Dear right wingers: You can stop SHRIEEEEKing now.

Posted on January 8, 2010 by Sabina Becker

German Muslims protest the exportation of Wahhabism and terrorism from Saudi Arabia; in this case, specifically, to Iraq. Note the date on the picture. Muslims protesting against Islamist terrorism is hardly new or unique, no matter what wingnuts are saying … Continue reading →

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