Category Archives: Brazil is the Bomb!

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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Schloppenheimer: pigeonholing Lugo, or trying to (and failing)

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Gotta love that Andres Oppenheimer (she said, dripping heavy sarcasm). The Miami Herald’s resident narcissist-wankerist was down in Paraguay this week to ask stupid questions of the new president, Fernando Lugo, and to get some sensible, if frustratingly (for the … Continue reading →

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There they go, with their tails between their legs…

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Sabina Becker

…singin’ doo wah ditty ditty dum ditty doo… José Miguel Vivanco and Daniel Wilkinson, on their way out of Maiquetía Airport in Venezuela, en route to São Paulo, Brazil, looking like two walking peptic ulcers. So, some people are wringing … Continue reading →

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Suck my gas valve, bitches!

Posted on August 24, 2008 by Sabina Becker

From Aporrea, another example of Evo’s cojones in action. The president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, ratified on Saturday that he would not permit the opposition prefects and “civic organizers” to close gas valves for any reason. For this reason, he … Continue reading →

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I could have told them so, but would they listen?

Posted on July 26, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Whoa–is the sky falling, or what? The Economist has finally gotten (partway) off its “rah rah, America” kick and published a (somewhat) honest assessment of what’s going on in the States. And a thing of beauty it is, too: One … Continue reading →

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Justin Delacour kicks the Dissociated Press’s ass

Posted on June 11, 2008 by Sabina Becker

‘Bout time someone did! And who better than a Latin America scholar, who knows how important it is to work with all the facts, the accurate facts, and not just whatever bullshit is convenient to the State Dept., Big Bidness, … Continue reading →

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And another one’s gone, and another one’s gone…

Posted on June 9, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Another one bites the dust! Damn, how many more myths does Chavecito plan on busting this week? The president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, directed a message to the new chief of the FARC, Alfonso Cano, on Sunday, in which he … Continue reading →

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Santa Cruzin’ for a bruisin’

Posted on May 4, 2008 by Sabina Becker

You did, Tweety…you DID tee a coup d’etat!Roto-Reuters UK and the Washington Whore Post are both cheerleading quite blatantly for Evo’s opponents, undoubtedly to soften up us gullible anglophones for the “inevitable”, undemocratic outcome of a deeply antidemocratic, unilateral (not … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Chavecito in Brazil

Posted on April 4, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Okay, I’m a bit behind on this because Chavecito has been busier than a one-legged man in a soccer tourney. But I still thought I’d share this photo of Chavecito on his recent trip to Brazil (from which he’s been … Continue reading →

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Taking the wind out of an overblown pop star

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Heh, heh, heh. Didn’t see this coming, did anyone now? Hugo Chavez says Spanish singer Alejandro Sanz is welcome to perform at his presidential palace and denied Thursday that his government retaliated against the Latin Grammy winner because of critical … Continue reading →

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