Category Archives: Don’t Cry For Argentina

Wikileaks: The fun begins

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Oh boy, that Wikileaks data-dump that came out today is yielding some nuggets. Here’s some truly disgusting (and very in-character) dirt on the US State Dept. and its activities in Latin America… The digital page of the Spanish newspaper El … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: UNASUR meets in Guyana…

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Sabina Becker

…and Cristina Fernández of Argentina paid tribute to her late husband (and former president), Néstor Kirchner:Love how she makes special mention of Chavecito–as a friend as well as a fellow South American president. (Watch when the camera pans across the … Continue reading →

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Finally, signs of intelligent life at the Christian Science Monitor

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Well, its Latin America desk, at any rate. One in 10 South Americans – about 38 million people – escaped poverty during the past decade. That’s remarkable progress by any measure.Contrast that with the United States, where poverty has been … Continue reading →

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A Remembrance Day roundup

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Sabina Becker

I’ve already pretty much given my own take as to what this day means to me, so I’m gonna shut up about me and just point you to some others’ thoughts instead…TorontoEmerg has a nurse’s take on another nurse’s letter … Continue reading →

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Another Argentine dictator bites the dust

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Sabina Becker

A vile murderer has died…unpunished, but unforgiven: An ex-dictator of Argentina, Emilio Eduardo Massera, died today, aged 85, of a cardio-respiratory failure in the Naval Hospital of Buenos Aires, according to local media.Massera died at 4 pm local time (7 … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Gracias a la vida…

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Sabina Becker

It’s hard for me to feel “festive”, exactly, when Néstor Kirchner is gone. But it’s Friday, and the man’s life deserves a round of applause; he achieved what many thought was impossible. So let’s start with a documentary that shows … Continue reading →

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El Ecuadorable pays his respects to Néstor Kirchner

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Rafael Correa, president of Ecuador and pro tempore president of Unasur, speaks from the heart: …and pulls no punches. No whitewashing Argentina’s dire past, and no underestimating the value of what Kirchner did for his country–and indeed, through his and … Continue reading →

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Néstor Kirchner, RIP

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Sad news from South America this morning: The president of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, lamented the death of the former president of Argentina, Néstor Kirchner, with a message of solidarity for his Argentine counterpart, Cristina Fernández.“Oh, my dear Cristina…how sad! What … Continue reading →

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Strange case of serial murder in Argentina

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Sabina Becker

You want more creepy? You got it: A young man of 22 was arrested last weekend in Buenos Aires, accused of killing six persons in four weeks to fulfill a promise to “San La Muerte” (St. Death), a “saint” venerated … Continue reading →

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What really lies behind those trapped Chilean miners

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Sabina Becker

A little insight, courtesy of Telesur reporter Alejandro Kirk:The culprit, say miners and the family members of the trapped men, is the greed of Big Copper industrialists in Chile. Working conditions have always been atrocious for that very reason in … Continue reading →