Category Archives: Brazil is the Bomb!

Luladinejad!

Posted on November 26, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Pepe Escobar goes on a real tear with the Ahmadinejad visit to Brazil:And as usual, he nails it.The whore media? Still clueless…

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Oh noes! Lula says nice things about Iran, too!

Posted on November 26, 2009 by Sabina Becker

And what things they are… Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva plunged into Middle East conflicts today, saying Iran has a “decisive role to play” in the region after a three-hour meeting with its president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.With Ahmadinejad seated … Continue reading →

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El Narco is nervous

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Hey Alvaro, are you scared of the big bad popular man next to you?At least that’s the impression I get, from this little item I found in Aporrea: In a surprise move, the government of Colombia announced the cancellation of … Continue reading →

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Transgender hate-murders on the rise

Posted on November 21, 2009 by Sabina Becker

…and they are extremely violent, as the statistics in this video show:Most of the victims are female; an indicator of just how dangerous it is to be a woman, and particularly one who wasn’t born a girl but who became … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: So, about that “good left/bad left” thing…

Posted on October 30, 2009 by Sabina Becker

…I’m sorry, what were you saying again, O ye chumps of the bizmedia and State Dept.?Looks to me like Chavecito and Lula are on the same page. Duh, maybe that’s because they ARE? The latter was in Venezuela today, joining … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: Not to say I did not speak of flowers

Posted on October 11, 2009 by Sabina Becker

A small reminder of why it’s so important that Brazil has lent its embassy as a haven to democracy in Honduras. Just twenty years ago, they emerged from a 25-year era of military dictatorship, in which generals ran the show, … Continue reading →

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A giant joke on the whole notion of world peace

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Sabina Becker

“The Right to Live in Peace”, by Víctor Jara. He wrote this song in honor of Vietnam when the war there was still raging. For speaking out for the Vietnamese, and for his own Chilean and Latin American brethren, Jara … Continue reading →

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Gorilletti: Arrogant ape calls for insurrection in Venezuela, orders Brazil around

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Famous last words? Maybe not, but I have a feeling that all of this will come back to haunt the current de-facto dictator of Honduras–preferably when he’s sitting in a nice, dank cell in a penitentiary somewhere: On Monday night, … Continue reading →

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The return of Mel

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Sabina Becker

“Hola, Bitcheletti, I’m ba-ack!” Guess who’s gonna be scrubbing the skidmarks out of his underwear tonight…So, the news all over the BoRevosphere is that the legitimate president of Honduras is back in country, though not yet behind his desk. Kudos … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Say “queso”!

Posted on September 4, 2009 by Sabina Becker

What do you do in a resort town like Bariloche, when you’re not busy at Unasur conferences? You bring a camera……and get your friends to ham it up, as Chavecito did with his pals, Lugo and Lula.

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