Category Archives: Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis)

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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Tu querida presencia, Comandante…

Posted on October 8, 2009 by Sabina Becker

A documentary of the life of Che Guevara. On this, the anniversary of his assassination by the CIA’s thugs in Bolivia, it’s useful to know who he really was, and why the moneyed interests wanted him dead. Contrary to popular … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: What’s wrong with going around in the buff?

Posted on September 13, 2009 by Sabina Becker

“En Cueros”, a rockin’ number from Cuba’s own Buena Fe.

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Music for a Sunday: A little breeze from Cuba

Posted on August 23, 2009 by Sabina Becker

A lively yet understated version of a great classic by Carlos Puebla.And one sent to me by a friend who, like me, is waiting for another revolution of conscience and justice, this time on mainland North America. Since torture has … Continue reading →

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Headline Howler: The Lede catches Teh Stoopid

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Quick, everyone, tell me what this is a picture of:If you said “two leading Cuban revolutionaries proving that golf isn’t as bourgeois as Hugo Chávez says it is”, go straight to the corner and put on your dunce cap. And … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), Headline Howlers, Huguito Chavecito | 2 Comments

Festive Left Friday Blogging: THE COLD WAR IS OVER!!!

Posted on June 5, 2009 by Sabina Becker

It’s official, folks: By acclamation, the OAS has finally reversed the 1962 resolution to bar Cuba from membership just for being a socialist country. Video in Spanish, but the smiles and applause say it all. (The photo is Fidel, making … Continue reading →

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“UP” meme takes off

Posted on June 4, 2009 by Sabina Becker

I’m not so sure setting them loose on a tepui in Venezuela is such a good idea.

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Quotable: Manuel Zelaya on Fidel Castro

Posted on June 3, 2009 by Sabina Becker

“The Cold War ended today. Fidel Castro said more than 40 years ago that history would absolve him, and history absolved him.”Manuel Zelaya, president of Honduras, at the OAS today

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Mario Vargas LOSER!

Posted on May 30, 2009 by Sabina Becker

“Must smash that pesky insect! Why does he taunt me so?”Well, Mario–maybe it’s because he’s a popular, elected leader, while you’re a sad, old, sold-out fart with no new ideas of his own, who lost his own election bid rather … Continue reading →

Posted in Artsy-Fartsy Culture Stuff, Crapagandarati, Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), Fascism Without Swastikas, Huguito Chavecito, Paraguay, Uruguay, Socialism is Good for Capitalism! | 8 Comments

One more reason to despise Microsoft

Posted on May 24, 2009 by Sabina Becker

…as if we all needed one. Microsoft, the informatic giant founded by Bill Gates, has decided suddenly to cancel its Messenger service to those countries against which the United States maintains a commercial embargo.Among those affected are Cuba, Iran and … Continue reading →