Category Archives: Fascism Without Swastikas

Neruda to be exhumed tomorrow

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Sabina Becker

The grave of Pablo Neruda, overlooking the Pacific Ocean at Isla Negra, Chile. After nearly 40 years, it is about to give up its biggest secret: How did the great poet, a Nobel-winning national icon before his death and a … 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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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 14

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Sabina Becker

You know how the Venezuelan opposition is always bragging about how it’s got all the students on its side? Even when they’re actually eating their candidates alive, and some of them aren’t even students? Or how their demonstrations are all … Continue reading →

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Crazy talk in Venezuela

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Of all the things to waste a governor’s time, scurrilous rumors have got to be the worst. Just ask Chavecito’s old army buddy and Bolivarian comrade-in-arms, the governor of Zulia: The governor of the State of Zulia, Francisco Arias Cárdenas, … Continue reading →

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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 12

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Burnt-out car on Francisco de Miranda Avenue, Caracas, 2004, after a “peaceful” protest of the opposition, otherwise known as a Guarimba. These supposedly spontaneous local protests were directed by Washington via US diplomatic installations, and were aimed at destabilizing Venezuela … Continue reading →

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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 11

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Good evening, cool world! Can you believe we’re already in the double digits here? Me neither…or at least, I wouldn’t believe it if it weren’t the Venezuelan oppos we’re talking about. Those people are just replete with irony, and they … 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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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 9

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Good morning! And welcome to the latest edition of VenOpIronía, in which we find out that the Venezuelan opposition is now so Bolivarian, so very Chavista, that it is now doing exactly what it always (falsely) accused the Bolivarian, Chavista … Continue reading →

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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 8

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Journalist Earle Herrera, host of VTV’s Kiosco Veraz (Truth Kiosk), devotes the latest edition of his show to a strange phenomenon: One would think that since they have just three more weeks to go before the next federal elections, the … Continue reading →

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