Category Archives: Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis)

Q. What do the Venezuelan opposition and Justin Bourque have in common?

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Sabina Becker

A. Oh, only this: Yesterday in Moncton, a small city of about 70,000 inhabitants on the east coast of Canada, a young Canadian, 24 years old, carried out a massacre, murdering three police officers and wounding two more. While the … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), Fascism Without Swastikas, Guns, Guns, Guns, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Teh Russkies, The United States of Amnesia | Comments Off

Maria Conchita Alonso’s latest load of bat guano

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Oh, oh…what have we here? Poor dear. It sounds like she’s trying to sing. She’s not doing a very good job. But then again, there are a lot of things Conchita isn’t very good at. Like acting, for example. Or, … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, The Nausea, The United States of Amnesia | 2 Comments

Festive Left Friday Blogging: May Day in Cuba

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Sabina Becker

So, you think the gringos could bring any capitalist influence to bear on socialist Cuba? Think again. This is what it looked like yesterday in Havana: Over a million workers marched and celebrated their day. And not coincidentally, there was … Continue reading →

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Yoani Sánchez and the ZunZuneo scandal

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Sabina Becker

So, you thought that Yoani Sánchez and her “popular” anti-Castro blog were all that and a bag of Doritos, did you? Well, you may want to think again. Because there is a connection between her and the dearly defunct ex-parrot … Continue reading →

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ZunZuneo: the scandal widens

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Sabina Becker

If the CIA and USAID thought that their bastard offspring, ZunZuneo, the failed “Cuban Twitter”, was going to be just a brief blip on the radar, they can think again. The scandal just widened to two more countries. First up, … Continue reading →

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“Cuban Twitter” is an epic fail

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Sabina Becker

You can’t log on to ZunZuneo anymore; the social network with the hummingbird logo (and the onomatopoeic name referencing its hum) is now an ex-parrot. Can you believe, though, that the US State Dept., working through its USAID arm, tried … Continue reading →

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Ex-CIA agent reveals how Venezuelan “students” get putschist training

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Who is this man, and why does the CIA fear him? Because they thought he was one of theirs, and it turns out he’s quite the opposite. And now he’s spilling the beans on them. Read on: Raúl Capote is … Continue reading →

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Who is paying Venezuela’s putschists?

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Video from Diosdado Cabello’s VTV show, in which the minister of justice talks about recent putschist activities in the state of Táchira, western Venezuela. Here’s the basic gist: Guarimbero groups captured in Altamira, in the state of Miranda, where there … Continue reading →

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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 43

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Sabina Becker

‘Evening, folks, and welcome to another installment of VenOpIronía. Tonight, we puncture a few myths that the oppos have been trying very hard to sell the world. First up, the idea that these demonstrations are popular, and that it’s humble … Continue reading →

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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 42

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Video from the popular VTV show, Zurda Konducta, showing just how serious the opposition youth really are about their “demonstrations” and the objectives thereof. “Really, we have nothing planned,” says the first kid. “All we want is to topple the … Continue reading →