Category Archives: El NarcoPresidente

Stupid Sex Tricks: Colombian roulette

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Hey! Remember all the moral panic about jelly bracelets? Or “rainbow” parties? And remember how it was all kinda bogus? Well, looks like Colombia’s got a situation, and I’m sure hoping this one’s also bogus…because the outcome is no joke: … Continue reading →

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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 25

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Oh dear. Looks like MariCori has been pwned again in Colombia, this time very nicely and politely by a member of the local opposition: Here’s the story, courtesy of Aporrea: Last Wednesday, Venezuelan deputy María Corina Machado won the right … Continue reading →

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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 24

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Sabina Becker

María Corina Machado, May 2. Say, isn’t that the day she was supposed to be in hospital, getting her broken nose fixed? As you can see by the profile, it’s remarkably intact for someone with four alleged nasal fractures. No … Continue reading →

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The unmitigated gall of a Paraguayan dictator

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Can you believe the nerve of this guy? The president of Paraguay, Federico Franco, called the death of Hugo Chávez a “miracle” today during a speech at a forum in Madrid. “It’s a miracle that Mr. Chávez disappeared off the … Continue reading →

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Compare and Contrast: Nicolás Maduro vs. El Narco

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Who’s the crass ass, and who’s got sass and class? Aporrea has the story: The President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, responded on Saturday night to the ex-president of Colombia, Alvaro Uribe Vélez, who called him a … Continue reading →

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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 10

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Howdy, folks. In today’s episode of VenOpIronía, we get something really interesting: an opposition deputy giving an interview not only on state TV (VTV), which allegedly “censors opposition voices”, but he reveals something the Chavistas among us have already long … Continue reading →

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Bogotá has a new neighborhood…

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Sabina Becker

…and you may recognize the name: And now, the story from Aporrea: “Hugo Chávez”…that’s what former councillor Mariano Porras decided to name a sector of the Unir II neighborhood, located in Engativá, in the northwest of the capital of Colombia. … Continue reading →

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Alvaro Uribe: “Not enough time” to be a war criminal

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Sabina Becker

I have a terrible confession to make: After Colombia’s bombing attack on Ecuador in March 2008, I had this indelible impression of El Narco, Alvaro Uribe, as a nasty little hot-headed shit who had no respect for national boundaries, and … Continue reading →

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“Constitutional” coup d’état in Paraguay. Film at 11.

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Sorry, folks, no Festive Left Friday entry this week. Your Aunt Bina is feeling more restive than festive tonight, because the shit has officially hit the fan in a certain landlocked South American country, famous for its maté and its … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Two million and counting!

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Ahem. Make that two and a HALF million… And now, the story from Aporrea: At 10:06 this morning, and three months shy of his second anniversary on Twitter, President Hugo Chávez made history as the most-followed head of state on … Continue reading →