Category Archives: Don’t Cry For Argentina

Festive Left Friday Blogging: A new power couple?

Posted on March 7, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Um…not really. But you must admit that the presidents of Ecuador and Argentina, respectively, look absolutely divine together. And if you want to know what was really going on when this was taken–relax, no one’s cheating on their spouse. Cristina … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Vintage Festive Left

Posted on February 22, 2008 by Sabina Becker

In honor of Fidel Castro’s recent announcement of his intention to retire, today we go retro:Those were the good old Ches.

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Taking the wind out of an overblown pop star

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Heh, heh, heh. Didn’t see this coming, did anyone now? Hugo Chavez says Spanish singer Alejandro Sanz is welcome to perform at his presidential palace and denied Thursday that his government retaliated against the Latin Grammy winner because of critical … Continue reading →

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The difference between “sucks” and “ROCKS!”

Posted on February 4, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Usually, I tune out all mass-media traveloguery. Having been to j-school (and having had the misfortune to study under a “magazine writing” instructor who preferred throwaway travel and celebrity puff pieces to actual, worth-paying-money-for MAGAZINE JOURNALISM), I guess I’m just … Continue reading →

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Madres reclaim a torture centre

Posted on February 1, 2008 by Sabina Becker

I’ve been hungry for some good news, and happily I found it…in Argentina. Argentina’s Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, who launched a human rights crusade in the late 70s against a bloody dictatorship, took control of a building at … Continue reading →

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More on the Argentine Briefcase Caper

Posted on January 29, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Hmmm…I like the sound of that: Argentine Briefcase Caper. ABC for short. Gotta know your ABCs, so you can spell out what’s really going on, as this Argentine journalist did: “The operation (in which Guido Antonini Wilson carried a briefcase … Continue reading →

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Remember that Argentine briefcase incident?

Posted on January 29, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Yeah, I know…me neither. But apparently it’s a big deal in Miami, where the hatred for all things Chavez knows no bounds, and neither do the plans to sabotage him. And yes, this is one of those. It supposedly casts … Continue reading →

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John Perkins: Rafael Correa is in danger

Posted on January 26, 2008 by Sabina Becker

From the man who wrote Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, which among other things treats of his own experiences in Ecuador, a warning to the current president of that country: Watch your back! The jackals are circling! Video in … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Operation Emmanuel is a go!

Posted on December 28, 2007 by Sabina Becker

The operation to bring three hostages out of FARC territory in Colombia is now on. This afternoon, military helicopters left Venezuela for Colombia, bearing the Red Cross logo to signify that this is a humanitarian mission. And of course, it … Continue reading →

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Uruguay scores a double

Posted on December 17, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Viva Uruguay! First, on the trade front, the Uruguayan congress punched a fat hole through BushCo’s plans for the Southern Cone: The Uruguayan ruling leftist coalition Frente Amplio (FA) reiterated on Sunday its rejection of a free trade agreement with … Continue reading →