Category Archives: El NarcoPresidente

A very familiar story from Colombia

Posted on November 21, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Gabriel González, a Colombian human rights activist, faces false charges of leading a guerrilla group. He’s far from being the only one. Under El Narco Uribe, anyone who expresses dissent with his right-wing authoritarian government is very likely to be … Continue reading →

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Crazy warmonger Chávez proved wrong again…

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Sabina Becker

…by a Catholic priest from Nicaragua, no less…Story by Aporrea: “President Chávez is right with his idea that we have to prepare ourselves for war,” affirmed the ex-president of the General Assembly of the United Nations, Miguel D’Escoto Brockmann, at … Continue reading →

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Seen at a demo in Venezuela…

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Sabina Becker

“The only thing left for me to hand over to the gringos is my @$$.”Stay classy, Alvaro!

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Isn’t it romantic?

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Sabina Becker

The bells are ringing for Uncle Sam and his gal, Colombia. But guess who objects to this unholy matrimony: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Colombia became a “colony” when it granted the U.S. permission to expand its military presence in … Continue reading →

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What is this Israeli general doing in South America?

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Meet Brigadier-General (ret.) B. Ziv, International Man of Mystery…and mercenarism. Prensa Latina (via Aporrea) has some very pertinent questions as to what he’s been up to in Colombia…and what he could be up to in Peru: The possible hiring of … Continue reading →

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Another day, another (political) death in Colombia

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Sabina Becker

The body of another murdered Colombian leftist, outside his home. Still think Colombia is a model democracy? Then explain this to me… Jaime López Barros, leader of the Alternative Democratic Pole party in the Atlántico region of Colombia, was assassinated … Continue reading →

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Calle 13 tells it like it is

Posted on October 17, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Puerto Rican rapper “El Residente” René Pérez of Calle 13 shows off a shirt that pissed off El Narco. I’m now officially a fan!

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Dangerous times for Colombian university students

Posted on October 14, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Video in three parts; click through at the end for parts #2 and #3. Spanish, with English subtitles by Tlaxcala. The last ten years have been deadly ones for university students in Colombia. Anyone who has any grievances or disputes … Continue reading →

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Classy people congratulate Obama…

Posted on October 10, 2009 by Sabina Becker

…and urge him to earn that Nobel.First up, from Colombia, we have this lovely lady (who, in my very humble opinion, was more than deserving): Colombian senator Piedad Córdoba confirmed on Friday that in less than a month, Pablo Emilio … Continue reading →

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A giant joke on the whole notion of world peace

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Sabina Becker

“The Right to Live in Peace”, by Víctor Jara. He wrote this song in honor of Vietnam when the war there was still raging. For speaking out for the Vietnamese, and for his own Chilean and Latin American brethren, Jara … Continue reading →