Category Archives: Don’t Cry For Argentina

Never mess with a mother!

Posted on December 25, 2008 by Sabina Becker

I knew this was coming, but it’s still good to see it announced internationally: The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo call on the public to join them denouncing corrupt judges on Thursday, as they release red balloons on a public … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Boffo in Bahia

Posted on December 19, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Plenty was said at a certain Rio Group summit this week. Here are the highlights (and the hottitude, for all you jonesing junkies): Evo calling for solidarity with Cuba, and for the US to lift the blockade. (Barack Obama, are … Continue reading →

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Live like a bastard, die like a coward

Posted on November 23, 2008 by Sabina Becker

On the one hand, this is definitely good riddance to bad rubbish. On the other, it’s also a case of justice delayed–and now, with the suicide of the criminal, DENIED. From Argentina via Aporrea:My translation follows: BUENOS AIRES, November 22. … Continue reading →

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The wiki-wacky way to talk Argentino

Posted on November 16, 2008 by Sabina Becker

So there I was, last night, googling around for silly stuff. I think I was looking for something on that perverted old freak Carlos Menem and his horrible facelift. (I suspect he had more than just his cheeks done, because … Continue reading →

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Death of a President

Posted on November 14, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Video in Spanish, 1 hr. A special presentation at the Teresa Carreño Theatre in Caracas, of Argentine playwright Rodolfo Quebleen’s dramatic monologue. Starring Roberto Moll as Salvador Allende, the martyred president of Chile, who died defending the presidential palace, La … Continue reading →

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They call this “progress”?

Posted on October 10, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Just another proud moment in Latin American progress: the death of Che Guevara. No, US interference wasn’t behind that one, either.Will someone kindly inform John Podesta that his think tank has run out of gas? The Center for American Progress … Continue reading →

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Guido Antonini: Big, fat liar. (Brief)case closed.

Posted on October 9, 2008 by Sabina Becker

If you’ve been following the Guido Antonini Wilson/briefcase-fulla-dollars story at all, you’ll already know that the man is (a) mobbed up; (b) very anti-Chavez; and (c) so full of shit that it’s starting to ooze out his ears. Of course, … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Evo at the UN

Posted on September 26, 2008 by Sabina Becker

I get the feeling that I’m not the only woman who likes this humble honey…and as proof, I present these shots taken at the recent UN meeting:Michelle Bachelet’s body language tells me all I need to know about how she … Continue reading →

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I’ve been IncaKola’d!

Posted on September 25, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Shucks, folks, I’m speechless again.Otto has also added me to his blogroll (muchas gracias!), which is the first time I’ve been blogrolled by a finance wonk, to my knowledge anyway.And he really made my day with this hot ‘n’ juicy … Continue reading →

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The Antonini case–a “garbage operation”

Posted on September 16, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Revolter at BoRev calls it Valijagate. But we of the jet set just call it bullshit! Why would Chavecito shake hands with this fat slimebag?Story from YVKE Mundial: On August 4, 2007, [Guido] Antonini was taken into custody in Buenos … Continue reading →

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