Category Archives: El NarcoPresidente

Now Correa’s at it, too

Posted on June 16, 2008 by Sabina Becker

From Aporrea, another jaw-dropper: Rafael Correa added his voice to that of Hugo Chavez and called on the FARC to lay down their arms. “What future is there for guerrillas combatting a democratic government, who have no popular support in … Continue reading →

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Forrest Hylton on the “surprising” FARC remarks of Chavez

Posted on June 15, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Pepe Escobar interviews the Latin America expert and author:He’s bang-on about everything except one point: He insists Venezuela has become a “transshipment point” for Colombian cocaine since Chavez stopped collaborating with the DEA. Actually, Venezuela became such a point long … Continue reading →

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Ecuador NOT joining ALBA, for now

Posted on June 14, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Dang. Rafecito the Ecuadorable just broke my heart! Ecuador announced on Friday that it would not be joining the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA), which its ally, Venezuela, is promoting, but indicated that it would accompany this mechanism and … Continue reading →

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Justin Delacour kicks the Dissociated Press’s ass

Posted on June 11, 2008 by Sabina Becker

‘Bout time someone did! And who better than a Latin America scholar, who knows how important it is to work with all the facts, the accurate facts, and not just whatever bullshit is convenient to the State Dept., Big Bidness, … Continue reading →

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And another one’s gone, and another one’s gone…

Posted on June 9, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Another one bites the dust! Damn, how many more myths does Chavecito plan on busting this week? The president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, directed a message to the new chief of the FARC, Alfonso Cano, on Sunday, in which he … Continue reading →

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Well, well, well. What have we here?

Posted on June 7, 2008 by Sabina Becker

This is too juicy to pass up. Aporrea.org, the Venezuelan news/opinion site I enjoy most, has uncovered some skulduggery published at an opposition forum called Noticiero Digital. It’s an e-mail from Alfredo Rangel, the director of the “Security and Democracy … Continue reading →

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Oh gawd, now the GERMAN media is in on it too…

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Someone please tell the Burschen at Der Spiegel that their story was kaputt long before it came out. They’re recycling a piece of pure horseshit under the laughable title of “The Colombian Connection: How Hugo Chavez Courted FARC”: They called … Continue reading →

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Venezuela tells Human Rights Watch to…

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Sabina Becker

…well, I was gonna say “go fuck a dog”, but they’ve already done that. Here’s what was actually said: President Chavez has repeatedly denied that Venezuela provided any kind of material support to the FARC and that the only contacts … Continue reading →

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It’s now official…

Posted on June 4, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Human Rights Watch has totally screwed the pooch where Venezuela is concerned. I know, they’re supposed to be a serious human-rights organization, but it’s kind of hard to take seriously an organization that gets used so often to promote the … Continue reading →

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FARCing hell!

Posted on May 28, 2008 by Sabina Becker

I mean really. What else is there to say to this? Laptop computers have become treasure troves of evidence for Colombian investigators probing crimes committed by far-right militias and leftist rebels.So many Colombians were dismayed to learn that prison authorities … Continue reading →

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