Category Archives: El NarcoPresidente

Photos du Soir: Seen at Dilma Rousseff’s inauguration

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Brazil’s first female president was sworn in today, but the most interesting photos of the day weren’t of Dilma. They were of Hillary Clinton, hesitating over a handshake with you-know-who:Doesn’t it look like Juan Manuel Santos (president of Colombia) and … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Simón Bolívar approves

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Chavecito and neighbor-president Santos shake hands under the watchful eyes of the Liberator of their two countries (and three more). This is the 180th anniversary of Bolívar’s death, so it’s a snapshot with added significance. Bolívar’s dream was of an … Continue reading →

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Viva Evo, FU CIA!

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Sabina Becker

“If the press is a nest of thugs, let the walls speak!”Need a laugh this dreary Monday morning? Have I got the giggles for you… Bolivian President Evo Morales had a blunt message for the visiting U.S. Pentagon chief on … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Who’s on top again?

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Sabina Becker

As you’re probably aware, the presidents of Colombia and Venezuela decided to kiss and make up after several months of tension and suspension of relations. Who do you suppose got the upper hand in the deal they signed on Wednesday?Check … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: One for all the guerrillas, past and present

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Sabina Becker

This patriotic hymn was first associated with Fidel and Che’s victory in Cuba, but it’s since become incredibly popular with freedom-fighters all over Latin America. And no wonder. It’s a stirring one, isn’t it?Guerrillas have been in the news a … Continue reading →

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Arrested for telling it like it is

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Anti-Uribe demonstrators at work.Land of the free, home of the brave…unless, of course, you’re trying to use your freedom and show your bravery by confronting a human-rights abuser at Georgetown University, in Washington, DC: A member of a non-governmental organization … Continue reading →

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Uribe gets booed at Georgetown U.

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Sabina Becker

“I swear to you, the terrorists are the FARC and the ELN!”Heh. Looks like someone’s not going to be allowed to forget his narcoparamilitary violent past so easily, after all… The former president of Colombia, Alvaro Uribe, was booed on … Continue reading →

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Crow is on the menu in Colombia lately

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Sabina Becker

First it was Chavecito, now it’s El Ecuadorable heaping something black and feathery onto the plates in Bogotá. No, it’s not the chickens coming home to roost, it’s another bird entirely… The president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, announced on Saturday … Continue reading →

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Best damn news I’ve heard all day…

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Sabina Becker

…and I couldn’t have heard it from a nicer guy. Thanks, Otto.BTW, these two posts also rock. Remember what I said about Chavecito coming out on top from his meetings with his neighbor-president? It happened. Se dió. And when ordinary … Continue reading →

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A body blow for the Colombia-US military accord

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Meet the most odious piece of sneaky-cowardly political interference in the Americas since, well, since the US backed a bunch of putschists trying to overthrow Chavecito:It’s not dead yet, but damned if there isn’t blood in the water now: La … Continue reading →