Category Archives: Barreling Right Along

The swiftboating of CITGO

Posted on February 27, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Oil Wars and Juan Gonzalez have both got the goods on Joe Barton, the Texas Repug oil profiteer-cum-congresscritter squatting in the House of Representatives, who’s coming down hard on CITGO for reasons that can only be described as blatantly political. … Continue reading →

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Crank up the war machine!

Posted on February 23, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Here comes yet another pretext for bombing Iran… Iran has offered to help finance the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority governed by the Hamas militant group. The offer was announced by senior security official Ali Larijani after a meeting with Hamas politburo … Continue reading →

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A cowflop by any other name

Posted on February 9, 2006 by Sabina Becker

…still smells like bullshit. But hey, don’t let that stop you from calling it “journalism”. From the NY Times: Journalists like to think of themselves as presenting as accurate a picture as they can of the real world. The American … Continue reading →

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Uh-oh, Canada…

Posted on February 4, 2006 by Sabina Becker

…My home and native land;True patriot loveMay not protect thy sand!We need a much bigger armyFrom sea to sea to sea,Since Dubya, ever so smarmy,Has vile designs on thee!God keep our landOut of BushCo’s hands!O Canada, who’ll stand on guard … Continue reading →

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Vietnam–future front in the oil wars?

Posted on January 15, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Could be! Prensa Latina reports: Su Tu Nau, a new oilfield, was recently discovered offshore the southern Vietnamese province of Binh Tuan, bringing to seven the number of oilfields found in the area.

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Time to start taking Bolivia seriously

Posted on January 8, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Hey neo-cons–especially you, King George the Dubya–it’s time for you all to stop pissing on Bolivia and start showing some respect. Particularly to Evo Morales, in light of his flying start. The man’s not even inaugurated yet, and already he … Continue reading →

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This war ain’t gonna pay for itself, nosirree…

Posted on January 3, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Forget everything you heard out of Washington in ’03. No, on second thought–remember it. And throw it back in the faces of all the wingnuts who repeated this bullcrap to you. The war in Iraq is going to be a … Continue reading →

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Things I look forward to this New Year

Posted on January 1, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Happy 2006, everyone…hope you’re not too hung over to read. I’m sure as hell not too drunk to write… Since everyone and their dog seems to have a top five or ten or whatever of the year’s past stories, I’m … Continue reading →

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Pay up, or get out!

Posted on December 20, 2005 by Sabina Becker

Man, oh man, I LOVE this man. On so many fronts, Hugo Chavez is just an ass-kicker. And he’s not backing down, either: Venezuela has given the world’s biggest oil company, ExxonMobil, until the end of this year to enter … Continue reading →

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Washington Consensus, then and now…

Posted on December 19, 2005 by Sabina Becker

Profiteering imperialist boneheads never learn, it seems. Check out their latest fuck-up in Iraq: Violent demonstrations broke out across Iraq and the oil minister threatened to resign Monday after the government raised the prices of gasoline and cooking fuel by … Continue reading →