Category Archives: Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis)

Festive Left Friday Blogging: In Cuba, it’s always the 26th

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Sabina Becker

It was 60 years ago today, Fidel Castro taught the band to play… Today is the 60th anniversary of the storming of the Moncada Barracks in Santiago, Cuba. It was led by a young lawyer who was not yet a … Continue reading →

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Compare and Contrast: Dissident vs. “dissident”

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Sabina Becker

“Both denounced their country. Guess which one can go home? “Edward Snowden: Forced to seek exile in various countries for denouncing crimes of espionage committed by the US (his country). “Yoani Sánchez: Travels all over the world ‘denouncing’ Cuba. Comes … Continue reading →

Posted in Compare and Contrast, Confessions of a Bad German, Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), Spooks, The United States of Amnesia | Comments Off

The Snowden Affair, as seen from Venezuela and Ecuador

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Sabina Becker

So far, Venezuela has not received any asylum request from Edward Snowden, the former NSA contractor turned whistleblower who revealed that the intelligence agency is spying on pretty well everyone who’s got a telephone and/or internet access. But, says President … Continue reading →

Posted in Barreling Right Along, Canadian Counterpunch, Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), CubanaBomber Death Watch, Ecuadorable As Can Be, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Spooks, The United States of Amnesia | 2 Comments

Festive Left Friday Blogging: Chavecito ascends the heights

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Sabina Becker

‘Scuse me while I miss this guy. Add another high achievement to Chavecito’s already impressive list of gains. He’s been given a place of honor on a mountaintop in Cuba: Today a group of Cubans and Venezuelans placed a bust … Continue reading →

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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 26

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Hey! Remember how the Venezuelan opposition used to snipe at Chavecito for being a former military officer, calling him a “dictator”, even though he was democratically elected (and re-elected, and so on, and so on) as a civilian? Remember how … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), Don't Cry For Argentina, Fascism Without Swastikas, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Karma 1, Dogma 0 | Comments Off

Cuban “dissidents” get a taste of Spanish capitalism

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Sabina Becker

A Cuban woman being evicted from her home in Spain. Scenes like this are becoming more common as Spain’s economic woes deepen. They’re also putting the bitter lie to the idea that a capitalist economy spells more freedom, as one … Continue reading →

Posted in Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), Economics for Dummies, EuroPeons, Fascism Without Swastikas, Isn't It Ironic?, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!, Under the Name of Spain | Comments Off

Rafael Correa connects the dots

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Sabina Becker

The crapaganda mafia of the North American media aren’t known for their honesty in reporting on Latin America. It takes nothing less than an interview with a Bolivarian head of state to set the record straight, and even then, who … Continue reading →

Posted in All About Evo, Canadian Counterpunch, Crapagandarati, Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), Ecuadorable As Can Be, Fascism Without Swastikas, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Mexican Standoffs, Not Hiding in Honduras, Paraguay, Uruguay, Spooks, The United States of Amnesia | 1 Comment

Festive Left Friday Blogging: The Return of a Friend

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Fidel Castro — perhaps you’ve heard of him? — introduces a song by Raúl Torres, in honor of a good friend of Fidel’s. Here are the lyrics: In a friend’s goodbye there is a delayed farewell Words that freeze, wishes … Continue reading →

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Funes calls for investigation of Salvadoran terror cell

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Sabina Becker

A couple of days ago, I translated a denunciation by Venezualan acting president, Nicolás Maduro, of a Salvadoran terrorist cell believed to be working for his opponent, Henrique Capriles Radonski. Today, the president of El Salvador is doing his part … Continue reading →

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Crazy talk in Venezuela

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Of all the things to waste a governor’s time, scurrilous rumors have got to be the worst. Just ask Chavecito’s old army buddy and Bolivarian comrade-in-arms, the governor of Zulia: The governor of the State of Zulia, Francisco Arias Cárdenas, … Continue reading →