Category Archives: Found in Translation

Little Red Chavista Riding Hood

Posted on April 26, 2008 by Sabina Becker

I love ‘toons, don’t you? “Once upon a time in South America, there was a frail little girl named Venezuela. But then along came Chavez…” And look! Evo can morph into Rambo:

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Has Rafael Correa been reading my blog?

Posted on April 22, 2008 by Sabina Becker

The reason I bring this up is because he says exactly what I’ve been thinking about Alvaro Uribe myself: “Just when relations improve with him, something strange happens and you get stabbed in the back. Something in his head’s not … Continue reading →

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Calderon to Uribe: Don’t be dissin’, don’t be hatin’

Posted on April 17, 2008 by Sabina Becker

While all the whore media are all busy screaming about Chavecito’s diplomatic and democratic deficits, they’re suspiciously silent about the much larger ones of a certain Colombian parapresident. Fortunately, kiddies, you’ve got me…and I’ve got Aporrea: Mexican president Felipe Calderon … Continue reading →

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Nicaragua offers refuge to Lucia Morett

Posted on April 17, 2008 by Sabina Becker

This just in from Telesur (via Aporrea): The Government of Nicaragua offered protection to the Mexican, Lucia Morett, who survived the massacre that Colombia perpetrated March 1, in Ecuadorian territory.This was announced by the Latin American Association for Human Rights … Continue reading →

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The $1.2 million traitor

Posted on April 11, 2008 by Sabina Becker

I’ve long wondered what could have induced no less a figure than the former Venezuelan minister of defence, Gen. Raul Baduel (retired), to suddenly abandon both his post and his good friend. Now, it seems, we have an answer. From … Continue reading →

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They were no angels, so we killed them

Posted on March 15, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Can you believe this bit of breathtaking logic? The Colombian defence minister, Juan Manuel Santos, justified at a press conference on Friday the killings of four Mexican students during the attack by Colombia on Ecuadorian territory. The minister assured that … Continue reading →

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Uribe’s thugs are on the Internets

Posted on March 15, 2008 by Sabina Becker

And they’ve committed two hacks. One on the website of a certain Ecuadorable president: The official website of the Presidency of Ecuador (www.presidencia.gov.ec) was blocked today for the second time by a hacker who left it out of service. The … Continue reading →

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Colombia: Even deeper in it than originally thought

Posted on March 5, 2008 by Sabina Becker

And if you have to ask what “it” is, here’s a hint: It’s brown, it steams, it smells bad, and you don’t want it all over the bottom of your shoe. Unfortunately, that’s exactly where Alvaro Uribe is wearing it … Continue reading →

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Ah, que c’est magnifique!

Posted on February 25, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Un grand salut to a French supermarket chain for its efforts in going after the corporate greedheads…je vous admire, chers messieurs et ‘dames! The French supermarket chain Leclerc, one of the most important in the country, has decided to punish … Continue reading →

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Taking the wind out of an overblown pop star

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Heh, heh, heh. Didn’t see this coming, did anyone now? Hugo Chavez says Spanish singer Alejandro Sanz is welcome to perform at his presidential palace and denied Thursday that his government retaliated against the Latin Grammy winner because of critical … Continue reading →