Category Archives: El NarcoPresidente

Colombia shoots self in foot

Posted on November 22, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Smooth move, Alvaro the Nasty, Brutish and Short. You just majorly jeopardized your own peace process. Colombia’s government said Wednesday that it was canceling Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s mediation role with leftist rebels in a possible hostage swap. President Alvaro … Continue reading →

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Well, that didn’t take long…

Posted on August 28, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Looks like that whole immunity-for-ex-paramilitaries thing isn’t working out so well in Colombia. Whatta surprise: A US court has requested the extradition of former Colombian paramilitary boss Carlos Jimenez. The move comes a few days after Jimenez, alias Macaco, was … Continue reading →

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How to enable a tyrant

Posted on August 6, 2007 by Sabina Becker

How else but with a “free” trade agreement? Congress will give priority treatment to approval of a trade pact with Peru when it reconvenes in September, the head of the House Ways and Means Committee said Monday. “It is a … Continue reading →

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More double talk from Alvaro

Posted on July 25, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Contradictions between right-wing assertions and fact are such fun, especially when they’re blatant. Check out, for example, the gulf between this assertion… President Alvaro Uribe said Friday that Colombia’s institutions are now free of infiltration and corruption by right-wing militias … Continue reading →

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I am cringing as I type this

Posted on July 17, 2007 by Sabina Becker

And why not? This is the most embarrassing show of prime-ministerial hubris I’ve seen in a while. Stephen Harper became the first Canadian prime minister to visit Colombia this week, and dismissed criticism that Canada is putting trade ahead of … Continue reading →

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Stop me before I laugh again!

Posted on May 3, 2007 by Sabina Becker

I can’t help it. I really, REALLY can’t. President George W Bush has urged the US Congress to ratify a free trade deal with Colombia, as part of a wider plan to back democracies in Latin America. Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha, oh, ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha…. … Continue reading →

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Yup, that War on Drugs is working GREAT in Colombia!

Posted on May 3, 2007 by Sabina Becker

You know you’re on a roll when…you have to “revise” your figures by half after a much-touted cocaine bust. The authorities in Colombia have revised the total of drugs seized in a haul on Monday from around 25 tonnes of … Continue reading →

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Will the international media call THIS president a tyrant?

Posted on April 28, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Hmmm…I wonder. Seeing as Alan Garcia of Peru isn’t making any noises about socialism, unlike a certain Chavecito of Venezuela, I can’t see it happening. Can you? Peru’s parliament has granted emergency powers to President Alan Garcia in order to … Continue reading →

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FOX News: The iron fist of “fair and balanced” hypocrisy

Posted on March 30, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Being totally two-faced seems to be a prerequisite if you want to work at Fux Snooze. Get a load of what one sharp-eyed Venezuelan patriot has found concerning a particular reporter of theirs in Latin America: (Thanks to GloriaAlBravoPueblo and … Continue reading →

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One more illicit Colombian export…

Posted on October 26, 2006 by Sabina Becker

…shared by, of all places, North Korea: Colombia and North Korea are the largest producers of fake US banknotes, a report suggests. The study by the US Treasury Department, Federal Reserve and Secret Service said that one in every 10,000 … Continue reading →

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