Category Archives: Don’t Cry For Argentina

Comma comma down dooby doo down down…

Posted on August 19, 2009 by Sabina Becker

First, a little mood music from Neil Sedaka:And now, the story: The de facto government of Honduras, headed by Roberto Micheletti, announced on Tuesday that it was breaking off relations with Argentina, a country that openly expressed itself in opposition … Continue reading →

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Argentina expels Honduran putschist ambassador

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Sabina Becker

For anyone who doubts if Argentina is truly committed to democracy, doubt no longer. The proof is in: Argentina has expelled the Honduran ambassador over her support for a coup that ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, the foreign ministry announced … Continue reading →

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Colombia gets cut off; Argentina gets cut in

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Chavecito may have sent an ambassador back to Bogotá, but that doesn’t mean Colombia is off the hook. Chavecito simply found a better way to punish his worst neighbor, one that hits hard in the pocketbook: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Chavecito in Argentina

Posted on May 15, 2009 by Sabina Becker

The highlights from his working visit today:Cristina’s looking increasingly plastic, but Chavecito’s still got his natural good looks. (And yeah, I think he’s handsome, so bite me.)

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Bolivia terror plot: The Argentine connection, revisited and confirmed

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Sabina Becker

This is what they fear, kiddies…indigenous Bolivians fighting back against fascism.Via ABI, I came across this report in Argentina’s Página/12. It’s shocking, explosive, highly relevant to what I’ve written about in here previously–and worth translating in its entirety, which I … Continue reading →

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Bolivian terrorists: The Argentine Connection?

Posted on April 21, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Terror cell leader Eduardo Rozsa Flores, caught napping after an intense threesome. So sexy, no? And now you have an inkling of how and why the Bolivian national police got into a shootout with him and his pals.Well, well, well…what … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: The only capitalism I care for

Posted on April 12, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Of course, it’s foreign:

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: GOOOOOOOOAL!

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Actually, it was that times six for Bolivia’s humble soccer team against, of all people, mighty Argentina under the direction of the revered Diego Maradona. The latter took the defeat graciously, saying, “I think Bolivia played a great game. I … Continue reading →

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Half-Moon Madness: Not just some Bolivian thing, apparently

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Don’t come ’round tonight,‘Cause it’s bound to take your life–There’s a bad moon on the rise… –John Fogerty, “Bad Moon Rising” Just when you thought it was safe to go out walking in the moonlight, there’s a whole new band … Continue reading →

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The latest poop for the manger scene

Posted on December 25, 2008 by Sabina Becker

For those whose god was born in a barn–or anyone with a scatological sense of whimsy–I proudly present the latest Catalan caganers (found here):Caganer Angela Merkel…Caganer Cristina Kirchner…Caganer Barack Obama…Caganer Evo…And last, but certainly not least, Caganer Chavecito! “The caganer … Continue reading →